Luke 7:36-40
Jesus is evangelizing a Pharisee.
But the worse sinner of all is the one who doesn’t think he is a sinner.
Romans 7:21-25
- “You are a great sinner, but he is a greater Savior.”
- “As far as God is concerned, your sin has ceased to be.”
- “In the family register of glory, the small and the great are written with the same pen.”
- “Your sins are so gone that they cannot be laid to your charge.”
GREAT LOVE COMES FROM GREAT FORGIVENESS.
1 John 4:18-19
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven – for she loved much.”
“If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”
“Simon, I have something to say to you.”
John Piper: “All of us need forgiveness. And we will need it tomorrow. Jesus died to provide it today and tomorrow. Today or tomorrow the reality is this: God’s forgiveness liberates us for our future. It frees us from crippling shame. Forgiveness is full of future grace.
When we live by faith in future grace, rooted in God’s forgiveness, we are freed from the lingering, paralyzing effects even of the shame we deserve to feel. That’s what forgiveness means.”
And together, the People of God said:
SOLI DEO GLORIA…
To the Glory of God Alone