Luke 15

In Luke 15 Jesus tells three stories in response to the Pharisees being self righteous.

Luke 15:1-32

Jesus gives three stories back to back in a row on the same topic. In the first two stories the people loose a sheep or coin and then they go looking for the lost item. The third story is a little different. How many of the 99 sheep that were left behind were jealous. How many of the 9 coins that were left behind were jealous? None. Only the brother is jealous.

This was a direct analogy of the Pharisees and they way were looking down on the sinners that Jesus was drawing near to him.

1 Timothy 1:12-17

This is the way a true leader of God should view himself. When we have the heart of Paul there is no room for self righteousness or judgmental attitudes.