AM Devotion/Prayer
Saving Faith - Luke 7:36-50;
Exercise: MaxWorkout - Level I
Sunday School Review - Class #1 "Saving Faith"
1. Jesus was eating dinner at Simon's house, he was a ? Pharisee (religious leader)
2. A woman came over, she had an alabaster jar, filled with Expensive ? perfume
3. She began crying, and her tears fell on Jesus? feet
4. She wiped his feet with her ? Hair | and she kissed his feet with her? lips and she poured what on his feet? perfume
5. Why did she do all this? This was her way of saying sorry for all the bad things she did
6. Did Simon the Pharisee agree with this? no, He thought this prove that Jesus wasn't a? prophet because he should have known better
7. Jesus told her that her sins are forgiven and she can go away and be happy (peace)
Note: IT was her Faith in Jesus that saved her
Hopefully, we who are saved have sensed today how sinful we were and how much we have been forgiven. That recognition should lead us to show acts of love toward Jesus as the woman did. Although Jesus is not physically among us today, what are some acts of love we can show to Him?
We can show acts of love to the Savior by speaking of Him in a loving way, by giving a sacrificial gift to our church or to an individual, or by physically ministering to the helpless and needy.
Luke 7:36-50Amplified Bible (AMP)
The Anointing in Galilee
36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and He went into the Pharisee’s house [in the region of Galilee] and reclined at the table. 37 Now there was a woman in the city who was [known as] a [a]sinner; and [b]when she found out that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume; 38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began wetting His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and [respectfully] kissed His feet [as an act signifying both affection and submission] and [c]anointed them with the perfume. 39 Now when [Simon] 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 woman this is who is touching Him, that she is a [notorious] sinner [an outcast, devoted to sin].”
Parable of Two Debtors
40 Jesus, answering, said to the Pharisee, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Teacher, say it.” 41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed him five hundred [d]denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they had no means of repaying [the debts], he freely forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The one, I take it, for whom he forgave more.” Jesus said to him, “You have decided correctly.” 44 Then turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house [but you failed to extend to Me the usual courtesies shown to a guest]; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair [demonstrating her love]. 45 You gave Me no [welcoming] kiss, but from the moment I came in, she has not ceased to kiss My feet. 46 You did not [even] anoint My head with [ordinary] oil, but she has anointed My feet with [costly and rare] perfume. 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49 Those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” 50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith [in Me] has saved you; go in peace [free from the distress experienced because of sin].”
Footnotes:
Luke 7:37 I.e. an immoral woman or prostitute.
Luke 7:37 When a Rabbi (teacher) was visiting in someone’s home, it was acceptable for uninvited guests to come and listen to the conversation.
Luke 7:38 There were apparently two anointings of Jesus. This one in the home of Simon the Pharisee (identified in v 40) in the area of Galilee by an unnamed woman, and the other in the home of Simon the Leper in Bethany, by Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus. The anointing in Bethany preceded the triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matt 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8).
Luke 7:41 A denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages.
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