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*The haughty and the Humble*
*Luke 18:9-14*
v Scripture tells us that salvation is by God’s grace alone
Ø That is what the reformation was built on
§ Sola Gratia
· But people just can’t believe it
Years ago, a major food company developed a cake mix that required only water to be added.
Tests were run, surveys were made, and the cake mix was found to be of superior quality to the other mixes available.
It tasted good, it was easy to use, and it made a moist, tender cake.
The company spent large sums of money on an advertising campaign and then released the cake mix to the general market.
But a funny thing happened…the product was a flop!
People refused to buy the new cake mix.
The company spent millions of dollars on a survey to find out why the cake mix failed.
Based on the results of this survey, the company recalled the mix, reworked the formula, and released the revised cake mix.
The new cake mix required that a person add not only water, but also an egg.
It sold like hot cakes and is now the standard mix formula.
You see, the first cake mix was just too simple to be believable.
People would not accept it.
v What is true of the cake mix is true of the Gospel
Ø *Eph 2:8-9 says…*
§ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast
Ø Salvation is simple, it is a gift
§ But so many people just refuse to believe it
· Our case in point this morning…
¨ The Pharisee in our parable
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*READ 18:10-12*
*Works Righteousness…*
v Here we have a Pharisee
Ø A group that has come to be know to us as despised
§ They hated and persecuted Jesus
§ They lived in opulence while others suffered
§ They are called hypocrites and false teachers in Scriptures
· So they are know to us as a bad example
¨ But not to the hearers of this parable 2,000 years ago!
v To the Jew of that time, the Pharisees were the epitome of righteousness
Ø They were the perfect example of how to live a godly life
§ So when Jesus told of a Pharisee, they thought of someone like Billy Graham
v So here Jesus tells us of a seemingly righteous man standing in the temple explaining to God how good he is
Ø Detailing out to God his “good works”
Ø Standing before God on his “good works”
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· Fast twice a week
¨ Even though the Law required just once a year
· Tithe 10% of *ALL* he had
¨ Pharisee was going above and beyond
Ø Law required certain things be tithed
§ This Pharisee was going beyond that
· Down to the herbs in his garden
Ø On the outside the Pharisee sure looked good
§ And that is what works make you look like
· Righteous on the outside
v *Illustration: Jack Horner*
In the 18th century, the Bishop of Glastonbury sent the title deeds to twelve estates to King Henry VIII as a Christmas gift.
The deeds were hidden in a pie, which was a common way of concealing things in that era, and given for delivery to the seward of Glastonbury, a man by the name of Jack Horner.
On his way to the king, Horner popped opened the pie and stole the deed to the Manor of Mells, a real “plum” of an estate.
Thus, when the delivery was complete, it appeared as though the manor was a gift for a job well done.
The King assumed that the bishop had given it to him and the bishop assumed that the King had given it to him.
Jack Horner had fooled everybody into thinking he was rewarded for a job well done.
Ø Perhaps you have heard the story before in another form…
§ Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
§ Eating his Christmas pie,
§ He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum
§ And said "What a good boy am I!"
v You see…
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