Love Little, Love Much - Luke 7:35-50

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Love Little, Love Much - Amor Poco, Amor Mucho Luke 7:35-50 5-3-15 Introduction – A. A touchy subject 1. hard to grasp 2. being a Christian means leaving sin 3. for many, that means leaving certain people I. The Criticism: You shouldn’t touch sinners - La Crítica: No debería tocar a pecadores A. The event - El evento 1. Why was she there? - ¿Por qué estaba allí? It was customary in that day for outsiders to hover around during banquets so they could watch the "important people" and hear the conversation. Since everything was open, they could even enter the banquet hall and speak to a guest. This explains how this woman had access to Jesus. He was not behind locked doors. In that day women were not invited to banquets. Jewish rabbis did not speak to women in public, nor did they eat with them in public. A woman of this type would not be welcomed in the house of Simon the Pharisee. Her sins are not named, but we get the impression she was a woman of the streets with a bad reputation. Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament - The Bible Exposition Commentary – New Testament, Volume 1. 2. Jesus definitely received her - Jesús definitivamente la recibió If you check a harmony of the Gospels, you will discover that just before this event, Jesus had given the gracious invitation, "Come unto Me ... and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28-30). Perhaps that was when the woman turned from her sin and trusted the Saviour. Her tears, her humble attitude, and her expensive gift all spoke of a changed heart. Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament - The Bible Exposition Commentary – New Testament, Volume 1. B. The principle - El principio 1. they were to be separate and so are we - debían estar separados y nosotros también 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty. 2. not people and not things - no personas y no cosas Colossians 2:20-23 If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as, "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" (which all refer to things destined to perish with use)—in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men? These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence. touch not 3. touch not the attitudes and affections of sin - toque no las actitudes y afectos del pecado II. The Lesson: The greater forgiveness, the greater love - La Lección: El mayor perdón, el amor más grande A. It appears she loved much because she was forgiven much - TRUE - Parece que amó mucho porque fue perdonada mucho - VERDADERO B. It appears he loved little because he was forgiven little - Parece que amó poco porque fue perdonado poco • Therefore, he had sinned little - FALSE - Por lo tanto , había pecado poco - FALSO III. The Trick: He was the greater sinner - El Truco : Él era el mayor pecador A. Greatest commandment - Mandamiento más grande - amar a Dios The parable does not deal with the amount of sin in a person's life but the awareness of that sin in his heart… Simon was just as spiritually bankrupt as the woman, only he did not realize it. Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament - The Bible Exposition Commentary – New Testament, Volume 1. B. Here is the Christian life - Esta es la vida Cristiana 1. Awareness of our sinfulness - El conocimiento de nuestro pecado 2. Awareness of God’s Grace - El conocimiento de la Gracia de Dios 3. Love God - El amor a Dios 4. Loving God leaves no room for sinful living - Amando a Dios no deja lugar para una vida pecaminosa 5. Loving God leaves no room for a critical spirit - Amando a Dios no deja lugar para un espíritu crítico United States v. Wilson, 32 U.S. 150 (1833),