1 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:06,700 When we consider a parable like the one that we're going to 2 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:11,800 consider this morning, we find that we examine ourselves with 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,900 reference to the amount of appreciation and the amount of 4 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:18,900 devotion that we have. For the Lord. 5 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,700 We ask ourselves does our service and Devotion to Jesus 6 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:27,400 demonstrate the true extent of our appreciation. 7 00:00:28,300 --> 00:00:32,700 If we are slack in our service, What does that indicate? 8 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:36,500 If we wish that we could be more diligent in our service. 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,000 What is it that would help to motivate us to do. 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,100 So I believe that the answers to these very timely questions are 11 00:00:45,100 --> 00:00:49,500 found in a parable and it's setting that Jesus taught so 12 00:00:49,500 --> 00:00:53,200 long ago. And on that occasion, we find 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,300 that he was invited to eat at the house of a Pharisee. 14 00:00:58,300 --> 00:01:02,000 In studying The Parables of Jesus, let's examine the setting 15 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:07,300 and the parable itself that has become known as the parable of 16 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:10,800 the two debtors. We find in this particular 17 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,900 setting that Jesus is going to accept an invitation to eat at a 18 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:19,300 Pharisees house. You know, there's something at 19 00:01:19,300 --> 00:01:23,700 before this Parable begins that's in common with several of 20 00:01:23,700 --> 00:01:26,700 the other Parables that we already spoke of. 21 00:01:26,900 --> 00:01:30,900 And that is this There were other several occasions when 22 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:34,700 Jesus would utilize the opportunity to speak. 23 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:38,800 To those that were in the Pharisees house. 24 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:42,600 We find that on a number of occasions Pharisees had invited 25 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,800 Jesus over for the purpose of testing him or tempting him. 26 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,700 Very interesting though. In this particular Parable, we 27 00:01:51,700 --> 00:01:57,000 find that this Pharisee does not have at first glance, any type 28 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,100 of ulterior - we have no evidence from the pages of 29 00:02:01,100 --> 00:02:05,300 divine inspiration. In this story that this Pharisee 30 00:02:05,300 --> 00:02:10,100 had an ill heart and wanted to bring Jesus in and discredit him 31 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:14,600 for all the things that he said that he was and so on and so 32 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,300 forth. What we find though is is a 33 00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:22,500 Pharisee simply asked Jesus if Jesus would come to his house 34 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,400 and have a meal but when Jesus got there are some very 35 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,000 interesting things. Things were about to happen. 36 00:02:30,700 --> 00:02:33,900 You know, when Jesus speaking in Parables, as we've been talking 37 00:02:33,900 --> 00:02:38,200 about for several months now, he always chose the right 38 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,900 opportunity. The perfect time to preach the 39 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:46,900 perfect sermon Jesus is not like or was not like you and I went 40 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:50,300 oftentimes we don't know what we're going to speak on and 41 00:02:50,300 --> 00:02:53,100 often times you and I living in the flesh. 42 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:57,500 Somebody might say something to us and we might be able to come 43 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,700 and discuss. Us that idea with them. 44 00:02:59,700 --> 00:03:04,600 But sometimes we just simply cannot form the words that are 45 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,200 the very best words for that occasion. 46 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:12,900 But that's not as it was with Jesus every single time. 47 00:03:12,900 --> 00:03:18,200 One of these events transpired before him, Jesus would use the 48 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,800 very perfect lesson for that occasion. 49 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,200 I might say this also about Pharisees. 50 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:28,200 You remember that Jesus speaks of Pharisees in various parts 51 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:32,100 Parts of the New Testament in The Sermon on the Mount. 52 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:35,700 Jesus speaks of a Pharisee as a hypocrite. 53 00:03:35,900 --> 00:03:40,600 Now why would a Pharisee be conveyed as or described as a 54 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,500 hypocrite by Jesus Christ, himself? 55 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,900 After all, who were the Pharisees, who were the 56 00:03:46,900 --> 00:03:50,700 religious sect of the Pharisees that were under the law of 57 00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:54,600 Moses? Well, simply put these were the 58 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:59,000 men that were the religious Elite of of the day. 59 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,900 That's what a Pharisee was the religious Elite and often times 60 00:04:03,900 --> 00:04:08,300 they placed himself in a superior position over other. 61 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:13,000 Folks, Jesus said this to he said they're Hypocrites and 62 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:18,800 don't be like them why? So because Jesus says they say 63 00:04:19,500 --> 00:04:24,700 and do not you know, that's exactly what a hypocrite is a 64 00:04:24,700 --> 00:04:28,100 person that pretends but does not do. 65 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,000 A person that pretends to be something that they never 66 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,300 intended to be one more example though, Pharisees as spoken by 67 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:42,000 Jesus Jesus. Spoke of pretentious prayer in a 68 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,500 condescending fashion. When Jesus is exalted, the 69 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:51,100 prayer of a sinner called a public in or a tax collector and 70 00:04:51,100 --> 00:04:54,700 this Pharisee with all of his Pomp and pride, and the 71 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:57,600 sphericity with all of the good things that he thought he 72 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,700 possessed. Just by all the wonderful 73 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:05,500 characteristics in his life. Jesus said that lowly sinner. 