The FaithOfJesus2 Daily Devotional
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kjv@Revelation:14:12
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kjv@Luke:7:36 kjv@Luke:7:37 kjv@Luke:7:38 kjv@Luke:7:39 kjv@Luke:7:40 kjv@Luke:7:41 kjv@Luke:7:42 kjv@Luke:7:43 kjv@Luke:7:44 kjv@Luke:7:45 kjv@Luke:7:46 kjv@Luke:7:47 kjv@Luke:7:48 kjv@Luke:7:49 kjv@Luke:7:50 dict:easton Forgiveness of sin The certainty of our sin and indebtedness may not be as readily observed in the dirty details of one's sin as they are in the results of it's forgiveness once received. The Lord has spent a great amount of effort in making it known that a tree is known by it's fruit. Here tonight we see one tree that has produced a most religious man observed in his near equality if not superiority over Christ. Curious yes (intellectually). Hospitable yes (to a self determined point). Judgmental no doubt when a better religion than his is revealed. The perception of sin and sin debt requiring the Lord's forgiveness is not so much a part of this man; thus we have the fruit that we do. The question is not knowing his debt does he at least know what the fruit of religion is supposed to be? On the other hand we have the fruit of admittedly a most sinful woman. What her sinfulness means we can only guess as of now. What we can observe is the definite effect produced in her perceived release from all her sin debt. We observe the fruit of bold and daring gratitude within the confines of the Pharisee's house. We see an unselfish disregard of what others might think; a near foolish reverence according to standard and etiquette. We see tears and sobbing and anointment and hair used as a towel and indefensible humility. That is the fruit of a much different tree. And it might not come at first by the absolute knowledge of own's debt in every detail, but rather in the type of worship we know we would much rather be of. The declaration to be made may not of necessity be just the burdensome preponderance of sin and debt, but the liberating observation of the contrast between true reverence and supposed reverence with the observation of what the perceived forgiveness of sin debt means to each. For that we have this woman's immortalized example as well as others. The certainty of our sin and our sin debt can be found out and likely sensed by us without doubt. It is nearly meaningless however unless one first knows that it can be and in Christ Jesus will be forgiven; and to know that with certainty one only has to look as far as the effect upon reverence that it has had on those who have gone before us. Notice that in the story the Lord has forgiven both. It is only the one however that His forgiveness truly effects. Our debt to sin thus forgiven (paid for) our indebtedness becomes to Jesus. As it should be! Declaring Certainty Further Resources: Comment Board:Luke:7:36-50
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kjv@Romans:5:8
kjv@Acts:26:18
kjv@1Timothy:1:15
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