A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                             LOVE POURED OUT PART IX

I, Judas, am one of the guests at the home of the Pharisee Simon.... One of the other guests is Rabbi Jesus... I had come out of curiosity.... I had heard of Jesus and decided I would like to meet Him in person... So I listened to Him as He spoke.... It all sounded quite good.... But then unusual things began to happen... A woman we all know as a sinful woman appeared behind Jesus weeping... She wet His feet with her tears.... We expected her to ask for a towel... But she did not... Instead she loosened her hair and used it to dry Jesus' feet!... We, Simon's other guests, looked at each other... We were all shocked to see that... But I then remembered that she was a sinful woman!.... So her behaviour was, therefore, not strange... I was surprised, though, that Jesus never said anything.... Moreover, He allowed her to pour perfume over His feet!!.... Jesus then finally began to speak... I expected Him to tell the woman to leave but He did not.... Instead, He turned to His host Simon and told him a story.... It was all about love and forgiveness.... Who is He to talk about such subjects?.... Does He now know who this woman is?... That she is a sinner?... What Jesus did next is unbelievable... He turned to the woman and told her that her sins are forgiven!!.... We, all the other guests, looked at each other again.... Had we heard it right?... Had Jesus just said that this sinful woman's sins are forgiven?... Does He not know that only God can forgive sins?... Does He think He is God?.... Blasphemy!!".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn of the reaction of the other guests of the Pharisee Simon to Jesus words to the sinful woman...

 

               ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                       LOVE POURED OUT PART IX

The Pharisee Simon has not only invited Jesus to his house but he has invited others as well. They have all seen what the sinful woman has done. And they have heard that Jesus told her her sins are forgiven as you can read in Luke 7:49

The other guests began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

The other guests of the Pharisee Simon are not sure what to make of Jesus' words. To them Jesus is just a man and how can a man claim to be able to forgive sins? No doubt, many will have gone home that evening with questions in their minds. Will they eventually have discovered the truth about Jesus? only God knows....  

P.S. Please realise that Judas is a made up name of one of the guests....