How was the story of the forgiving of the sinful woman by Jesus?

      

Relate the story of the forgiving of the sinful woman by Jesus.

  

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Maurice
(i) Simon, the Pharasee invited Jesus for a meal.

(ii) A sinful woman brought in oil and begun to wash Jesus' feet using her tears.

(iii) She anointed Jesus' feet with oil.

(iv) The host wondered why Jesus failed to recognize that the woman was sinful yet He was a prophet of God.

(v) Jesus responded by narrating the parable of the two debtors to illustrate the story.

(vi) The two debtors owed their master different amounts of money.

(vii) When the two debtors were unable to pay their master cancelled their debts.

(viii) Jesus asked Simon the Pharasee who of the two debtors loved more.

(ix) He answered that the one who was owed a bigger debt.

(x) Jesus was in praise of the woman because she had washed His feet, and anointed Him with oil yet the Pharasee did not.

(xi) Jesus told the woman that her sins were forgiven because of her love for Jesus.

(xii) The guests wondered why Jesus was forgiving sins and treated it as blasphemy.

(xiii) Jesus told the woman that her faith had saved her.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 21, 2017 at 12:06


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