Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
This week on Cultivate, we explored Jesus’ Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector from Luke 18. Charlie Loften and Bagel Boone dove into the story’s surprising reversal: the seemingly moral Pharisee relies on his spiritual résumé, while the tax collector, aware of his own failures, humbly asks God for mercy. We examined how Jesus challenges common notions of righteousness—not just in first-century Israel, but in our own hearts today. What does it really mean to be “justified” before God? Can good behavior or rule-following make us right with Him, or is it about honest humility and…
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