Luke 7:39
John 4:16-19
Luke 7:41-50
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- J – Justify
- E – Explain
- D – Defend
Jesus punctuates that point with the verb he uses for “cancelled the debt.” It literally means he “graced” them.
“I suppose…”
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PUBLICLY SHOWERS THE LOVED ONE WITH DEVOTION.
GREAT LOVE COMES FROM GREAT FORGIVENESS.
“She was a sinner.”
an action that was completed before another action in the past.
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1 John 4:19
“We love because he first loved us.”
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Her worship is the evidence of, not the cause of, the forgiveness she has received.
When someone has been forgiven much, they love much.
Ephesians 2:4-10
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HEAVENLY FATHER, MAY WE LIVE LIVES FILLED WITH GRATITUDE FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS. WE ARE HUMBLED BY THE CONSUMING LOVE OF CHRIST. MAY WE BE SO FILLED WITH LOVE FOR OUR SAVIOR THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN. MAY THEY SEE IN US WHAT A FORGIVEN PERSON IS LIKE. MAY THAT BECOME ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE WHO ARE BURDENED BY THE WEIGHT OF THEIR SIN. THANK YOU FOR THE FORGIVING, TRANSFORMING POWER OF JESUS. AMEN.