571st Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parables on Forgiveness Con't.- Parable of Forgiven Much, Forgiven Little Con't. Luke 7: 41 - 47. - 2nd Post.

Luke 7: 41- 47 Parable of Forgiven Much, Forgiven Little Continued 2nd Post.
Jesus used an example of money to explain the different amounts of sins that were forgiven.  It is interesting that Simon would welcome Jesus into his home; Jesus, in the Pharisees' eyes was a sinner and working with the prince of demons (Matthew 9:34).  Clearly, Simon does not hold with the rest of the Pharisees on this point; otherwise Simon would not have invited Jesus to his house and fed Him.  Simon would be the one forgiven little in this parable.  Now the woman in this parable and story, is not Mary, Lazarus's sister.  You can understand this because this story takes place in Capernaum, in Northern Part of Israel by the Sea of Galilee, not in Bethany, just outside Jerusalem in the South part of Israel.  The stories are similar but not the same place or people involved; and the time is different as well.  This is one of the reasons that I try to tell you when in Jesus' Ministry this takes place.  The woman in this parable was a person of the street.  Jesus did not go into more detail than to say her sins are great.  This woman knows she is a sinner, and with out help, she is on a one way road to hell.  She found that help in Jesus, He has the power to forgive sins.  That is why He is our Savior.  I have run out of space again and will continue next post.