The Penitent's Love Against Pharisaic Righteousness
Maclaren captures the devastating contrast between Simon's self-righteous judgment and the woman's broken love. The Pharisee observes her tears, her hair loosening, her lips touching...
This is historical examples on transformation through grace and contrasting righteousness, drawing on Luke 7:41-43.
Maclaren captures the devastating contrast between Simon's self-righteous judgment and the woman's broken love. The Pharisee observes her tears, her hair loosening, her lips touching Christ's feet—and concludes that Jesus cannot be a prophet, for He would have "known" her sinful nature and thrust her back. But Christ did know her. His knowledge was infinitely deeper than Simon's categorical dismissal of her as "a sinner."…
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