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To: miss print
. Both of us admitted we were sinners and in need in a savior.

From my meditations of yesterday (from the KJ21, BTW):

And behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and began to wash His feet with tears and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

Now when the Pharisee who had bidden Him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is who toucheth him, for she is a sinner."

And Jesus answering said unto him, "Simon, I have something to say unto thee." And he said, "Master, say on."

"There was a certain creditor that had two debtors. The one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

And when they had nothing to pay, he freely 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."

And He turned to the woman and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house: Thou gavest Me no water for My feet, but she hath washed My feet with tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.

Thou gavest Me no kiss, but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss My feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but this woman hath anointed My feet with ointment.

Therefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little."

And He said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven."


313 posted on 10/17/2001 2:46:47 PM PDT by CCWoody
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To: CCWoody; reformjoy; peabers; ALOHA RONNIE; Snow Bunny
Thanks, CCWoody. My current supervisor is Catholic and he and I pray together - straight from the heart - the way God said to pray. (What is the Scripture that says "Thou shalt not pray repetitious prayers as the heathens do"?) I have a lot more in common with Catholics who believe in original sin, the virgin birth, sanctity of life, etc., than I do with agnostic Protestants who believe in separation of church and state, freedom of choice, etc.

FRegards, miss print

314 posted on 10/17/2001 3:01:41 PM PDT by miss print
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