Everyone loves a good story and a good storyteller.

But there is no storyteller like the Lord Jesus, and there are no greater stories told than the ones Jesus shared.

In this study, spiritual stories, we consider the parables Jesus told

and their application to us. These are truly the greatest stories ever told, and the Lord

has something He wants to say to you through them. Let's join Scott Pauli now.

We've come today at the end of Luke chapter number seven to one of the most tender stories Jesus ever told,

and the setting of it is really what makes it so precious. It's a picture of the grace and the mercy of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, Luke records about 35 different

parables and 19 of them. He is the only one who records them. This is one of those. Let's read it together,

beginning in Luke chapter 7 and verse number 41. There was a certain creditor which had two

debtors, Jesus said. The one owed 500 pence and the other 50. And when they had nothing to pay,

he frankly forgave them both.

Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most?

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.

And he said unto him, thou hast rightly judged.

Now, Paul's just a moment.

The principle of the parable is so plain, so obvious that even Simon, the Pharisee, this religious leader, who was not a believer, did not yet receive and accept the Messiah.

He even understood it.

It seems so plain.

The interpretation of the parable is that those who are

forgiven much love the most. So the more you realize you're a sinner and the more you have

experienced the forgiveness and mercy of God, the more grateful you are, and the more you love the one

who has shown you that forgiveness. Now, why is this parable even being told?

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