What the Bible says about Forgiveness, Desire for
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Luke 7:36-38 This episode demonstrates a contrast between two attitudes of mind and heart. Simon, conscious of no need, had neither love toward Christ nor a desire for forgiveness. His impression of himself was that he was a good man in the sight of God and men. The woman, on the other hand, seems aware of nothing except her sinfulness and her great need of forgiveness. This resulted in mournful weeping over her destitution and love for the One who could fill her need. Perhaps nothing shuts us off from God more firmly than human self-sufficiency (Revelation 3:17). It is a strange phenomenon that the more clearly we see our sins the better person we are. Perhaps the most damaging of all sins is to be conscious of no sin. The supreme lesson in this vignette is that the woman's attitude not only resulted in forgiveness but also played a major role in producing gratitude and loving devotion for Christ in her. John W. Ritenbaugh The Beatitudes, Part Three: Mourning Related Topics: Devotion | Forgiveness | Forgiveness, Desire for | Gratitude | Love for Christ | Mourning | Mourning's Emotional Power | Negligence | Negligence of Concern | Obligation | Obligation to Christ | Obligation, Sense of | Parable of the Two Debtors | Self Absorption | Self Centeredness | Self Righteousness | Self Sufficiency | Unworthiness | Unworthiness, Sense of

Luke 7:36-50 The setting of the Parable of the Two Debtors is the house of Simon, a Pharisee, who had invited Jesus to eat with him. To show respect for Jesus, a woman stops in uninvited, but Simon calls her a sinner, one notoriously wicked, a prostitute (Luke 7:36-39). These three real people are reflected in the three fictitious characters of Jesus' parable (verses 41-42): a creditor, a debtor who owes 500 denarii, and another who owes 50. The forgiving creditor represents Jesus Christ. The professedly righteous man owing 50 denarii represents Simon. The person in debt for 500 denarii represents the woman sinner. Martin G. Collins Parable of the Two Debtors Related Topics: Debt | Debt as Metaphor | Debt, Our Unpayable | Forgiveness | Forgiveness, Desire for | Obligation | Obligation to Christ | Obligation, Sense of | Parable of the Two Debtors | Self Absorption | Self Centeredness | Self Righteousness | Self Sufficiency | Unworthiness | Unworthiness, Sense of

Luke 15:14-19 The Parable of the Prodigal Son unveils a clear progression from awareness of pain arising from want and recognition of sin then on to sorrow for what he had become and done. Repentance, forgiveness, and acceptance were the fruit. John W. Ritenbaugh The Beatitudes, Part Three: Mourning Related Topics: Beatitudes: Mourning | Forgiveness | Forgiveness, Desire for | Mourning | Pain | Pain as a Result of Sin | Parable of the Prodigal Son | Poverty, Recognition of | Recognition of Sin | Repentance | Repentance and Mourning | Sorrow | Sorrow, Godly

 

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