“Two men owed money to a certain money lender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger dept canceled”.
“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
…Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.
Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven”…”Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7:39-50.
“Two men went up to the temple to pray…The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men-robbers, evildoers, adulterers- or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
‘But the tax collector stood at a distance, He would not even looked up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me. a sinner.’
“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. Luke 18:10-14.
“If anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first throw a stone at her”….At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
“No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you.” Jesus declared,
“Go now and leave your life if sin.” John 8:7-11.
He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. John 2:25.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Hebrews 4:15. Amen.
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