74 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,900 That tax collector, whose name of his game was extortion. 75 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:17,400 A man that was known among his peers as a horrible type of 76 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,500 person. When he came before the 77 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:24,700 almighty, God on that day. He recognized that he was in the 78 00:05:24,700 --> 00:05:28,600 presence of God and when he did, he recognized and realized his 79 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,400 sin He doesn't even look up to heaven. 80 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:36,700 He smote his breast and says, God be merciful to me a sinner. 81 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,500 That's a very little short prayer as opposed to what Jesus 82 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:43,500 said. Oftentimes the Pharisees would 83 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:47,300 pray, they think that they're going to be heard for their much 84 00:05:47,300 --> 00:05:49,800 speaking for their eloquent Manner. 85 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:55,500 And so on Jesus said the Publican he went away Justified. 86 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,000 You know what the word Justified means? 87 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,800 You remember, we talked about this, it means to have 88 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,000 acquitted. In other words, it is clear. 89 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:07,700 Your slate is clean and Jesus said that Publican went Away 90 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:11,800 Justified, the Pharisee with all of his arrogance, with all of 91 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,100 his wonderful characteristics with all of his wonderful 92 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:21,300 attributes in his life. He went away with his sin, very 93 00:06:21,300 --> 00:06:27,300 interesting as Jesus, describes Pharisees and sinners will on 94 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:29,600 this occasion. It was one of these Pharisees 95 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,700 that invites Jesus over to have a meal. 96 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,000 We find in Luke chapter, 7, and verse 36. 97 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,600 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him 98 00:06:40,100 --> 00:06:44,600 and he went into the Pharisees house and sat down at meet and 99 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,400 verse 37. At said, we find that the 100 00:06:47,500 --> 00:06:52,000 There's a woman in the city which was a sinner and found out 101 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:57,000 that Jesus was in the house. You know, I believe with all of 102 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,500 my heart, there's nothing that is written in the Bible to take 103 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:03,700 up space or just to be a coincidence. 104 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:08,200 I believe this is a wonderful picture of what a sinner needs 105 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,500 to do. When a sinner comes to the 106 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:14,300 realization in their life that they've been in sin, they have 107 00:07:14,300 --> 00:07:18,200 lived in sin, they no longer want to be in sin, in a 108 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:23,000 wonderful picture is painted, as Jesus gives this Parable. 109 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,500 What is that? You see, there was a woman, not 110 00:07:26,500 --> 00:07:29,900 the religious Elite, not the Pharisee know. 111 00:07:29,900 --> 00:07:33,900 There was a woman out there. And she was a sinner. 112 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:39,700 She finds out that Jesus is over at this Pharisees house. 113 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:46,300 She can't wait to get there. Oh, I would just imagine as I 114 00:07:46,308 --> 00:07:49,600 can picture in my mind's eye, as she very hurriedly. 115 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:55,200 Got our things together that she might need and headed over to 116 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,700 see Jesus. There is nothing better in all 117 00:07:58,700 --> 00:08:02,800 this world for a sinner to do than to come to Jesus. 118 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:06,900 I like very much the selection of songs that we had this 119 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:11,300 morning in our worship service. There is nothing better than 120 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:15,400 coming to the Lord and I'm going to tell you something, that's 121 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,000 exactly who needs to come to the Lord. 122 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:22,100 And that's a sinner. This woman knew that this woman 123 00:08:22,100 --> 00:08:26,100 knew that Jesus was special, that Jesus was different. 124 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:31,600 And so, she came to him, the Bible says that she brings an 125 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,500 alabaster box of ointment and stood at the feet behind him 126 00:08:35,700 --> 00:08:40,299 weeping and began to wash his feet with her tears and wiped 127 00:08:40,299 --> 00:08:45,200 them with her hair and kissed his feet and anointed them with 128 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,200 oil. This is a picture. 129 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:52,800 Perfect or perfect picture. Of worship in that day, on that 130 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,400 day, she came to honor the Lord. You know, it's very interesting 131 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,500 as we look at the events here, this woman comes in and she 132 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:03,000 says, nothing according to God's word. 133 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:08,100 We find no evidence that she said anything to anyone in the 134 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:10,700 house. She didn't even say anything to 135 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:12,900 Jesus. She was like, Elijah, when 136 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:18,000 Elijah was in the, when Isaiah was in the very presence of the 137 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,300 Lord. And we find that He realized his 138 00:09:21,300 --> 00:09:25,700 sin because he was in the very presence of the Lord and he 139 00:09:25,700 --> 00:09:30,200 said, I must die for mine eyes have seen the king. 140 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:36,500 Well, here comes this woman and she says nothing but she falls 141 00:09:36,500 --> 00:09:41,300 at the feet of Jesus. You know, then we find something 142 00:09:41,300 --> 00:09:44,400 very beautiful. One of the most beautiful 143 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:49,700 pictures in all of the Bible. She's down at the feet of Jesus 144 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:54,900 and she's weeping so much. That she takes her own tears and 145 00:09:54,900 --> 00:10:00,100 washes the feet of Jesus. Then she takes her hair and 146 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:05,600 dries them, she kisses those feet and then she anoints those 147 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:10,700 feet with that ointment. You know, we're not sure of all 148 00:10:10,700 --> 00:10:12,800 the things that she was guilty of and her life. 149 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,900 I don't know. Let me just say this though. 