Address—C.E. Lunden
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Look thoughtful. The shot was a 35th verse. But wisdom is justified of all her children. And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him, and went into the Pharisees house and sat down to meet and behold a woman in the city, which was a Sinner.
Once he knew that, Jesus sat at me.
In the Pharisees house brought an alabaster box appointment.
As good as his feet behind him, weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears.
And then wipe them with the hairs of her head.
And fixed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.
Now when a Pharisee which had been in thought, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches him, for she is a Sinner.
From Jesus answering, said unto him, Simon.
I have somewhat to say unto thee, and himself masters say on.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors.
The one owed 500 cents and the other 50.
And when they had nothing to say, he frankly forgave them both.
Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most?
The diamond answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most.
And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon.
First thou this woman, I entered into thine house.
Thou gave us me no water for my feet.
But she has washed my feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Thou gave us me No Fear, but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to switch my feet.
My head with oil thou didst not annoy but this woman.
Hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Wherefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many.
Are forgiven for she loveth much.
But to whom little is forgiven, the same lovest little.
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
And they decided meet with him began to stay within themselves. Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee, Golden tea. I believe we have a picture here of the kind of material that forms the Church of God, and that is the Sinner raised by grace.
And added to that, we have the center in the presence of Jesus now.
We notice here.
That there was love of God toward her, as has been expressed in the Epistle of John. That love of God came down in Jesus. He expressed it as a man, although he is God. This woman would never have dared Andrew Simon Powell had he not known.
Something.
Of that love we find this woman saying nothing, and yet there was a direct communication between this woman and the Lord. Our brother expressed the thought of the love of God towards us in that.
Christ died as God gave his Son for us.
Who mentioned after the love of God in US?
Had a wilderness, His own spirit.
Now I realize the Spirit of God has not given until Pentecost.
That I believe we have in pictures here that were just before us.
Something that has to do with the ways of the Kingdom of God, as we have expressed in Luke's Gospel.
And if the Spirit of God is placed before the Spirit is given to bring these practice truths together all in one picture, we should benefit by it. Here's a woman who is a Sinner. She knows he's a Sinner. He knows except for Jesus, she does not belong in that house. He was not an invited guest, but you know, she was free.
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Or Jesus was he was free and decide.
There was the love of God.
In her.
There is No Fear of that judgment. He realized who he was.
He realized, I believe, that she was in the presence of God.
And you know God judges sin that this woman was at ease in his presence.
The light, they have eased more than at ease. He was busy with what could characterize every one of us.
Who by nature and practice are sinners, and now redeemed to God.
Her attentions were directed upon Jesus.
Simon's attention were directed toward the woman.
He could find out all about her fault. He knew all about this.
We knew what kind of a woman she was that this woman thought were directed towards Jesus. Now we find this was true and the remarks were made about David.
We find David was a man after God's own heart.
And we find as we read those lovely psalms, 6 Psalm 1/19 for instance.
How his heart was directed.
Toward the Lord, who really was Jesus, we find that this woman was one of Wisdom's children.
What does this mean? Well, he belongs to that company who knew something about dependence upon God. Now, we're not here this afternoon to condemn Simon. Only God knew his heart.
Perhaps Simon had realized something in his life. We don't know.
Invited Jesus to his house. That was something.
The Lord is. We don't know, but he was there.
And so let's take for the moment the fact that.
Both Simon and the woman represented here this afternoon.
And the Lord says to Simon.
And.
40th verse, he said I have somewhat.
To say unto thee, And he says, Master.
They are all beloved.
The Lord have somewhat to say to us this afternoon.
I might be a Simon. You might be like the woman who could pay your attention to Jesus.
But remember that.
The Lord has something to say to Simon.
And he says, Master, stay on.
Simon.
Take no attention to the Lord as to the common courtesies of that land.
And the Lord reminds him of this.
And possibly.
We have been reminded in these meetings.
Of some things that should exercise our souls.
Beloved, you and I have been called in the highest calling.
God should ever call and in his speech and to be together in a company like this with so many.
And have such a happy time as one thing.
But Monday morning is another thing, and you know the disciples were on the Mount of Transfiguration.
And everything was wonderful. The glories were there before him.
That when they got to the bottom of the mountain, they couldn't even cast out the demons that they had the authority and power to do.
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Rather than the sense of being together.
These precious meetings will never give us power.
From Monday morning.
There has to be something.
Of what we see in this woman and her attention.
Only upon the diamond.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors. The one owed 500 cents.
And the other 50.
That the Lord is giving Simon the credit.
For this fifty, I don't know.
We know who owed the 500.
And as we get older, some must learn who owes a 500 to.
And when they had nothing to say. And that includes us all.
Well, they have nothing to pay.
He frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love them both.
Ah, that's what we had in the Epistle of God.
Which will love him most?
Well, the one who has the sense of this and their soul.
And who is it that has a sense in their souls of loving your mouth?
Is it Diamond who's occupied with the woman and her failure, or is it the woman who's occupied with only Christ?
And.
Discovering how much he's been forgiven.
Because, beloved, as we are occupied with Christ and I'll be practical in reading the gospel.
We will discover how much we owe.
Oh, how much we owe, and in, frankly, for giving it all.
And pray if it's right.
Will be that which rises from a heart and have a sense of this.
Of how much we owe.
The woman says nothing, and now what does she do?
And he turned it with the woman. Notice. He turns to the woman.
And he said unto Simon.
See if thou this woman. Why, that's all Simon was occupied with, and yet the Lord says, See if thou this woman.
What is he Speaking of?
Not what Simon was occupied with.
He wanted Simon to see what the woman was occupied with.
Searest thou this woman?
But for the church now remember.
A moral picture of the Church. I entered into thine house. Thou gaveest me no water for my feet. If she has washed my feet with tears.
Wipe them with the hairs of her head.
I rather spoke to David, realizing that there was nothing that he could offer whatsoever of thine own have we given me.
As I known have we given me.
And here we find this woman.
He takes all his glory, wipes his precious feet. He couldn't walk like he walked, not in the measure. Although we're told to walk as he walks, you know he's gone. He couldn't walk in the measure in which he walked. In fact, her walk had not been good.
But you could be occupied.
With those streets that had walked all the way.
To meet her.
And she could realize the value of it to her own soul, what he had done for her.
And so he said, he said.
Thou gave us me no kiss, the feel of affection.
The seal of affection.
As the little hymn says, and we love thee, blessed Lord.
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A return? Does he want a return of affection from his people?
Indeed he does.
But this woman, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet, To kiss my feet.
My head with oil thou didst not annoying, but this woman has anointed my feet.
With ointment.
Wherefore I stay under thee first, then which are many are forgiven.
She loved much.
But to whom little is forgiven, the same lovest little.
Is that the end of the story? No, beloved, because we have here a Sinner in the presence of Jesus, and he's speaking directly to her at the close.
He's speaking directly to her.
And he says to her.
Thy sin.
Are forgiven.
You know, when I was first moved the Lord, I didn't realize this.
And I prayed every night that my sins might be forgiven me.
Until I realized it's all been forgiven.
Should all been forgiven?
I knew the Lord before that, but I didn't know all my sins were forgiven, but all our precious to be in His presence and to have Him say beloved.
I spoke this with some of the younger ones here.
Because I've had some gathered to the precious name of the Lord Jesus, several come to me and say I didn't know. I don't know what I'm really saved or not. I don't know. Not Stalin, but in the presence of Jesus he says to you.
Thy soul.
Are.