Forgiven Much
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Background of Luke
Background of Luke
The Gospel for EVERYONE
Written to Theophilus (a Greek name meaning Lover of God)
Not sure if that is a real person or a general term from a group of people/followers of Christ
Highlights Jesus fulfilling Isaiah's prophecies to the WHOLE world (Gentiles)
Genealogy traces Jesus back, not just to Abraham but to Adam (the fulfillment and answer for the world's problem) (Compare Luke 3: 23- 38 to Matthew 1:1-16)
17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
22 Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.
A Text About Forgiveness for ALL/The Gospel for ALL
A Text About Forgiveness for ALL/The Gospel for ALL
36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37 When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38 Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!”
40 Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.”
“Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.
41 Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. 42 But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?”
43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.”
“That’s right,” Jesus said. 44 Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.
47 “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” 48 Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”
50 And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Similar story to other anointing, but not necessarily the same story
Who are the characters?
Simon the Pharisee (earlier the Pharisees scolded Jesus because he ate with scum at Levi's house. Here the person with a bad reputation shows up at Simon's house).
The woman
She got there not because she was invited - she just showed up and made a scene.
Simon was probably trying to discern if Jesus was a prophet. Because Jesus didn't shun the sinful woman, Simon deduces Jesus is NOT a prophet.
However, Jesus shares deeper knowledge of the subjects of God and God's ways - thus proving he is at least a prophet.
Jesus also turns the situation on Simon as Jesus shows that Simon has been a terrible host (a terrible faux pax in Jesus's day).
The Parable...
41 “There were two debtors who owed a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty. 42 When they were not able to repay him, he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose that it is the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
Simon agrees that the one who has been forgiven most would show it.
We are ALL this woman!
50 And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Jesus forgave her because of her faith.
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
And, like this woman, we all have sin
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
BUT, Christ has offered the forgiveness necessary
24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
We have been forgiven much! Let's show it!
How much have you been forgiven? Take a moment and think about that...
But, then, think on this, how much do you SHOW your gratitude for forgiveness?
37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”
I believe that this is true from gratitude for forgiveness as well
We show that in how we forgive others, in how we do not judge or condemn others - in how we live our lives towards others!
Some might need to experience that forgiveness. The offer is there!