Jesus put it this way: For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20). When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house... (7:37). Jesus was his guest and Simon did not even show common coutesy by giving him water to wash let alne actually wash his feet for him. This perfume was pure nard, a very expensive extract from the spikenard plant native to India. The God of the Bible came down in the person of His Son to lavish His love, mercy, and grace on us to free us from bondage to sin and to win our hearts and devotion to Him. Now, there are at least three significant points to notice in this parable. Description: We all have the tendency to view our sins as indicative of run-of-the-mill brokenness—and the sins of others as somehow dastardly and insidious. We can expect the same thing when we share with others what Jesus has done for us. Jesus faces the woman BUT addresses Simon. This is the third in a series of three parables about lost items. The parable of the two debtors. UNBRIDLED DEVOTION IS THE PROPER RESPONSE TO CHRIST’S        LOVE. This was not uncommon – a travelling teacher or sage would be invited to dine and a lecture would preceed the meal and then discussion would continue over the meal and long into the night. At the time of Christ, a denarius was the take-home pay of a man for a day's wages. We generally get the impression from the NT that the pharisees did not want to have too much to do with Jesus. “I am truly color-blind. 1 The Place for a Doctor 2.17 9.12 5.31 2 The Wedding Guests 2.19 9.15 5.34 104 3 The Patch on the Garment 2.21 9.16 5. Let Him know how you feel. The conversation at which we are looking today may have taken place after the regular Saturday Shabbat morning service in the synagogue. I am guilty – So often we allow what people think to over-ride what Jesus thinks of us. 500 denarii was about a years wages. The impression that you could get from the NIV translation is that she is forgiven because she loved so much. Love for Christ moves people to the core. It was normal for the guest to praise his host. This would explain how the woman, a prostitute, was able to get into the house. Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven." I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. Both were unable to pay. 41 “A moneylender had two debtors : one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. One had a debt of the equivalent of a month and a half's wages, while the other's debt was equal to one–and–a–half year's wages. Th. (1) Because they imply the withholding from God what is due to Him. Simon has no regard whatsoever for this woman. Remember that women were not held in very high esteem – it was a male dominated society. Looking for something slightly different? 2 And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? All three teach about forgiveness and restoration. All eyes were on the woman and her extravagant love as she lovingly kissed His feet. She was already grasping the forgiveness of God, and she somehow knew that the heart of the Father was being expressed to her through Jesus. Question 2) Luke says that the woman had lived a sinful life. 4288 views. Parables of Jesus; Joshua, Judges, and Ruth; First Samuel; Studies in Luke; Paul’s Letters to Timothy and Titus; Isaiah; Ephesians; Matthew; Bulletin Articles; Sermons; Sermon Outlines; Contact Info. They anointed the head because being the crown of the person it was considered worthy of anointing. So today there are only two possible responses to Christ — accept or reject , there is no middle ground. This is the problem—people keep trying to persuade God to accept the currency of their own making. Lane Yates – Cartoonist and Comics Critic. It is difficult to explain in words, but my heart was like jelly. The younger of two sons decided that he was ready to move away from home and strike out on his own. She had to do what she could to honor and respect Him who had spoken such words of grace and told her of the love and mercy of the Father. Simon had greeted Jesus as Teacher / Rabbi so he should have kissed his hand. I only knew that I had many questions and something was missing in my life, like an aching gaping hole in my soul. My goodness will surely be accepted.”[2]. How far will you go in your devotion to Jesus? Boston Corbett is continually hilarious and frequently moving. Amen! I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. She let down her hair and began to wipe the dirt from His feet with her hair. “I am truly color-blind. She forgot everything and everyone except Christ, being caught up in His presence. That all mankind are debtors to God, but in different degrees. While she was doing this, her tears were also dripping on His feet. The only honest man I know is myself. People would be whispering behind her back, along with all kinds of insults and suspicions. 43 Simon answered and said, "I … I can imagine that she would have had a terrible self–image. Many of my tears were because I was (and am) unworthy of such grace given to me. Jesus, the pharisee and this prostitute are the main characters in the story. 46“You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. The three Greek verbs translated wipe, kiss, and pour are written in the imperfect tense. Surely I am acceptable.” Others would argue that their domestic currency ought to make it. As the display of worship and affection continued. THEME: The Kingdom of God is for the needy, the disadvantaged & the outcast as well as for the rich, the privileged & the elite. Sometimes as Christians we can be guilty of the same attitude. Simon in his self-righteous law-keeping considers himself to owe God very little. 