150 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,400 Here in this passage, it says that she was a sinner. 151 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:25,400 But very interesting though, the Bible says that all are sinners. 152 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:30,700 The Bible says, all have sinned and all have come short of the 153 00:10:30,700 --> 00:10:33,700 glory of God. That is a fact. 154 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:37,400 In fact, the scriptures would teach us that if a man would say 155 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,000 that he does not have sinned. His life. 156 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,300 He is a liar and the truth is not in him. 157 00:10:43,500 --> 00:10:46,400 That is a fact and that we understand. 158 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:50,400 So you and I understand that anyone that has ever lived in 159 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,400 this whole world except Jesus Christ himself. 160 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,700 He's the only exception is a sinner because we have sin in 161 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,800 our life. There's been times when we've 162 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:04,800 sinned therefore we must be categorized as a sinner. 163 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:08,600 But there was a different class of people. 164 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,200 You know, the world classifies sins, but the Lord doesn't. 165 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,300 There was this woman. She was a known sinner. 166 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:21,700 I don't know. Some Scholars say she might have 167 00:11:21,700 --> 00:11:24,700 been a prostitute. Maybe one who was caught in the 168 00:11:24,700 --> 00:11:26,900 very Act of adultery. We don't know. 169 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,000 We can find that those today would be categorized as 170 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,900 murderers. Maybe those people that do 171 00:11:33,900 --> 00:11:36,800 things that break in and steal from other folks. 172 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:42,900 See the world wants to classify or categorize, big sins, as 173 00:11:42,900 --> 00:11:48,000 those that are sinners and Else. Well it's not quite so bad. 174 00:11:48,300 --> 00:11:51,900 Very interesting though, all that have sinned and every one 175 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:55,500 of us is in the same category in the eyes of God. 176 00:11:55,700 --> 00:12:00,100 So Jesus was not saying about this woman that this woman is a 177 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:02,500 sinner and everybody else is okay. 178 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,600 Oh no he was referring to the fact that she was a known Sinner 179 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:10,400 and her sin was great. And in the eyes of the world, 180 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,700 she was looked down upon as a sinner. 181 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,800 And she comes and falls at the feet. 182 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,100 Of Jesus. These Sinners were what was 183 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:25,400 considered to be the outcast of the day. 184 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:29,900 And so this kind of woman was what she was. 185 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:36,000 And all of a sudden we find that the Pharisee begins to wonder, 186 00:12:36,900 --> 00:12:39,800 how could this man truly be a prophet? 187 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,900 Because if he was a prophet he would know what kind of woman 188 00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:49,200 this was and he would know the type of woman that is down there 189 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,100 at his feet. Well, here it comes. 190 00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:56,200 Jesus knew just exactly the heart of this man. 191 00:12:56,700 --> 00:12:59,100 He always knew what was perfect to say. 192 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,400 And here it comes. The Bible says he knew his heart 193 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,900 and then he says to this man named Simon, and the Simon was 194 00:13:06,900 --> 00:13:11,100 the Pharisee, not to be confused with Simon Peter, the Apostle. 195 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:15,100 This Pharisees name is Simon and Jesus, says, Simon. 196 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:18,500 I have something that I need to tell you. 197 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:22,900 You know, very interesting. I don't know exactly how it was 198 00:13:22,900 --> 00:13:26,600 going to be received from Simon at the very beginning or what 199 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,200 Simon, the Pharisee thought Jesus was going to tell him, I 200 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,900 have no idea. All we know is this man, Simon 201 00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:39,200 says to Jesus. He says Master say on You know, 202 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,600 that word Masters translated in different forms? 203 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,000 We have. Jesus is our Master. 204 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:46,800 He is our Lord. He is our King. 205 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:51,700 He is our Master, absolutely. He is reigning over his kingdom. 206 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:55,800 He is the king and we are his subjects in serving him in our 207 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,400 obedience. So we call Jesus Master, because 208 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,800 that's what he is to us. This man called him Master as 209 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:08,300 translated teacher, so this man was not completely submitting to 210 00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:10,700 Jesus. In fact, he doubted whether he 211 00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:14,400 could be a prophet because he if he was, he'd known this woman. 