Proverbs 16:2 Proverbs 16:2 All a man's ways All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the motives are weighed by the LORD. LORD.

Two Forms of Self-CenterednessTwo Forms of Self-Centeredness

1 John 2:16 1 John 2:16 For everything in the For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the does--comes not from the Father but from the world. Father but from the world.

Two Forms of Self-CenterednessTwo Forms of Self-Centeredness

Romans 7:19 Romans 7:19 For what I do is not For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. keep on doing.

Two Forms of Self-CenterednessTwo Forms of Self-Centeredness

2020Now if I do what I do not want Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that but it is sin living in me that does it. does it.

The Damage of PharisaismThe Damage of Pharisaism

Hosea 7:10 Hosea 7:10 Israel's arrogance Israel's arrogance testifies against him, but despite testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the all this he does not return to the LORD his God or search for him. LORD his God or search for him.

The Damage of PharisaismThe Damage of Pharisaism

Luke 18:9 Luke 18:9 To some who were To some who were confident of their own confident of their own righteousness and looked down righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: this parable:

The Damage of PharisaismThe Damage of Pharisaism

1010"Two men went up to the "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. and the other a tax collector.

The Damage of PharisaismThe Damage of Pharisaism

1111The Pharisee stood up and The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax adulterers--or even like this tax collector. collector.

The Damage of PharisaismThe Damage of Pharisaism

1212I fast twice a week and give a I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' tenth of all I get.'

The Difference of GraceThe Difference of Grace

Luke 18:13 Luke 18:13 “But the tax collector stood “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' sinner.'

The Difference of GraceThe Difference of Grace

1414"I tell you that this man, rather "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.“ humbles himself will be exalted.“

The Difference of GraceThe Difference of Grace

A different A different motivationmotivation..

The Difference of GraceThe Difference of Grace

A different basis of our A different basis of our identityidentity and self-regard and self-regard.

The Difference of GraceThe Difference of Grace

A different way of treating A different way of treating others with whom we others with whom we differdiffer..

The Difference of GraceThe Difference of Grace

A different way of handling A different way of handling troubles and troubles and sufferingsuffering. .

The “Cost” of GraceThe “Cost” of Grace

Titus 3:5 Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of righteous he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit… and renewal by the Holy Spirit…