son, who not only refuses to give his all but portrays the pinnacle of self-interest rather than self-denial. How does Lesson Fifteen harmonize with Lesson Fourteen? It appears that among the crowds gathering around Jesus were three types of people: The curious: Perhaps representing the majority, they enjoyed listening to this man who spoke as no man ever had. Whether they would become his followers was another matter. The downhearted: “Tax gatherers and publicans,”77 the despised of Israel, the