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Luke 7:36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 vAnd behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wwiped them with the hair o...
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webstix.com Tony Herman - the coolest cat on the net
Luke 7:36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 vAnd behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wwiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If xthis man were ya prophet, he zwould have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”
SINNER: BLATANT, SCANDOULOUS, DEPRAVED…
DEFINED BY THAT BEHAVIOR… Its who you are.
i.e. Claudia… claudia who? Red head? Short? from Kentucky? … whore… OH THAT CLAUDIA!
He sees the adulterous woman clean forgiven and set free from guilt and shame. FREE FROM LABELS.
Jesus was free from assumptions… cultural labels. Aren’t you glad? How do others see you??? And Jesus sees you for who he has created you to be!
Someone sings an amazing song… That was wonderful…
“oh it was all Jesus”
No, Jesus sings better than that.
WHAT AM I SAYING? WE ALL SOUND THE SAME TO JESUS…
We see people on a scale…
Here’s a secret “I always come out ahead on my scale!”
HERE IS THE CRAZY THING ABOUT THIS STORY…
They are at complete polar opposite ends of the spectrum. One is a sinner - hardcore - blatant- PROSTITUTE
One is a religious fanatic - hardcore - blatant- PHARISEE
*Pharisees abhorred prostitutes, they would shame them, they would not look at them, they would go to great lengths to stay away from any sexual temptation or innuendos.
THEY ARE BOTH SEEN BY JESUS AS THE SAME.
To touch her would make you unclean - unable to be in the presence of God. You are not allowed in the temple where Gods presence was.
Simon discredits Jesus because Jesus allowed this woman to touch him.
Simon sees her one way - Jesus sees her another way.
When we lived in Seattle our church was next to a strip club and there was another one a few doors down and then another one down the street… I became friends with the strippers… Would you judge me? Would you discredit me?
See people as Jesus sees them. See the religious arrogant as Jesus would, See the prostitute, drug addict, the mechanic who is a thief, the mother in law who is a gossip… see them all the way jesus sees them.
