Luke 18:9-14
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
13 "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
14 "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
In this Parable by Jesus we see a humble man and one who exalts himself...And much can be learned from this Parable and about being humble...As we read this Parable we see that the Pharisee compares himself to the tax collector and shows little compassion for him...
To be humble in a way means to love others...Because being humble is not self-serving and being humble means you see your own flaws and sins...When we have pride and exalt ourselves then we tend to think more of our own self...So being humble helps us better look past the flaws and sins of others, and to love them despite of their mistakes...Humility involves being less selfish and having more of a focus on others...And by putting others before ourselves, we are better at loving our neighbors...