"Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” -Luke 7:47
Underserved love yet, given freely. Ever since before, I've been really confused as to what this passage really means. I understood it like this: "The heavier the weight of the sin, the more your gratitude & love to our forgiving God." But is it really about the weight of the sin? Do we need to undergo a shameful bad past just to show a greater love & gratitude to God? Or is it about how we PERCEIVE what God has done for us? In Jesus' parable, there were 2 debtors who owed money. They were both sinners(debtors). Undeserving of the love of God (the moneylender). No human action, no number of rules obeyed, could ever make them be worthy enough to "claim" Gods love. It was out of Gods mercy and kindness that they were forgiven. And through the love we have received from God, we become able to love God back. In the Gospel, there are 2 main characters who encountered Jesus: Simon the Pharisee (Not Simon Peter) and the sinful Woman. A...