The Money Lender

Описание: "Forgiveness from God and Jesus is free—you can’t buy it."
The Money Lender
Luke 7:41-43
“Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five
hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.”

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Some Questions to ponder ourselves. You can add your thoughts in the comment below. Thank you, and God bless you all.

1. What options did the moneylender have with people who owed him money?
2. Why do you think the woman came to the Pharisee’s house? (a) to upset the Pharisee, (b) to ruin the party, (c) to seek forgiveness, (d) to minister to Jesus, (e) to confront her oppressors, (f) something else.
3. Jesus’ parable about the moneylender seems an odd response to the Pharisee who was thinking that it was strange that Jesus allowed a sinful woman to touch him. What was Jesus actually saying to Simon? (a) you can’t know grace because you don’t think of yourself as a sinner, (b) you are a bigger sinner than the woman but you don’t know it, (c) you may have sinned less than the woman, but you still need forgiveness, (d) the more you’ve sinned, the more your love for God, (e) the more you’ve been forgiven, the more your love for God.
4. Have you even felt like Simon when confronted with a person of questionable morals?
5. Who do you identify with in the parable (moneylender, small debtor, large debtor)?
6. Parables make you peel off layers of meaning, but usually have a basic lesson. What is the fundamental lesson of this parable?