“The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts... Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.â€
So wrote C.S. Lewis. And it's undoubtedly true. The safest road to hell is indeed the gradual one. The one that allows you to deceive yourself into thinking you deserve God's favor. The one that lets you to float through a life of ease without giving much consideration to the realities of death and judgment.
People often need to be struck by the weight and misery of sin before they can receive the free mercy offered in the gospel of Jesus Christ. And that's just what we see in our story today from the end of Luke 7.
This sinful woman understood her need and found forgiveness and healing in Jesus. And she poured her heart out to him in love. And the main point of the story is really encapsulated in verse 47—the one who's forgiven much, loves much. While the one who's forgiven little, loves little....
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