The Gospel According to St. Luke 18-24

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Excerpt from The Gospel According to St. Luke 18-24: A Devotional Commentary "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 oil, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, hut 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 exalteth himself shall be exalted. - Luke xviii. 9 - 14. We call this a parable but is it really such? Might it not be a slice out of life? It has been pointed out that our Lords parables are of two kinds. Some are more cryptic: the outward story has a hidden meaning which needs to be unfolded before the Master's message in the story is made plain - the parable of the sower is of this type. Probably these were intended to fulfil a sifting purpose, alluring those of Christ's hearers who were intellectually in earnest and intent upon discovery. Other parables are more direct: their intention is not in the least concealed: they are their own interpretation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.