谁是真正的罪人？
路加福音七章36至50节
36有一个法利赛人请耶稣和他吃饭，耶稣就到法利赛人家里去坐席。
37那城里有一个女人，是个罪人，知道耶稣在法利赛人家里坐席，就拿着盛香膏的玉瓶，
38站在耶稣背后，挨着他的脚哭，眼泪湿了耶稣的脚，就用自己的头发擦干，又用嘴连连亲他的脚，把香膏抹上。
39请耶稣的法利赛人看见这事，心里说：“这人若是先知，必知道摸他的是谁，是个怎样的女人，乃是个罪人。”
40耶稣对他说：“西门，我有句话要对你说。”西门说：“夫子，请说。”
41耶稣说：“一个债主有两个人欠他的债：一个欠五十两银子，一个欠五两银子，
42因为他们无力偿还，债主就开恩免了他们两个人的债。这两个人哪一个更爱他呢？”
43西门回答说：“我想是那多得恩免的人。”耶稣说：“你断的不错。”
44于是转过来向着那女人，便对西门说：“你看见这女人吗？我进了你的家，你没有给我水洗脚，但这女人用眼泪湿了我的脚，用头发擦干；
45你没有与我亲嘴，但这女人从我进来的时候就不住地用嘴亲我的脚；。
46你没有用油抹我的头，但这女人用香膏抹我的脚。
47所以我告诉你，她许多的罪都赦免了，因为她的爱多；但那赦免少的，他的爱就少。”
48于是对那女人说：“你的罪赦免了！”
49同席的人心里说：“这是甚么人，竟赦免人的罪呢？”
50耶稣对那女人说：“你的信救了你，平平安安回去吧！”
信息分享
西门是一个心硬的法利赛人。法利赛人是一群律法主义者，他们在路加福音总共出现过28次，每次出现几乎都是为要反对耶稣。因此，西门为何邀请耶稣到他家中作客，倒是一个相当有趣的问题。
西门的反应是意料中事；耶稣正是顺着他的反应而说出这个简短的故事。比喻中的两个人都欠同一个债主的债。这正是我们人类的写照。我们每个人都犯了罪，亏欠了神。比喻中的两人都无力偿还债项，我们也是落在同样的光景中。当他们听到债主说：「我免了你们两人的债。」是何等喜出望外！
好了，焦点如今落在事件中的主角──西门的身上。当耶稣问他：「这两人谁会爱他更多呢？」西门唯有硬着头皮承认是那个欠债较多的人。
接着，基督一针见血地向他指出：「你认为你没有罪，不需要赦免。但这个女人知道她有罪，需要寻求赦免。你的骄傲使你不愿意认罪，但她愿意认罪，所以便得蒙赦免，难怪她会如此感恩。」
神赦免了我们多少罪债呢？我们能看到我们自己的境况吗？或是我们仍然被骄傲自大的心所蒙蔽，认为自己比别人优秀？
我们向神为我们所做的献上感恩。你准备用甚么实际行动来表达感恩呢？
WHO WAS THE REAL SINNER?
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
Simon the cold heart was a Pharisee. This group of legalists is mentioned 28 times in Luke. Almost every time they are shown in opposition to Christ. It would be interesting to know why Simon invited Christ to his home.
Simon's re-action was obvious and it was that which moved Christ to tell this brief story. It is interesting that in the parable, the two men owed money to the same person. That is our position. Our debt of sin is owed to God. Both men had nothing to pay. We don't either. What a surprise when the money-lender said, 'I forgive you both.'
Now came the pointed finger, at Simon. First the question 'Which of these two will love him more?'. Simon had to grudgingly admit it was the man with the bigger debt.
Then Christ pressed home the application. 'You think you hardly need to be forgiven. This woman knows her need. Your pride will keep you back. She admits her position and she has been forgiven. No wonder she had done this.'
How much have we been forgiven? Can we see this ourselves? Or is our pride still telling us that we are better than somebody else?
Why not thank God for what he has done? Is there some practical, tangible way in which you can share your gratitude to him for his wonderful, continuing forgiveness?