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Opening & Intro

Main Point

Why Does it Matter

Scripture

Luke 7:36–50 NIV

When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said. Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Application

36 - Jesus came to dinner

37 - A sinful woman heard he was there and stopped by

Luke: An Introduction and Commentary M. The Anointing of Jesus by a Sinful Woman (7:36–50)

A woman of the city described as a sinner, which probably means a prostitute, came to know of it and entered the house. A meal such as the one that Jesus was attending was not private. People could come in and watch what went on. At the same time a prostitute would not have been very welcome in Simon’s house, so it took courage to come.

38 - She was over come and met Jesus with complete humility

Luke: An Introduction and Commentary M. The Anointing of Jesus by a Sinful Woman (7:36–50)

The sandals were removed before reclining. The woman was thus able to approach Jesus’ feet without difficulty. She may have intended to anoint them (or the head), but her emotions got the better of her and her tears fell on his feet. She promptly wiped them with her hair, a significant action, for Jewish ladies did not unbind their hair in public. Clearly she was completely oblivious of public opinion in the grip of her deep emotion. This will explain also her kissing of the feet.

39 - What a joke. He should know who this is. He is letting a sinner touch him!

40 - Listen up

41 - Two guys borrowed money one borrowed 500 Denarii and the other borrowed 50 Denarii

42 - They couldn't pay it back so he forgave their debts

43 - The one with the bigger debt

43 - Yes

44 - You didn't give me the basic civility of even washing my feet. Yet she used her own tears.

45 - You don't follow your own rules and greet me with a kiss yet she hasn't stopped respecting me.

46 - No anointing. If you thought I was a rabbi that is the basics. She covered me in oil. She gave me everything and you didn't even give me the basics.

47 - She is fogiven and she knows it. She shows it because she knows how much she has been forgiven.

Luke: An Introduction and Commentary M. The Anointing of Jesus by a Sinful Woman (7:36–50)

Jesus is not saying that the woman’s action had earned forgiveness, nor even that her love had merited it. In line with his little parable and his later words (50), he is saying that her love is proof that she had already been forgiven. It was her response to God’s grace. JB brings out the meaning with ‘her sins, her many sins, must have been forgiven her, or she would not have shown such great love

48 - He affirmed her forgivness

49 - Jesus and ONLY Jesus can judge and he chooses forgiveness.

50 - She is Saved. Opinions don’t matter.

Closing

Again, We knew when we are in the presence of God and when we make Him Lord of our lives we are changed.