The Two Debtors: On Devotion

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Two people find themselves in the same room with Jesus: Simon, an intellectual and a religious man, and a woman, who we are told lived “a sinful life.” What happens with them? Why does one of them remain cool and detached, while the other one sees their life transformed and changed? In the parable of the two debtors, we see what happens when people come to Jesus with two different conditions, and how Jesus responds to each of them. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 16, 2008. Series: The Parables of Jesus (1992). Scripture: Luke 7:36-50. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Today on Gospel In Life, Tim Keller walks us through the parables of Jesus, and we'll
0:06.8	see both the masterful nature of his teaching and the masterful nature of his message.
0:12.0	You'll learn that it's not just about what Jesus is getting across, but also how he
0:16.2	does it.
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0:29.4	from Dr. Keller and helpful stories of Gospel transformation.
0:33.3	You can subscribe today at GospelInLife.com.
0:36.1	Today, we're going to be looking at a parable in Luke 7.
0:41.6	I'd like to turn your attention to it.
0:44.0	It's in chapter 7, and I'm going to read verse 36 to 50, the parable of the two deaders.
0:54.2	Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him.
0:58.7	So he went to the Pharisees house and reclined at the table.
1:03.6	When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at
1:07.8	the Pharisees house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind
1:13.4	him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears.
1:18.0	Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and poured perfume on them.
1:22.4	When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, if this man were a prophet,
1:28.7	he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is, that she is a sinner.
1:34.2	Jesus answered him, Simon, I have something to tell you.
1:40.0	Tell me teacher, he said.
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