Well said Juergen may you always remain on that path

I am sure you agree that we are justified, declared righteous, at the moment of our salvation. Justification does not make us righteous, but rather pronounces us righteous. Our righteousness comes from placing our faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. His sacrifice covers our sin, allowing God to see us as perfect and unblemished.
For me this is the situation of the tax collector and Joe who are entangled in a sinful situation .

Matthew Henry from the link
http://biblehub.com/luke/18-10.htm
The Tax Collector 
“He owned himself a sinner by nature, by practice, guilty before God. He had no dependence but upon the mercy of God; upon that alone he relied. And God's glory is to resist the proud, and give grace to the humble. Justification is of God in Christ; therefore the self-condemned, and not the self-righteous, are justified before God”.

Thank you, Juergan for all your efforts.
 
kevin your brother
In Christ