5. This woman left after Jesus told her that her sins were forgiven and that her faith had saved her. The observing Pharisee Simon knew that this woman was a sinner … [1] In warm weather, the triclinium table was set up in the courtyard with low-laying couches with no backs to them. When you consider the pharisee’s fanatical obcession with ritual cleanliness we can gauge something of the discomfort of Simon the pharisee. The whole town knew who she was and avoided her like the plague. The guests at this banquet would have found this action highly offensive. This is the problem—people keep trying to persuade God to accept the currency of their own making. The Lord treasures the honest response of a grateful heart more than we can imagine. The story ends without us being told what Simon’s response was! Jul 16, 2019 - Explore Karen Rogers's board "Parable of Pharisee & tax collector" on Pinterest. What is the meaning of the parable of the two debtors? "You have judged correctly," Jesus said. “In this X-rated world, my life is a wholesome G. I’m faithful to my wife. Christian, how deeply do you express your devotion to Christ?? The Lord was acknowledging that, outwardly, her sin was of the sort that incurred a high debt, but at the same time, He was pointing out that, even though Simon thought that he was morally a better person, he could not pay his debt of sin, either. I reckon that’s all I’ll need!” Social currency is a favorite too. These meal were not held behind closed doors – the gate to the courtyard and the door would stand open. He has little awareness of his sin and has therefore not repented. I am a good husband, father, and son. The tables are turned and he is exposed. “In this X-rated world, my life is a wholesome G. I’m faithful to my wife. ILLUS. Maybe our expression of gratitude to God is lacking because we have failed to grasp the seriousness of our own sinfulness. The beautiful thing is that He let her display her devotion and love for Him, not caring for an instant about anything in her past. RESEARCH /ADDITIONAL NOTES : The landowner in Jesus’s parable had the right to send his servants to collect his share of the harvest produce – he did own the land after all, and the farmers working the land were tenants on his land. Simon did not kiss Jesus when he arrived. 5 48 The Rich Farmer 12.16 63/(72) 49 The Barren Fig Tree 13. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Commentator C. Marvin Pate writes, Jesus then confirmed to the woman that her sins were forgiven. People know when they witness truly extravagant love for God. By contrast the woman had anointed, not Jesus’ head, but his feet — and not with olive oil but with very expensive perfume. She was irresistibly drawn to Christ. 44Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? The home had to be large enough to host the party that reclined around the table and also room for visitors standing around. She took the alabaster jar of perfume and started to anoint and clean His feet. There in Virginia, USA, God led me to a camp meeting where I heard the Gospel for the first time. I love her and my children. LOVE: THE ONLY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO FORGIVENESS. There is a banquet at the house of a pharisee, named Simon, and Jesus is invited. The New American Standard version of the Bible, therefore, translates it that she: “kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.” The weeping, washing, and anointing went on for an uncomfortably long time. That is not so. Once I was preaching at a church – preached on missions – had challenged people to be prepared to give their lives in mission work abroad if God called them. She is clearly someone who is well-known in the town – and she is known because she plies her trade of prostitution – she is part of the community yet an outcast from the religious aspect of life. She is an undesirable, sinful, ritually unclean woman. I read some 175 or more comics a day. Amen. Those in the room started questioning: “Who is this, that even forgives sins?” Some were sitting in judgment while others were sincere in asking that question. Why then did this particular man invite Jesus to his house for a banquet  — and why, if the pharisees were so obsessed with ritual righteousness, was there a prostitute present. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? We need to understand the cultural expectations of hospitality to understand how powerful Jesus’s words are. It would seem that Jesus had preached in the town and the pharisee having heard him wanted further discussion OR Jesus’ reputation had preceeded him and the pharisee had invited him to a meeting at his house. Also, it was customary to greet one another with a holy kiss on the cheek, and because the air is so dry in the Middle East, there was also a customary anointing of the forehead with scented olive oil. He acknowledges that Jesus is there but fails to treat him with the honour he deserves. God drew close to me as I abandoned my life into His hands and asked Him to come into my life and forgive my sin. Whether you are a sinner like this prostitute who has committed some of the grossest immorality OR you are a respectable member of the community like Simon — you are still in need of God’s forgiveness. The first was a lost sheep, the next was a lost coin and this one about a lost son. The commentator, William Barclay, tells us that the houses of well-to-do people of the time were built around an open courtyard in the form of a hollow square. Some seed falls on the path (wayside) with no soil, some on rocky ground with little soil, some on soil which contains thorns, and some on good soil. 48“Then Jesus said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ 49But those at the table began to say to themselves, ‘Who is this who even forgives sins?’ 50And Jesus told the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you; go in peace’” (Luke 7:48-50). What are the main elements of the parable and what does each represent? For a Jewish woman to appear with her head unbound was an act of gravest immodesty. Are you responding in humble and costly devotion to him?? “I live at church. 