A woman who was known in her town as a sinner came to a dinner where Jesus was a guest. She cried at his feet, wiping them with her hair and kissing them. The host Pharisee was indignant at her touching Jesus. Jesus told a parable about forgiveness of debt to illustrate that those who are forgiven much love much. He said the woman's sins were forgiven because she loved greatly, unlike the Pharisee who had been forgiven little. Jesus affirmed that true wisdom is shown through acts of love rather than moralism.

2. THE MORALIST AND THE IMMORALIST
Luke 7:36 Now one of the Pharisees
invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he
went to the Pharisee's house and reclined
at the table.

3. THE MORALIST AND THE IMMORALIST
Luke 7:37 When a woman who had lived a
sinful life in that town learned that Jesus
was eating at the Pharisee's house, she
brought an alabaster jar of perfume,

4. THE FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
Luke 7:37 When a woman who had lived a
sinful life in that town learned that Jesus
was eating at the Pharisee's house, she
brought an alabaster jar of perfume,

5. THE FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
Luke 7:38 … and as she stood behind him
at his feet weeping,

6. THE FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
… she began to wet his feet with her tears.

7. THE FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
…Then she wiped them with her hair, ...

8. THE FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
...kissed them

9. THE FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
…and poured perfume on them.

10. THE "JUSTIFIED" MORALIST
Luke 7:39 When the Pharisee who had
invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If
this man were a prophet, he would know
who is touching him and what kind of
woman she is—that she is a sinner."

11. A PARABLE:
Luke 7:41 "Two men were in debt to a
banker. One owed five hundred silver
pieces, the other fifty. Neither of them
could pay up ...

12. A PARABLE:
...and so the banker canceled both debts."

13. A PARABLE:
… Now which of them will love him
more?"

14. A PARABLE:
Luke 7:43 Simon replied, "I suppose the
one who had the bigger debt canceled."

15. A PARABLE:
Luke 7:43 "You have judged correctly,"
Jesus said.

16. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
Luke 7:44 Then he turned toward the
woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this
woman? I came into your house."

17. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
…"You did not give me any water for my
feet…

18. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
…but she wet my feet with her tears and
wiped them with her hair."

19. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
Luke 7:45 "You did not give me a kiss …

20. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
…but this woman, from the time I entered,
has not stopped kissing my feet."

21. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
46 "You did not put oil on my head...

22. AN UNREPENTANT MORALIST vs. A FORGIVEN IMMORALIST
… but she has poured perfume on my
feet."

23. MORALISM IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE
Luke 7:47 "Therefore, I tell you, her many
sins have been forgiven—for she loved
much…

24. MORALISM IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE
But he who has been forgiven little loves
little."

25. MORALISM IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE
Luke 7:48 Then Jesus said to her, "Your
sins are forgiven."

26. MORALISM IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE
Luke 7:49 The other guests began to say
among themselves, "Who is this who even
forgives sins?"

27. MORALISM IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE
Luke 7:35 "But wisdom is proved right by
all her children."