212 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:20,500 That was that his feet. So he says this master say on 213 00:14:21,300 --> 00:14:26,900 and then in verses 41 and 42, he gives the sermon he said there 214 00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:31,900 was a certain creditor which had two debtors, the one owed five, 215 00:14:31,900 --> 00:14:35,800 hundred Pence and the other 50. And when they had nothing to 216 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,200 pay, he frankly forgave them both. 217 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,000 Tell me therefore, which of them will love him. 218 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:45,000 Most. So Jesus gives this Parable in 219 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:49,000 these two short verses of scripture regarding the lesson 220 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,700 that they needed to know. Jesus said there's two people. 221 00:14:53,300 --> 00:14:57,500 And these two people are debtors, they are indebted to a 222 00:14:57,500 --> 00:15:00,000 creditor and we all know what that's like. 223 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,800 We all know what it's like to have a creditor in our life 224 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,300 that's when we as the dinner. Oh the Creditor, what is 225 00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:14,000 rightful and do to him? We go out and we buy a house, we 226 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,500 have a creditor, we go out and buy a car. 227 00:15:16,500 --> 00:15:21,000 If we don't pay cash, we have a creditor, we become indebted to 228 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:25,700 that creditor and we must pay. If we don't pay, we get in 229 00:15:25,700 --> 00:15:28,500 trouble for that. In fact, it is unscriptural to 230 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:32,100 have a debt and not pay it. The Bible teaches that we ought 231 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:35,000 to. Oh no man and in owing, no, man, 232 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,500 that doesn't mean that we cannot have a balance. 233 00:15:37,700 --> 00:15:41,700 It simply means that we had can never step aside from Our 234 00:15:41,700 --> 00:15:44,800 obligation of the terms that we've agreed on. 235 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,200 If I owe somebody ten thousand dollars and they accept a 236 00:15:48,208 --> 00:15:51,800 hundred dollars a month, for the rest of them, whatever it takes, 237 00:15:52,300 --> 00:15:55,800 I have satisfied, my debt to that person. 238 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,800 Sometimes people would say when the Bible says, oh no man, it 239 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,100 means you can't have Have bills or payments and that is not what 240 00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:06,100 the Bible teaches. Well, here's a creditor Jesus 241 00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:10,300 said, and these people could understand and this Pharisee 242 00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:14,100 being among the religious Elite of the day he truly understood 243 00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:17,900 to and Jesus said there was a creditor, he has two debtors 244 00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:22,500 10's, 500 pants one hose. 50 pence. 245 00:16:23,100 --> 00:16:28,000 King James version, says Pence other translations say dinero y. 246 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:34,300 Which is a plural form of Denarius for what it's worth, as 247 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:37,600 Darrell said it's free. But here it goes a Denarius I 248 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,800 heard is about 16 cents. I also heard that one Denarius 249 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:46,400 is a day's labor or a day's wages needless to say, it 250 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,300 matters. Not this is what matters. 251 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,200 There are two debtors and neither can pay. 252 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:56,000 One has a big debt and one has a small debt and Jesus said, if 253 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,700 this happens and a creditor says too. 254 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:02,100 These debtors, I know you can't pee. 255 00:17:04,099 --> 00:17:09,700 Your debt is Forgiven. Jesus said, who is going to love 256 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:14,400 him more? you know, even this old Pharisee 257 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:20,599 understood, you know, he said I suppose the one for whom he 258 00:17:20,599 --> 00:17:31,000 forgave most, what if me and Ryan went to Bob And he loaned 259 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,200 us some money. Maybe Ryan borrowed fifty 260 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,800 dollars from him. Maybe I needed more, maybe I 261 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:41,600 borrowed $500 from we both have one thing in common Ryan, and I 262 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:46,600 are indebted to Bob, he's our creditor But one day we go to 263 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:52,100 Bob and we say we cannot pay it. Well, I'll tell you, Bob being 264 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:57,000 the good guy that he is he says okay both of you are forgiven 265 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:01,100 your debt. Ryan owed, 50 bucks. 266 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,500 I'm going to tell you any time you owe money and you no longer 267 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:05,700 owe it. It feels good. 268 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:08,300 So I would just add in that. Ryan's going to feel good about 269 00:18:08,300 --> 00:18:10,500 that. He might even like Bob a little 270 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:18,700 But I'm a loving. cuz if I can't pay the larger, the debt The 271 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:21,500 more pressure and stress, it is to pay that debt. 272 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:25,000 If he forgives me the greater debt. 273 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:32,000 I'm going to love him more. I hope we know that Jesus was 274 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:37,800 not talking about money. In this Parable, I hope we can 275 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,700 all see in that, it's very clear. 276 00:18:40,900 --> 00:18:43,700 That Jesus was talking about something else. 277 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,800 Then Jesus began to make a contrast. 278 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:53,500 First Jesus says Thou Hast answered rightly or correctly 279 00:18:54,000 --> 00:19:00,300 because Simon said, I suppose the one for whom he forgave most 280 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,600 but then Jesus doesn't leave it there. 