[ebb tide]

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'

Thanks for making my point. Do you think God absolved this Pharisee? If so, how would he have known?

[Springfield Reformer]

Did you not read past the Pharisee’s self-prayer to the authentic prayer of the tax collector? I recommend reading the story again. It appears you have missed some material evidence in the case at hand. My question stands. To whom did the tax collector confess?

Peace,

SR

[BlueDragon]

What point of yours did the man make?

Rather the man had just asked;

To whom did the tax collector confess his sins?

What does question of whether God "absolved" the apparent sin of the Pharisee have to do with this, now?

Should not the other side of the issue, in regards to the tax collector be addressed first -- or at least not passed by, swept under the rug of forum slide comments, to then become forgotten?

What's the problem? Feeling a little worried are you, that you are as son of those who John the Baptist upbraided?

You just called Elsie the devil (more or less, but in Latin) doing so not without there being some degree of plausible deniability come ready-made built-in with the insult. The whole thing reeks of snake-den viper-y.

Whatever you do -- don't bite yourself! That kind of venom you may not be entirely immune towards.

[metmom]

Two problems the Pharisee had.

He wasn’t praying to God.

He didn’t ask for forgiveness.

Your attempt to prove your point crashed and burned.

[Elsie]

Do you think God absolved this Pharisee? If so, how would he have known?

Sometimes it helps to CONTINUE to read the REST of the text that Rome has provided...

It's easy to find, as it is in RED print!

... I tell you, this man went down to his house justified...