Your faith has saved you...
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"Your faith has saved you; go in peace." Luke 7:50
The paradox of faith and grace is evident in this passage. While Jesus tells the woman she is saved by her faith, we know she dares not take credit for the wholeness which came to her. Perhaps the flaw of the Pharisee is he does take, at least, a degree of credit for his righteousness.
This encounter can be compared to the two ducks and the frog who became good friends one summer, residing in the farmer's pond. As the sunny, playful spring days became the hot days of summer, the pond began to dry up. The ducks could easily fly to another location, but what about the poor frog? He suggested he could hold on to a stick which the ducks would carry between them as they flew to another pond. As they took off in this manner, the farmer saw them and was amazed. "How clever!" he shouted. "Who thought of that?" The frog opened his mouth to say, "I did." And that was the end of the frog.
The paradox of faith and grace is evident in this passage. While Jesus tells the woman she is saved by her faith, we know she dares not take credit for the wholeness which came to her. Perhaps the flaw of the Pharisee is he does take, at least, a degree of credit for his righteousness.
This encounter can be compared to the two ducks and the frog who became good friends one summer, residing in the farmer's pond. As the sunny, playful spring days became the hot days of summer, the pond began to dry up. The ducks could easily fly to another location, but what about the poor frog? He suggested he could hold on to a stick which the ducks would carry between them as they flew to another pond. As they took off in this manner, the farmer saw them and was amazed. "How clever!" he shouted. "Who thought of that?" The frog opened his mouth to say, "I did." And that was the end of the frog.
