Self-righteousness is sin. Please understand. Anything you accomplish and try to accomplish on your own and anything you do where you give yourself credit for, it's self-righteousness. And self-righteousness is sin. Think of that....

Jesus was a master storyteller who knew His audience as well as the condition of each heart. When He presented the parable of the prodigal son, tax collectors and sinners in the crowd drew near in order to hear what He had to say, but there were...