This man, and not the other. This is the "punch line." The tax collector was forgiven and made right with God. [He was already a child of God, but had sinned.] This parable teaches us that the right attitude is important, for us to receive the promise of 1 John 1:9. This parable, and the one before this, should be kept in mind by every Christian.

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