誰是真正的罪人？
路加福音七章36至50節
36有一個法利賽人請耶穌和他吃飯；耶穌就到法利賽人家裡去坐席。
37那城裡有一個女人，是個罪人，知道耶穌在法利賽人家裡坐席，就拿著盛香膏的玉瓶，
38站在耶穌背後，挨著他的腳哭，眼淚濕了耶穌的腳，就用自己的頭髮擦乾，又用嘴連連親他的腳，把香膏抹上。
39請耶穌的法利賽人看見這事，心裡說：這人若是先知，必知道摸他的是誰，是個怎樣的女人，乃是個罪人。
40耶穌對他說：西門！我有句話要對你說。西門說：夫子，請說。
41耶穌說：一個債主有兩個人欠他的債；一個欠五十兩銀子，一個欠五兩銀子；
42因為他們無力償還，債主就開恩免了他們兩個人的債。這兩個人那一個更愛他呢？
43西門回答說：我想是那多得恩免的人。耶穌說：你斷的不錯。
44於是轉過來向著那女人，便對西門說：你看見這女人麼？我進了你的家，你沒有給我水洗腳；但這女人用眼淚濕了我的腳，用頭髮擦乾。
45你沒有與我親嘴；但這女人從我進來的時候就不住的用嘴親我的腳。
46你沒有用油抹我的頭；但這女人用香膏抹我的腳。
47所以我告訴你，他許多的罪都赦免了，因為他的愛多；但那赦免少的，他的愛就少。
48於是對那女人說：你的罪赦免了。
49同席的人心裡說：這是甚麼人，竟赦免人的罪呢？
50耶穌對那女人說：你的信救了你；平平安安的回去罷！
信息分享
耶穌所講的比喻往往很貼近現實，故此，不難將它們轉移到現今的處境，而其真實的程度，就仿如發生在我們眼前一樣。
耶穌向西門所講的比喻包含了三個人物：一個債主和兩個欠債的人，其中一個欠債較多，一個欠得較少，但兩人都同樣是無力償還債項。
試想想，當兩人來到債主面前，承認自己無力還債，卻竟然聽到債主對他們說：「既然如此，我就免了你們的債吧！」他們兩人將會是何等的喜出望外！故事的結局實在是太出人意表！
然而，比喻還有下文，就是如何將它應用在生活之中。基督問作主人的西門說：「你想，這兩個欠債的人，哪一個會更愛那名債主呢？」西門回答說：「當然是欠他更多的那個人。」耶穌接著說：「西門，你看見這女人麼？她因為得著了赦罪的喜樂，所以她內心充滿了對我的愛；反之，你卻並未真正體會這喜樂，因為你還未察覺自己有罪，不覺得自己需要尋求赦免。你其實像她一樣都是罪人，但她已獲得赦罪，而你呢？你為何不尋求赦免呢？」
我們不知道西門聽完這番說話之後，會有何反應；他可能要經過一段時間，才能克服自大的心理，尋求救主的赦免。然而，只要祂向主祈求，他就必定獲得主的赦免。
你已尋求救主的赦免了嗎？若還沒有，何不立即祈求呢？只要你求，就必獲得赦罪的喜樂。
WILL THE REAL SINNER PLEASE STAND UP?
Luke 7: 36 - 50
36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat.
37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil,
38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”
And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.”
44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.
45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.
46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.
47 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.”
48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Message
These parables are so true to life that it would not be difficult to transfer them to this year and to our place of living. We can almost see them being acted out in front of us.
In the story we have just read there are three people. Two are in debt to the third. One owes a little, the other owes a lot. But both had nothing with which to pay their debts.
Can you imagine the scene as these two men come confessing that they cannot pay a penny and their tremendous joy when the man says, 'It's quite all right, I will forgive both of you'? What a surprising end to the story!
But it is not really the end. There is the application. Christ asked this question: 'Which man would love him the most?' His host, Simon, said, 'The one who owed the most'. Then Jesus went on, 'Do you see this woman Simon? She loves me because she knows the joy of sins forgiven. You don't really know that joy, Simon, because you don't realise your need. You are a sinner just like she is, but she has been forgiven. Why don't you ask for forgiveness too?'
We are not told what happened to Simon. He would have to overcome a lot of pride to seek the Saviour's forgiveness. But if he asked for it, he would have been immediately forgiven.
Have you asked for the forgiveness of your sins? If not, why not ask Christ to forgive you today?