281 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:07,000 Jesus now is going to apply. What he has just said, by 282 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:13,100 comparing the Pharisee to this sinner, this woman in verses 44, 283 00:19:13,100 --> 00:19:16,500 and through 46. It says, and he turned to the 284 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:21,500 woman and said unto Simon, seest, thou this woman, I 285 00:19:21,500 --> 00:19:25,000 entered into thine house. Thou gavest me no water for my 286 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:29,900 feet but she has washed my feet with her tears and wiped them 287 00:19:29,900 --> 00:19:33,400 with the hairs of her head. Now, gave us me no kiss. 288 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,900 But this woman since the time I came in hath, not ceased to kiss 289 00:19:37,900 --> 00:19:42,200 my feet, my head with oil, Dowd, it's not annoying, but this 290 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:46,900 woman hath anointed my feet with Joint meant notice Simon. 291 00:19:46,900 --> 00:19:49,100 You didn't bring any water for my feet. 292 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,600 And by the way, these were customary things that were done 293 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,600 in honor of a guest. It was the rightful thing to do 294 00:19:56,700 --> 00:20:01,300 by way of a host. Jesus said, when I got here you 295 00:20:01,300 --> 00:20:04,800 didn't recognize me with any honor at all as an honored 296 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,000 guest. In fact, he didn't Supply any 297 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,900 water for my feet. You didn't give me a kiss, which 298 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:13,900 was a greeting form. A respectful greeting form, much 299 00:20:13,900 --> 00:20:16,100 like you. And I Might shake hands with 300 00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:19,400 someone today. You didn't anoint my head with 301 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,200 oil. In fact, this woman has come and 302 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,400 when she did, so she washed my feet. 303 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,200 Not with the water, you provided. 304 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,200 But with her own tears, she dried them with nothing you 305 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,100 provided, but with her own hair and then you didn't give me a 306 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:35,700 kiss. You didn't greet me as your 307 00:20:35,700 --> 00:20:39,000 guest. But she hasn't stopped kissing 308 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:46,900 my feet since I got here. You didn't anoint my head, but 309 00:20:46,900 --> 00:20:50,900 she has not stopped anointing my feet with that. 310 00:20:50,900 --> 00:20:54,300 Ointment, that was brought in that Alabaster Box. 311 00:20:55,300 --> 00:21:01,900 Well, Jesus drives the point home in verse 47. wherefore, I 312 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:07,000 say unto thee her sins, which are many are forgiven for, she, 313 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:12,400 loved much, but to whom little Is Forgiven the same loveth 314 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:17,900 little at first glance in the King James version, it appears 315 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:24,400 That is a little bit confusing. Is Jesus saying that her love is 316 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:29,500 the cause of her forgiveness or is her love, the proof of her 317 00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:32,500 forgiveness is who has she forgiven? 318 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:37,800 Because she loved much that's what it sounds like or is her 319 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:42,400 much love the evidence of the Forgiveness of her. 320 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,900 Many sins will go into a different translation. 321 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:49,400 It renders it this way and I think it's shed some light Light 322 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:52,400 on the subject, it says it like this. 323 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:58,000 I tell you, then the great love, she had shown proves that her 324 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:02,400 many sins have been forgiven. Whoever has been forgiven 325 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:08,000 little, however, shows only a little love and so, we find that 326 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:13,200 her much love was the was the reason or the the much love that 327 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:18,900 she had was the evidence of the Forgiveness of her many sins. 328 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:23,400 Ins much like the person that appreciate so much more. 329 00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:28,500 Appreciate so much more. The fact that they've been 330 00:22:28,500 --> 00:22:34,700 forgiven a large debt verse 50. Those says, just exactly what 331 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:38,500 saved her and that was her faith, thy faith. 332 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:43,500 Hath saved thee, go in peace. Her faith was the cause of her 333 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:48,200 forgiveness, and her love was the reflection of her faith. 334 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,400 Let me notice with you and Galatians, chapter 5, and verse 335 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,300 number 6, where Paul said for in Jesus Christ, Christ, neither 336 00:22:55,300 --> 00:22:59,500 circumcision availeth. Anything nor uncircumcision but 337 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:05,000 Faith which worketh by love one more thing along this line, back 338 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,100 to our text. Now in verse 47 in the latter 339 00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:11,800 part of it, it clears it up even further when it says, but to 340 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:18,600 whom little is Forgiven the same loveth little you know, when 341 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:25,400 applying this Parable today, this Parable can be a comfort, a 342 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:30,500 wonderful Comfort to The Sinner. You know what matters? 343 00:23:30,500 --> 00:23:35,700 Not what a person person's past is like It doesn't matter of the 344 00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:39,700 things that you did yesterday. If today, you've taken care of 345 00:23:39,700 --> 00:23:45,400 that It doesn't matter the reputation that you once had 346 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,500 when you lived under a different standard. 347 00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:52,000 This Parable is a beautiful story. 