For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.
–Ephesians 2:8-9

A long time ago, in the temple courts of ancient Jerusalem, there stood two men.

One was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood in the middle of the courtyard with people all around him…