The righteous always judge themselves against others, failing to see there own faults. The publican was at least honest to himself. Humble. Remember, Jesus Was talking to Jews and sin was the word for a character flaw. Acknowledgement of that is humble and wise. The righteous see nothing that needs improvement, the humble keep learning about themselves. >>9532120
You see, it is about works, about character development. Jesus’s later parables speak to this consistently. Paul’s “ not works but salvation” is fake and gay. We are here to learn about ourselves and to develop our character. Reconcile >>9532120
>>9532468 Jesus did not declare himself god or son of god. He did declare he was the son of man though. Paul made him into a god, falsely. Reconcile
Says who?
Okay. Still does not change the message of the parable. But you can believe what you want. >>9532652
I can track with that