348 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,400 It is a beautiful story that even those that have great sin 349 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,100 in their life. In fact, those that have great 350 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:02,300 sin in their life will be forgiven first before the other 351 00:24:02,300 --> 00:24:05,200 folks that think they have a little sin in their life and sit 352 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,500 in a condescending fashion Over The Sinner that comes to 353 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:13,300 repentance. It's all about the heart, Jesus 354 00:24:13,300 --> 00:24:18,600 taught that so many times. Some people, you know, they they 355 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,100 really make a mess of their lives. 356 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:25,800 I know that and they know it, I'ma tell you something and I 357 00:24:25,808 --> 00:24:27,500 think you'll find this to be true too. 358 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,000 When you've made a mess of your life. 359 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:37,400 Your guilt sometimes is harder to bear. 360 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:42,500 Sometimes your guilt is a cute. It's like a brand-new wound. 361 00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:47,500 It's ever opened and it's always before you the sensations from 362 00:24:47,500 --> 00:24:52,000 it continued on and on, and on, and it's painful. 363 00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:56,500 I know. but, you know, when you come to Jesus with that kind of 364 00:24:56,500 --> 00:25:00,900 a past, In all of that guilt, that's from your life is so 365 00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:05,800 acute and hurt so badly. When you come as that song says, 366 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:11,000 there's room at the foot of the cross for you, when you come to 367 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:15,700 the feet of Jesus, like this woman did so long ago, you can 368 00:25:15,700 --> 00:25:18,100 bare your soul and pour your heart out. 369 00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:22,400 If you come in obedience to the gospel, come out of the Waters 370 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,500 of baptism, I'll tell you something, every single thing 371 00:25:25,500 --> 00:25:34,200 that happened before is now behind you forever. but, you 372 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:40,500 know, sometimes when people have a life that is Tainted And it's 373 00:25:40,900 --> 00:25:44,800 sinful. Sometimes they're going to 374 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:49,600 express their love for the Lord, even greater their appreciation 375 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:54,000 for him is even greater, they will be motivated for greater 376 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,500 service in their life. You know, the best example, I 377 00:25:57,508 --> 00:26:00,500 can think about in the New Testament is that of the Apostle 378 00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:04,200 Paul here was a man. Listen to what he said about 379 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,300 himself and First Corinthians chapter 15 and verses 9 and 10. 380 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:13,400 Paul said, for I am the least of the Apostles and I'm not meet to 381 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:17,700 be called an apostle because I persecuted the Church of God. 382 00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:23,600 But by the grace of God, listen, I am what I am and his grace, 383 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,300 which was bestowed upon me was not in vain. 384 00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:30,500 Why was it not in vain? She going back? 385 00:26:30,500 --> 00:26:33,300 He said, I am the least of the Apostles. 386 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:36,100 I am not even worthy to be called an apostle. 387 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:39,800 And by the way, we are talking about a man that was The very 388 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:44,300 chosen vessel of Jesus Christ himself, a man that had written 389 00:26:44,300 --> 00:26:48,000 by divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit over two-thirds of 390 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,400 the New Testament. Scripture a very, very important 391 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,300 man. In the eyes of Jesus Christ. 392 00:26:54,300 --> 00:26:57,500 This was a man that was to Bear the name of Jesus to the 393 00:26:57,500 --> 00:27:04,100 Gentiles and he says this, I am not even Worthy. 394 00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:09,200 To be considered among the other Apostles. 395 00:27:09,900 --> 00:27:12,700 Because I persecuted the Church of God. 396 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:21,600 But then he says, but by the grace of God, I am what I am and 397 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,400 the mercy and the grace that he showed me. 398 00:27:25,500 --> 00:27:30,100 It was not in vain. Why was it not in vain? 399 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:37,400 He said this here's the reason, I labored more abundantly than 400 00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:38,400 them. All. 401 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:43,000 That's why. But then he finishes it like 402 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,800 this as to not put too much credit on himself. 403 00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:54,100 He says yet not I but the grace of God which was with me. 404 00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:57,900 You know, like that old saying by the grace of God? 405 00:27:57,900 --> 00:28:01,800 There go. I Here was a man that realized 406 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:06,200 his past was horrible. You know, if you think about all 407 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,100 the things that a person can do in this life, all the simple 408 00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:11,600 things of destroying themselves, destroying their body, 409 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,000 destroying their friends, destroying their family and so 410 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,000 on and so forth. I can't think of anything that 411 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:22,100 was, as bad as Paul, he was diametrically opposed to the 412 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:25,700 furtherance of the Gospel. He was standing there, fighting 413 00:28:25,700 --> 00:28:31,000 against the furtherance of the Gospel, persecuting the church, 414 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,800 and binding. All those that would call upon 415 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,000 the name of the Lord. Lord when he came to the 416 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,400 realization because Jesus appeared to him on the Damascus 417 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,500 Road, he changed. He said that was by the grace of 418 00:28:42,500 --> 00:28:45,500 God and by that Grace I am what I am. 419 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:49,400 His grace was not bestowed upon me in a vein fashion and that's 420 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,700 because of this. I labored a i labored harder 421 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:59,900 than anyone in other words, he was indebted so much that he 422 00:28:59,900 --> 00:29:02,700 worked even harder. Here's the point. 