Wednesday, May 17, 2006
FORGIVEN LITTLE?
Continuing to speak to Simon, while facing the woman, He continues:
V47. "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
Simon displayed little love for Jesus but this woman had totally forgotten herself and had become all consumed by the fact that spiritual reality had come to her in that she was no longer a guilty sinner in God’s eyes. She was born again, no longer what she had been but now a child of the King. Simon, on the other hand, considered himself quite capable of paying off his own sin debt as most men historically have and will.
One can always tell the regenerate because their sins are always before them and they recognize the fact that in them held the wrath of God. Sin holds no blessing and the regenerate are testimony to that fact. Show me a sinning believer and I’ll show you a miserable individual.
V47. "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
Simon displayed little love for Jesus but this woman had totally forgotten herself and had become all consumed by the fact that spiritual reality had come to her in that she was no longer a guilty sinner in God’s eyes. She was born again, no longer what she had been but now a child of the King. Simon, on the other hand, considered himself quite capable of paying off his own sin debt as most men historically have and will.
One can always tell the regenerate because their sins are always before them and they recognize the fact that in them held the wrath of God. Sin holds no blessing and the regenerate are testimony to that fact. Show me a sinning believer and I’ll show you a miserable individual.
# posted by Castusfumus : 3:40 PM