2 Results for Parable. For a woman to let down her hair in public was most improper  —  to expose her hair was considered on a par with exposing her breasts  – it was unthinkable – according to some rabbis this would have been grounds for divorce – and to do it in the house of a pharisee was adding insult to injury. Sometimes it is hardest for those who consider themselves to be righteous to accept that they are sinners but until you reach that place God’s forgiveness will not come. However, when the Lord Jesus lifted my sin from me, I sure knew it! We can assume that Simon was financially well-off, for the Scriptures tell us that the Pharisees loved money (Luke 16:14). It's my hope that you'll see some new strips here and decide to follow that artist's work, and perhaps even to support that work by purchasing a collection of strips. THEME: The Kingdom of God is for the needy, the disadvantaged & the outcast as well as for the rich, the privileged & the elite. The great defiled and unrepentant sinner in the story is not the prostitue, it is Simon the pharisee. We are all sinners in need of God’s forgiveness. The only honest man I know is myself. What do you think were her emotions as she left? This is found within the context of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with an alabaster flask. It’s one that a Pharisee was confronted with but not able to comprehend. It is a scene much like the one that occasioned the parable of the two debtors (Luke 7:36-50). There were no concrete roads or pavements so feet would get very dusty or muddy in the rainy season. Recommended Videos. It is only through Christ that forgiveness is possible because it is in his death and resurrection that sin is dealt with and forgiveness is made possible. She removed the alabaster container that many women carried around their neck, and breaking it, began to pour out all the expensive ointment upon the Lord's feet. My Sunday School lesson for this Sunday is on Forgive and Forget using the parable of the unforgiving servant. There is in his heart a deep level of pride and arrogance and hostility — He has a very judgemental spirit, he is hard-hearted, he has little understanding of what really defiles a person’s life — he is insensitive and guilty of sexism  and most of all he does not understand the nature of God’s forgiveness. Yet Jesus compares the two – inspite of what the men in the house think of her she is a noble woman – and inspite of the high opinion this pharisee has of himself he is a man of ignoble character. She then pours perfume over his feet – A small flask of perfume was often worn around a woman’s neck  — this was used to sweeten the breath and perfume the body — it doesn’t take much imagination to see how important such a flask would be to a prostitute. The Parable of the Two Debtors. As she watched Christ's arrival, she noticed that the usual common courtesies were not given to Jesus upon entering the house. Who is this sinful woman of the city [town]? 4. They are both indebted to the moneylender and they are both in need of grace. Two servants sent by the landowner, being beaten and/or stoned by the tenant farmers. The Lord knew who she was and what she had done the moment He entered into Simon's residence. What do you think Luke is intimating? Parable of The Two Debtors KJV Luke 7:41-47 (41) There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. If you invite Him into your life, fellowship and intimacy with God will be the result (Revelation 3:20). He told her that she was to go in peace. * The parable is about forgiveness, and the way that us sinners respond to having our sins forgiven. Wheaton, Illinois. Although I wasn't aware of it at the time, looking back, I realize now that I was under conviction of sin. There are many who still treat Christ the same way. Maybe, you can long–jump eight feet as compared to Bob Beamon’s Olympic world record achievement in the long jump of 29 feet, 2 inches. Sure, you acknowledge you have sinned, but others are so much worse than you. It matters not whether you are a 50-denarii sinner or a 500-denarii sinner, for no one can meet the demands of a holy God. Let me never grow cold in my heart or dull in my understanding of Your incredible forgiveness. It is good for us to consider where we would be in life if not for the Lord's interrupting our path and Jesus' coming and changing our lives with the Gospel. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. We should feel free to worship in abandon as David did when the Ark of the Covenant was brought into Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:16). "Tell me, teacher," he said. 36 47d ... 45 Two Debtors 7.41 46 The Samaritan 10.30 47 The Insistent Neighbour 11. I love her and my children. Click for simple explanation… What Simon failed to see was that this woman’s actions were a response to God’s unmerited grace to her in forgiveness and that he was in need of the same forgiveness. Jesus does know who this woman is and what kind of woman she is. A definition of terms. To compliment him on the trouble he had taken! 45“You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. We are to consider the beam in our own eyes before we can seek to help others (Matthew 7:5). As with all of Jesus' parables about debt (sin) the person owing is unable to pay back the debt and the debt is cancelled for free. Long low tables would be placed down the centre of the room. 39Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.” 