423 00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:04,300 Let me just encourage you this way. 424 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:12,200 Don't wallow in your guilt. Of sins that have been forgiven. 425 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,200 Don't do that. I know that's hard to do. 426 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:20,300 Sometimes we feel guilty for things that have long been taken 427 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:24,000 care of, But that is counterproductive. 428 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:29,200 It is counterproductive to dwell on the sin that has been 429 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:33,800 removed. Just be like Paul very humbly, 430 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,500 be like Paul and labor even harder. 431 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:42,200 The blood of Jesus is what takes away those sins in our life. 432 00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:48,900 When he removes, those sins by his blood, then we move on the 433 00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:52,800 parable reveals how we can increase our love, and Devotion 434 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:56,600 to Jesus. Remember, the more aware we are 435 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,200 of the Forgiveness of sins and the Forgiveness that we have in 436 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:04,200 Jesus Christ, the more we will love and serve him. 437 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:09,100 Listen, there are two ways that one can have a Heightened sense 438 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,300 of forgiveness. Number one is what we've already 439 00:30:12,300 --> 00:30:15,700 talked about, and that's easy to understand a person that is 440 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:18,300 guilty of a whole lot. When he's forgiven of a whole 441 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:23,200 lot, you have a heightened value of the Forgiveness of sins. 442 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:27,100 What about the second one? What about the person that never 443 00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:30,700 feels like he's ever fallen into that category. 444 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,200 What about folks that have been children living in their lives, 445 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,300 with their parents, taking them to the Assemblies of the body of 446 00:30:37,300 --> 00:30:39,400 Christ. Their whole life and then 447 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,900 obeying the gospel and never turned, their back and gone back 448 00:30:42,900 --> 00:30:46,400 into the ways of the world and didn't participate in all of 449 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,500 those immoral acts and things that we have no business 450 00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:53,100 partaking in. How is that kind of a person 451 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,900 going to also have a heightened sense of the importance of 452 00:30:57,900 --> 00:31:02,300 forgiveness? Very, very simple. 453 00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:05,200 Have a better understanding of sin. 454 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:10,700 When you understand what sin is and the price that was paid for 455 00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:14,000 it. You will have a higher sense or 456 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,600 a heightened sense of the importance of forgiveness. 457 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:22,200 Well Paul said in Romans 6 and 23 that the wages of sin is 458 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:28,100 spiritual death which separates one from God Ezekiel. 459 00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:31,100 The eighteenth chapter simply says the soul that sinneth. 460 00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:35,400 It shall die. In Isaiah chapter 59, verses 1 461 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,200 and 2. The Bible says, Says behold 462 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:42,300 listen to these words Behold, The Lord's hand is not shortened 463 00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:46,100 that it cannot save. Neither his ear heavy. 464 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:52,100 That it cannot hear listen to this, but your iniquities have 465 00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:57,500 separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden 466 00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:01,500 his face from you, that he will not hear you. 467 00:32:03,700 --> 00:32:06,500 God can do it. God's there. 468 00:32:06,500 --> 00:32:10,900 Waiting to save, he's there waiting and ready to forgive. 469 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:18,900 What type of sin did Isaiah say? That keeps a man from God. 470 00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:23,800 What kind of sin causes God? Did not hear that individual. 471 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,600 What type of sin? Big sins? 472 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,300 Little sins, moral sins? What kind of sins? 473 00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:34,600 You know what? He said, your sin That's the 474 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:37,600 kind of sin. Your sin. 475 00:32:38,900 --> 00:32:43,700 Whatever that is, there is no degree of sin in this world. 476 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:48,600 All there is, is sin. And when Jesus died on the 477 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:54,000 cross, he died for all sins. The more we learn about the 478 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,800 terrible nature of sin. Then the more we will appreciate 479 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:01,400 the Forgiveness that we have in Jesus Christ. 480 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,900 When we understand that, and when we appreciate that, we will 481 00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:09,500 be motivated to serve him even better in. 2nd Corinthians 482 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:13,800 chapter 5, and verses 14 and 15. The Apostle Paul said for the 483 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:19,300 love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judge that. 484 00:33:19,300 --> 00:33:23,400 If one died for all then we're all dead and that he died for 485 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:26,400 all that they which live should not henceforth live unto 486 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:31,100 themselves but unto him which died for them and Rose. 487 00:33:31,900 --> 00:33:36,200 Again. You know, when Jesus went to 488 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:41,100 Golgotha so long ago? On gothis, brow. 489 00:33:42,500 --> 00:33:46,900 At Mount Calvary. Everything that happened to him. 490 00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:49,800 Everything that he had to go through. 