Therefore be merciful just as your Father also

“Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. ” Luke 6: 36 1

John 8: 3 -11; Luke 7: 36 -50 üSimon the Pharisee üThe “sinner” woman • Which one are we? ØSimon or the woman • Which one depicts how we view ourselves, others & Jesus? 2

Lk. 7: 36 -38: Godly sorrow does not occur… • Got caught, Ezra 9: 6; 10: 1 • To be seen by others, 6: 16 -18 Matt. • Prideful display of humility, Matt. 23: 5 -8, 12; 6: 5 -6 (Lk. 18: 910, 14) 3

Godly sorrow comes from conviction over one’s own sin (Psa. 38: 3 -5) • Knew she was a sinner, Lk. 5: 8; 18: 13 • Gospel convicts, Jno. 16: 8; Acts 2: 37 • Leads to repentance, 2 Cor. 7: 910 • Acknowledge sin, Lk. 7: 38 4

A Picture of Self. Righteousness (Luke 7: 39; Isaiah 65: 5) • Void of compassion, Matt. 9: 36 (1 Jno. 3: 17; Col. 3: 12 -13) • Condescending superiority, Lk. 7: 41 - 42, 47; 7: 39, 40; 18: 9 -12 • No mercy, Lk. 6: 36 -38 5

Our need for mercy compels us to be merciful, Luke 7: 40 -47 • Know our own sin, 7: 40 -42 a (Matt. 18: 24 -27) • God’s mercy to us, 7: 42 b (Rom. 5: 6 -8; Eph. 2: 4 -5) • Affect of God’s mercy on us, 7: 42 b-47 • Love (7: 42 -43) • Gratitude (Lk. 17: 11 -19) • Mercy toward others (7: 44 -47; Matt. 6

Faith to Obtain Mercy from Christ • Her love the result of her forgiveness, Lk. 7: 47 -48; 1 Jno. 4: 19 • Saved by faith, Lk. 7: 50 • We must have faith • Go to Jesus…Godly sorrow • Love Christ…Forgive others 7

Don’t Throw Rocks! • Show mercy to help and to forgive, Gal. 6: 1 -3 • Or, we will be lost in our faithlessness, Lk. 7: 50; 18: 14 8