40And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41“A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. She then wiped His feet with her hair, kissing and pouring perfume on them (Luke 7:37-38). Jesus used parables to answer questions. The woman was known to be a sinner with the presumption being that she was a prostitute. A modern version of the parable by Eion and L. Remove Ads. The shoes of the day consisted of pieces of leather with straps that bound the sandal to the foot. Author R. Kent Hughes puts it like this: What we must understand is that the condition for being forgiven is to realize that we are broke and insolvent, whether we are accomplished moralists or accomplished sinners. In the parable of the lost coin found in Luke 15:8-10 Jesus shares how precious each believer is to the Father when found. The Parable of the Two Debtors (Luke 7:36-50) This familiar story is a contrast between traditional religion and a personal, intimate relationship with God through Jesus. To deliberately ignore these conventions as Jesus’ host had done was an unmistakable insult. No he won’t!! He asked his father for his inheritance. Surely I am acceptable.” Others would argue that their domestic currency ought to make it. He began sharing a parable with Simon: What we must understand is that the condition for being forgiven is to realize that we are broke and insolvent, whether we are accomplished moralists or accomplished sinners. Now which of them will love him more?” Now which of them will love him more? This woman who you despire!! We asked at the beginning why Jesus went to Simon’s house in the first place. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he cancelled the debts of both. It's not about the amount of sin, but the comparison of the acknowledgment of sin and thankfulness for forgiveness. Read that parable closely. That is also why He comments on her faith. Member Directory; Let Us Know How We May Serve You; Maps & Directions Prodigal Son Cartoons and Comics. There seems little doubt that she is truly repentant. The Lord did not seem to care from whom the invite came. However, if you both had to jump across Niagara Falls, a distance of 1,800 feet, both would fail. Page 177. Something which Jesus in his graciousness chooses to pass over. Best Comics 2020 (in no specific order): Andy Douglas Day, Boston Corbett, (Sonatina) — This is very easily my favorite comic of 2020 because of its long-form dedication to a singular offbeat tone and unnerving style that Andy Douglas Day has clearly mastered. Prodigal Son cartoon 1 of 11 'Uh oh, looks like the prodigal son is back: That means a feast!' If there is a lack of love in us, it is because of a lack of recognition for what was accomplished at the cross in payment for our sin. For instance, Jesus used a parable to answer a lawyer’s question in The Parable Of the Good Samaritan. This woman by contrast, has herself washed Jesus’ feet, not with water but with tears and what is more she has used her hair, the crown and glory of a woman to dry them. Pride had forfeited Simon's forgiveness and dammed up his heart against love. He began sharing a parable with Simon: 40Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." Don’t be satisfied with second best!! Parables funny cartoons from CartoonStock directory - the world's largest on-line collection of cartoons and comics. My goodness will surely be accepted.”, Love as Seen in Acts of Honor (Luke 7:44-47). That no debtor to God is capable of paying the debt he owes. Jesus is not bound by the culture of his time. See more ideas about Pharisee and tax collector, Lion and the mouse, Bible for kids. So which of them will love him more ?” 43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” Doesn’t this updated gospel comic better reflect the core message these Bible passages present as the “gospel of the kingdom”? It makes one wonder about Simon's intention in inviting Jesus to his home? The key to the parable of the Two Debtors is the obvious relationship between forgiveness and the expressions of love and appreciation as demonstrated by the woman in this parable - by kissing His feet, washing His feet with tears, anointing His feet with perfume and oil, and not caring who saw her worshiping GOD. Maybe today, each of us can ask ourselves the question, “Have I been set free from guilt and had my sins forgiven?”  If you have never asked Christ to lift your burden of sin from you, today’s a good day. Simon had failed to give Jesus water to wash his feet. Who cares what people think, anyway! Each day, I post a strip or two here that made me laugh, made me think or impressed me with its artistry. Simon the Pharisee also knew the woman the moment she approached Jesus out of the shadow. The Jerusalem Bible translates this verse very well:-. There are three things that this woman does compared to three things that Simon, the host, has failed to do. We would be wrong to judge anyone with a dark history. The Parables Mk Mt. I volunteer at the crisis pregnancy center. The woman's unusual display of love for Jesus testified to the depth of her gratitude; whereas, Simon was unaware of the debt that he, too, owed. Geometry Vocabulary. scstech. Whatever Simon's motivations were, the Lord accepted Simon's invitation. The Parable of Two Debtors Jesus describes the Parable of Two Debtors as recorded in Luke 7:41-50 as woman began to wash Jesus' feet with ointment, her hair, and tears while also kissing his feet. But when we do express our devotion to Christ – and praise him that he does enable us to be bold! First, it is significant that there are two debtors, which, given the context, would appear to stand for Simon the Pharisee and the sinful woman. All talking stopped as eyes were fixed on the woman's intrusion. 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