A Worshipful Response


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In Luke 7:36-50 we find an account of 1st Century party crashing. A woman who was known around town for her sinful lifestyle entered the home of a pharisee named Simon who was hosting a dinner party in Jesus’ honor. She was uninvited and unwelcome in Simon’s house but she came anyway. I imagine it was all very awkward for Simon, and probably for the woman as well, but apparently not for Jesus. This unexpected coming together of an infamous sinner and a famous law-keeper, both seeking time with Jesus, prompts Jesus to tell a parable about a man who forgave two debtors. The parable itself is just three sentences long. What do you think Jesus was saying through this parable?