Luke – references in Science & Health  #2

·        Luke 7:41 – 43, 48 Jesus is at Simon’s (a Pharisee) house when a woman comes in and with tears washes Jesus feet, wiping them with her hair.  Simon and others in the company no doubt discover something about themselves when Jesus offers a parable: “There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.  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.”  Later, he says to the woman “Thy sins are forgiven.”

S&H 363: 15 “[Jesus] described two debtors, one for a large sum and one for a smaller, who were released from their obligations by their common creditor.  “Which of them will love him most?” was the Master’s question to Simon the Pharisee; and Simon replied, “He to whom he forgave most.”  Jesus approved the answer, and so brought home the lesson to all, following it with that remarkable declaration to the woman, “Thy sins are forgiven.”

 “Why did he thus summarize her debt to divine Love?”

·       Luke 8: 5 We learn that Jesus did a lot of travelling and met and healed a lot of people, including women like Mary Magdalene, Joanna (the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward), Susanna, and many others.  He told them stories which would make sense as he taught them.  “A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.”

 

S&H 237: 10 “The more stubborn beliefs and theories of parents often choke the good seed in the minds of themselves and their offspring.  Superstition, like “the fowls of the air,” snatches away the good seed before it has sprouted.”

 

·     Luke 8: 15 Here we have Jesus explaining the parable for his disciples: “..that on the good ground are they , which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth with patience.”

 

S&H 272: 6 “In the soil of an “honest and good heart” the seed must be sown; else it beareth not much fruit, for the swinish element in human nature uproots it. “

 

·     Luke 8: 45 The crowd is thronging Jesus, when a woman approaches Jesus from behind.  “And Jesus said, Who touched me?  When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?”

 

S&H 86: 1 “Jesus once asked, “Who touched me?” Supposing this inquiry to be occasioned by physical contact along, his disciples answered, “The multitude throng thee.” Jesus knew as others did not, that it was not matter, but mortal mind, whose touch called for aid.”

 

Words you may like to know more about:

Stubborn

a description of someone who has difficulty changing opinions en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubborn

Superstition

 An irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome  www.thefreedictionary.com
 A belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

Swinish (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swinish)

·        Examples of SWINISH

1.    <the more swinish diners attacked the all-you-can-eat buffet with gusto>

2.    <swinish frat boys for whom a night on the town invariably included binge drinking and strip club hopping>

·        First Known Use of SWINISH

13th century

·        Related to SWINISH

Synonyms: edacious, esurient, gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, rapacious, ravenous, voracious

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