In the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, why was the tax collector justified before God?
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Correct answer: Because he humbled himself and asked for mercy
Jesus explained in Luke 18 that the tax collector, unlike the Pharisee, recognized his own spiritual poverty. His humble plea for mercy was more pleasing to God than the Pharisee's list of accomplishments.
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