The Two Debtors

I have been writing on the parables of our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, I’ll be writing on the Parable of the Two Debtors which can be found in the Gospel of Luke 7:40-43.

So, a creditor had two debtors. One owed him five hundred denarii, which is about one hundred thousand dollars, and the other owed fifty denarii, which is about ten thousand dollars. Neither of them was able to repay, but the creditor forgave them both on what they owed, which was fantastic. Jesus, telling the parable, then asked who among the two forgiven would love the creditor more? And, of course, the answer given was the one who was forgiven more.

Now, connect the dots when reading the parables Jesus gave; it is necessary to know what made Him give the parable. And this is by reading the events that brought about the parable.

The parable came about the time Jesus was invited to eat at a Pharisee’s place by the name Simon. There was a woman who came to Jesus weeping behind Him and washed Jesus’ feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil she brought.

Now, because Simon the Pharisee spoke to himself that if Jesus were truly a prophet, He shouldn’t have allowed the woman to touch Him because she was a sinner. It was there and then Jesus knowing what Simon said in his heart then replied to him with the parable of the two debtors.

Jesus acknowledged her gratitude towards what Jesus did for her, as some scholars believe the woman to be Mary Magdalene, the one whom Jesus drove out seven demons.

The reason why she was very grateful which we need to pay attention to is that she understood what Jesus had done for her. It was not just that Jesus relieved her of the demons, but that she also understood how her life had changed, that she had to be eternally grateful to Jesus for what He had done for her.

This and even more is the mindset every Son and Daughter of God (Christian) should have because of what Jesus did for the whole world on the cross. We should be eternally grateful to Jesus, because unlike this woman who had demons in her, ours we were not only under the evil one were sentenced to death, and Jesus died in our place and gave us a brand new life.

When we remember and understand this, the way we live our life will be different. This is where the Lord’s supper comes in, as Jesus said we should take the elements (which represents His body and His blood) in remembrance of Him.

His body was broken for us through His death, thus satisfying the wrath of God and bringing it to an end. And then the blood which washed away our sins to establish a new covenant which we receive when we confess the Lord Jesus and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead (ref.: Romans 10:9).

We should not take Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection for granted. We should worship and praise Him, and give Him thanks.

The parable of the two debtors speaks of God's mercy and Grace. As we can see at the end Jesus told the woman to go that her sins are forgiven. This is God’s mercy and Grace playing out here. This was the mercy and Grace we all received at the death of our Lord Jesus. So, worship, praise and give Him thanks always.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations—you’re born again, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are obtained from the New King James Version (NKJV)