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Part 3 Dinner at Simon the Pharisee’s House Luke 7:36-50

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Part 3

Dinner at Simon thePharisee’s House

Luke 7:36-50

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

Men like Simon would have avoided contact with people they considered impure lest they become “infected.”

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

Men like Simon would have avoided contact with people they considered impure lest they become “infected.”

The uninvited guest is “a woman of the city” who had lived a sinful life (i.e., she was a prostitute).

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

Men like Simon would have avoided contact with people they considered impure lest they become “infected.”

The uninvited guest is “a woman of the city” who had lived a sinful life (i.e., she was a prostitute).

Letting your hair down was reserved for the bedroom; for women to do it in public was grounds for divorce.

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

Everything about this woman looks wrong—her presence and actions at the event seem highly inappropriate.

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

Everything about this woman looks wrong—her presence and actions at the event seem highly inappropriate.

Unlike others in the room, Jesus reinterprets what she does as a loving act rather than an erotic act.

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

Everything about this woman looks wrong—her presence and actions at the event seem highly inappropriate.

Unlike others in the room, Jesus reinterprets what she does as a loving act rather than an erotic act.

How would you have reacted if you had seen a known promiscuous woman kissing the feet of Jesus?

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The SETTING—A TENSE and AWKWARD Scene at Simon’s House

“When you discover that someone in your church has sinned, your own heart will be exposed.” (Tim Chester)

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the differences?

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the differences?

There is contrast in the attitude they give him: Those who analyze Jesus come to him in a cold, clinical, and

detached way. Those who adore Jesus come to him in a warm, relational, and

personal way.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the differences?

There is contrast in the authority they give him: Those who analyze Jesus try to control the terms of the

encounter with him. Those who adore Jesus surrender the terms of the encounter

with him.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the differences?

There is contrast in the affection they give him: Those who analyze Jesus treat him as any other guest. Those who adore Jesus treat him as the preeminent guest.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHY are there differences?

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHY are there differences?

There is contrast in understanding the depth of one’s sins: Those who analyze Jesus see themselves as spiritually

adequate. Those who adore Jesus see themselves as spiritually

needy.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHY are there differences?

There is contrast in understanding the cost of one’s salvation: Those who analyze Jesus are unmoved by the cost of

salvation. Those who adore Jesus are deeply moved by the cost of

salvation.

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Sinners welcome Jesus because

Jesus welcomes sinners.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who analyze Jesus . . .

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who analyze Jesus . . . . . . get a lesson about true humanity—“Look at this woman.”

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who analyze Jesus . . . . . . get a lesson about true humanity—“Look at this woman.” . . . get a lesson about true humility—“You may owe less than

others, but you still can’t pay.”

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who analyze Jesus . . . . . . get a lesson about true humanity—“Look at this woman.” . . . get a lesson about true humility—“You may owe less than

others, but you still can’t pay.” . . . get a lesson about true holiness—“Godly people gently

restore the fallen.”

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who adore Jesus . . .

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who adore Jesus . . . . . . get the love they’ve always sought, despite their misguided

quest for it.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who adore Jesus . . . . . . get the love they’ve always sought, despite their misguided

quest for it. . . . get the assurance of salvation, despite the many sins they

have committed.

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Some people ANALYZE Jesus, and some people ADORE him—WHAT are the outcomes?

Those who adore Jesus . . . . . . get the commission to step out into peace, with a new

power for life.

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Sinners welcome Jesus because

Jesus welcomes sinners.

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