491 00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:57,700 He went through for every man and every sin. 492 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:03,200 There is no degrees of it. The only thing that'll keep a 493 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:09,100 person that heaven is sin. That's it Isaiah said, what kind 494 00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:13,699 of sin member that your sin? My sin. 495 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,300 Any sin. I want you to hear these words. 496 00:34:18,300 --> 00:34:20,100 Maybe you've heard this before. I don't know. 497 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:24,900 Very touching words as written in a poem about what Jesus did. 498 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,600 I think, when we have an understanding of this, we can 499 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,500 better understand just exactly what Jesus did for us and in 500 00:34:31,507 --> 00:34:36,000 doing that will have a greater appreciation. but it says this 501 00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:44,000 in evil long, I took Delight uh, gnawed by shame or fear Till a 502 00:34:44,007 --> 00:34:47,900 new object struck my site and stop my wild career. 503 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,500 I saw one hanging on a tree and agonies and blood. 504 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:57,400 Who fixed his languid eyes on me as near The Cross. 505 00:34:57,500 --> 00:35:01,300 I stood. Sure, never till my latest 506 00:35:01,300 --> 00:35:02,800 breath. Can I forget that? 507 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:06,600 Look It seemed to change me with his bread. 508 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:12,200 His death though, not a word. He spoke my conscience felt and 509 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:14,800 owned the guilt and plunge me in despair. 510 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:20,900 I saw my sins, his blood had spilt and help to nail him 511 00:35:20,900 --> 00:35:24,700 there. Alas, I knew not what I did. 512 00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:29,700 But now my tears are vain. Where shall my trembling Soul be 513 00:35:29,700 --> 00:35:34,800 hid for. I the Lord have slain. a second, 514 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:40,000 look he gave which said I freely offer give This blood is for thy 515 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,900 Ransom paid, I die. That thou me live. 516 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:49,000 Thus, while his death, my sin displays in all its blackest 517 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,100 Hue, such is the mystery of Grace. 518 00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:57,100 It seals my pardon to, with pleasing grief and mournful Joy. 519 00:35:57,100 --> 00:36:03,100 My spirit now is filled But I should such a life destroy yet 520 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:09,400 lives by him. I killed my sins put Jesus on 521 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:13,900 that cross. So did yours, we got to get rid 522 00:36:13,900 --> 00:36:16,800 of those sins, don't we? That's what we have to do. 523 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,300 That's really as simple as that, there's nothing hard about it. 524 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:26,100 We got to get rid of him. He did something to pave the way 525 00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:30,100 for you and I, but you and I must do something in order to 526 00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:33,300 remove those sins. In our life. 527 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,600 Bible is very clear. We come hearing the word of God 528 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,400 upon hearing. Faith comes by hearing Romans 529 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:43,500 10:17. Gene and hearing by the word of 530 00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:46,200 God. Jesus would also say he that 531 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,600 believeth and is baptized shall be saved. 532 00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:54,700 He that believeth not shall be damned Mark 16:15 and 16 Jesus 533 00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:58,700 said I tell you nay but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise 534 00:36:58,700 --> 00:37:00,900 perish. We understand that we need to 535 00:37:00,900 --> 00:37:03,200 make a change in our life. We need to make the 536 00:37:03,207 --> 00:37:05,700 determination. We no longer want to go in the 537 00:37:05,700 --> 00:37:09,400 direction we've gone. I want to serve God and turn my 538 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,900 back on that old devil. And turn my back on a sinful 539 00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:16,900 world. Then we must confess the good 540 00:37:16,900 --> 00:37:19,900 confession, which is simply. I believe that Jesus Christ is 541 00:37:19,900 --> 00:37:23,400 the son of God. And then go down into the Waters 542 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,800 of baptism. Be baptized for the remission of 543 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:31,900 sins for it is at the point the point of Salvation isn't baptism 544 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:36,600 all the other steps lead up to it, but it baptism is when 545 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:42,500 someone finally gets rid of those sins, let me ask you this, 546 00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:44,200 though. What's your devotion and service 547 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:48,400 to Jesus been like Do you treat him like Simon did? 548 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,600 Is that how you treat Jesus in your life? 549 00:37:52,700 --> 00:37:56,200 Do you invite him over but don't treat him like he deserves. 550 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,100 Have you honored him by your devotion and service to him? 551 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:07,200 Or are there things that you need the change you know this 552 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,700 Pharisee invited Jesus over but Jesus didn't say one favorable 553 00:38:10,700 --> 00:38:14,200 thing about this fella. He said something about the 554 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:19,300 woman though her sins, which were many are forgiven. 555 00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:23,200 How is it with you today? Are you not a Christian? 556 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:26,100 If you're not a Christian, you need to be a Christian and being 557 00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:28,600 a Christian. 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