Rejecting a rigid culture in which religious leaders looked down on common people, Jesus explained that his Father was an approachable God who preferred the pleas of a humble tax collector to the showy prayer of a boastful Pharisee.
Jeesus ei võtnud omaks jäiku pärimusi, millest kinni hoidvad usujuhid põlastasid lihtrahvast, vaid selgitas, et tema Isa on ligipääsetav Jumal, kes kuulab pigem alandliku tölneri anumist kui hoopleva variseri teatraalset palvet.