JD Abshire Supporter

By contrast, I believe Luke 18:10-14 teaches the difference between an individual who is arrogant, self righteous and judgmental and an individual who has a broken spirit and contrite (crushed) heart.

Luke 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 

Luke 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 

Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 

Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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Leslie Coutinho Supporter

Psalm 51:17: The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

One with a broken (humble) spirit and a contrite (clean) heart will be led to discern in the inward part (heart), that is to have the spirit of humbleness to know wisdom. (Psa 51:6) Lord Jesus in the scriptures reveals unto us, “The light of the body is the eye, when thine eye is single, thy whole body is full of light; but when thine eye is evil thy body also is full of darkness.” (Luke 11:34) Lord Jesus then spoke a parable, that men should pray always and not lose heart. For two men went to the temple to pray, one full of light, the Publican, and one having full darkness, the Pharisee. The Pharisee stood and prayed, "I thank you that I am not as other men who are extortioners, unjust, adulterers, even as the Publican. I fast twice a week, and I even give tithes." (Lk 18:11-12) The Publican standing afar off did not lift his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, “God be merciful to me, a sinner.” (Lk 18:13) The truth revealed through his inward parts, he was justified, and in the hidden part, to know wisdom. Lord Jesus then said, Publican then went home justified rather than the Pharisee. (Psalm 51:6/Luke 18:14) 

The inward part (heart) of the child of God the Father from creation time is the mysteries of God the Father given to mankind. When Cain and Abel brought their offerings to the Lord God the Father, the Lord favored Abel’s offering, the firstlings of his flock. Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell, and the Lord said unto him, “Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?” When he was filled with wroth, having his countenance fallen, the sin that lieth at the door of his heart was Satan, to be his desire and to rule over him. Today, this has led the imagination of men’s hearts to do evil from their youth. (Gen 4:5-7/8:21) The wisdom of God shall be revealed through men (prophets and apostles) who shall be persecuted, for the blood of this generation shall be required. Right from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple, it shall be required of this generation. Today, many have the key to knowledge but fail to enter, and they that enter are hindered by misguided wisdom. (Lk 11:49-52)

God the Father desires the truth to be known, as the Publican having a broken (humble) and a contrite (clean) heart, He then reveals unto us to know wisdom. As the Lord revealed unto Job in a whirlwind and said, “Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the heart?" (Job 38:36) Having this humbleness, one goes through a right renewal of your spirit within your heart. The Lord seeth not as a man seeth a man, who looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart as revealed unto Samuel. (1 Sam 16:7,18,23) “David, being as a flock, knew the sacrifice of God,” who had a broken spirit and a broken and contrite heart, and God would not despise him. Today, we too can find favor with the Lord when we come to Him in humbleness, for He shall not despise us. 

Isaiah 57:15: For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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