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Luke 7:36-50
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36When one of the Pharisees
invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and
reclined at the table.
37A woman in that town who
lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so
she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume.
38As she stood behind him at
his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them
with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
39When the Pharisee who had
invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would
know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
40Jesus answered him, “Simon,
I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said.
41“Two people owed money to a
certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42Neither of them had the
money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will
love him more?”
43Simon replied, “I suppose
the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus
said.
44Then he turned toward the
woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You
did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and
wiped them with her hair.
45You did not give me a kiss,
but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.
46You did not put oil on my
head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.
47Therefore, I tell you, her
many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been
forgiven little loves little.”
48Then Jesus said to her,
“Your sins are forgiven.”
49The other guests began to
say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50Jesus said to the woman,
“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
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1)
According to
verse 36 what did Jesus do when one of
the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him?
o
Jesus
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Went to the
Pharisee’s house.
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And reclined at
the table.
2)
According to
verse 37 what did a woman in that town who lived a sinful life do when she
learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house?
o
She came to the
Pharisee’s house with an alabaster jar of perfume.
3)
According to
verse 38 what did the woman do as she stood behind Jesus at his feet weeping?
o
She
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Began to wet Jesus’
feet with her tears.
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Wiped them with
her hair.
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Kissed them.
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And poured
perfume on them.
4)
According to
verse 39 what went through the mind of the Pharisee when he saw what the woman
did?
o
He said to
himself that if Jesus were a prophet, he
would know
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Who was touching
him.
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And that the
woman who was touching him was a sinner.
5)
According to
verse 40 what was Simon’s reply when Jesus
said he had something to tell him?
o
He told Jesus to
tell him.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 41 how much money did
the two debtors owe the moneylender?
o
One owed him
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Five hundred
denarii.
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And the other
fifty.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 42 what did the moneylender
do when neither of the two debtors had
the money to pay him back?
o
He forgave the
debts of both.
8)
According to
verses 42 and 43 what was Simon’s opinion as to which of the two debtors would
love the moneylender
more?
o
The one who had
the bigger debt forgiven would love the
moneylender more.
9)
What is the cause
of love in the story?
o
Forgiveness of debt
is the cause of love in the story.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 43 what was his response to Simon’s assessment?
o
Jesus concurred
with his assessment.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 44 to 46 how did he contrast Simon’s treatment of him with
the woman’s treatment of him?
o
When Jesus came
into his house,
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Simon did not
give Jesus any water for his feet.
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But
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The woman
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Wet his feet with
her tears.
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And wiped them
with her hair.
§
Simon did not
give Jesus a kiss.
§
But
§
The woman, from
the time Jesus entered, had not stopped kissing his feet.
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Simon did not put
oil on Jesus’ head.
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But
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The woman had
poured perfume on his feet.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 47 what conclusion did he draw from the contrast he made?
o
The woman’s many
sins had been forgiven.
o
As
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Her great love had
shown.
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But whoever had been
forgiven little loved little.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 47 what is the cause of love?
o
Forgiveness of sins
is the cause of love.
14)
Who loved little
in the current situation and why?
o
Simon loved
little.
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Because
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He had been
forgiven little.
15)
Why had Simon
been forgiven little?
o
Simon as a Pharisees
had made a conscientious effort to avoid uncleanness.
16)
What would be the
motivation for Simon to love more, given 1 Corinthians 15:3?
o
Simon getting to
know that Jesus had to die for his sins in order to forgive even a lesser
sinner like him would motivate him to love more.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Corinthians 15:3 that says,
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3For what I received I passed
on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to
the Scriptures,
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17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 48 what was the woman’s status in regard to sin?
o
Her sins were
forgiven.
18)
What is the cause
of forgiveness of sins, given Acts 10:43?
o
Faith is the cause
of forgiveness of sins.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 10:43 that says,
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43All the prophets testify
about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins
through his name.
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19)
According to what
Jesus said concerning the woman in verse 50 and in earlier verses what did he
see from the action she had taken?
o
Jesus saw her faith.
20)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 50 what is the cause of salvation?
o
Faith is the cause
of salvation.
21)
Is forgiveness of
sins the cause of salvation and why, given Romans 6:23?
o
Yes, forgiveness
of sins is the cause of salvation.
o
Because
o
Forgiveness of sins
cancels the wages of sin, which is death.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 6:23 that says,
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23For the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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22)
From the
discussion so far what is the relationship between faith, forgiveness of sins
and salvation?
o
Faith is the cause
of forgiveness of sins which in turn is the cause of salvation.
23)
From the
discussion so far what is the relationship between faith, forgiveness of sins
and love?
o
Faith is the
cause of forgiveness of sins which in turn is the cause of love.
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Luke 7:36-50
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