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The Congregational Church of New Canaan invites you to join us!
For over 280 years, we have gathered as a family of God’s children in order to experience His presence, learn Christ’s ways, and serve our neighbors – all to make faith a way of life.
Daily Devotion
Read: Luke 7:36–50
“Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love....” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Luke 7:47a & 48
When does forgiveness take place? When does healing take place? It is a question not easily answered when looking at the Gospels and the ministry of Jesus. Numerous times in the Gospels the text says that a person was healed or forgiven only for Jesus to say, after the fact, “You are healed,” or “You are forgiven.” In this story, Jesus indicated that the sinful woman’s love and outward affection were the result of her extensive sins being forgiven. Therefore, it would seem to indicate that the woman had been forgiven before Jesus pronounced forgiveness.
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