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~ In Jesus We Have Forgiveness,
2 ~
Introduction ~ In
this series we look at a few of the verses which state what we have when we are
“in Christ.” Consider our series theme
verse:
“God,
who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even
when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ
Jesus. For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of
works, lest anyone should boast. For we
are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:4-10).
Scripture
~ Consider this historical
account of Jesus tutoring Simon regarding forgiveness.
“Then one of
the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat
down to eat. And behold, a woman in the
city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the
Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His
feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and
wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them
with the fragrant oil. Now when the
Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, ‘This Man,
if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is
touching Him, for she is a sinner.’
“And Jesus
answered and said to him, ‘Simon, I have something to say to you.’ So he said, ‘Teacher, say it.’
“’There was a
certain creditor who had two debtors. One
owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them
both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them
will love him more?’
“Simon
answered and said, ‘I suppose the one whom he forgave more.’
“And He said
to him, ‘You have rightly judged.’ Then
He turned to the woman and said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for
My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair
of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but
this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this
woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for
she loved much. But to whom little is
forgiven, the same loves little.’
“Then He said
to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’
“And those
who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, ‘Who is this who
even forgives sins?’
“Then He said
to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you. Go in peace’” (Luke 7:36-50).
Comment
~ I like to consider one-word
descriptions of the Bible. There are
many but my favorite is “forgiveness.”
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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