The Words of
Jesus the Christ,
the Son of God:
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.-Luke 16:19-24***During the 12th year after Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin, Jesus was in Jerusalem with Joseph and Mary during the yearly Passover commemoration. In the temple in Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary found Jesus amid a group of prominent teachers, listening, questioning, understanding, and answering. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by Mary's relative John the Baptist. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites, the treasured and chosen people of the Lord God. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Jesus taught lessons from the lives and messages of the prophets of the Lord God, and from parables, healing miracles, and everyday life.-Genesis 11:26-35:29, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 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. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 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. 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.-Luke 18:9-14***In the parable about a Pharisee and a publican (tax collector), Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, described the account of 2 men whose stations in life caused preconceived images of them to be formed by others. The Pharisee was from an Israelite sect that strictly obeyed the laws that the Lord God gave to Moses for the Israelites, the treasured and chosen people of the Lord God. The Pharisees obeyed all of the commandments, judgments, statutes, and laws, and the traditions passed down by the Israelite elders. The Pharisees presented themselves as highly religious, and it was known that they offered tithes of their money and goods, exerted great respect for the care of their ancestors' graves and tombs, fasted and prayed often, thoroughly washed their hands and dishes before eating, didn't eat with sinners, and never worked on the Sabbath day. The tax collector was from a group that collected money from the Israelites on behalf of the Roman Empire. The Romans were ruling the land whereupon the kingdoms of the Israelites previously stood. There was corruption among the tax collectors, and those in the tax collectors' office were often scorned and seen as agents for the Roman rulers.-Genesis 11:26-35:29, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
Reference Information:
publican = telones = tax collector, one who worked at the tollhouse collecting taxes from the Israelites for the Roman Empire
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