Luke 7:50

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. AND HE SAID TO THE WOMAN, THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE; GO IN PEACE. No wonder they were startled to hear One who was reclining at the same couch, and partaking of the same hospitalities with themselves, assume the awful prerogative of 'even forgiving sins.' But so far from receding from this claim, or softening it down, our Lord only repeats it, with two precious additions: one, announcing what was the secret of the "forgiveness" she had experienced, and which carried "salvation" in its bosom-her "faith;" the other, a glorious dismissal of her in that "peace" which she had already felt, but is now assured she has His full warrant to enjoy! The expression, "in peace," is literally "into peace" [ eis (G1519) eireeneen (G1515...

50._Thy faith hath saved thee. _To repress those murmurings, (251) and, at the same time, to confirm the woman, Christ commends her faith. Let others grumble as they may, but do thou adhere steadfastly to that faith which has brought thee an undoubted salvation. (252) At the same time, Christ claims for himself the authority which had been given to him by the Father; for, as he possesses the power of healing, to him faith is properly directed. And this intimates that the woman was not led by rashness or mistake to come to him, but that, through the guidance of the Spirit, she had preserved the straight road of faith. Hence it follows, that we cannot believe in any other than the Son of God, without considering that person to have the disposal of life and death. If the true reason for believing in Christ be, that God hath given him authority to forgive sins, whenever faith is

36-50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former bad character. But without free forgiveness none of us can escape the wrath to come; this our gracious Saviour has purchased with his blood, that he may freely bestow it on every one that believes in him. Christ, by a parable, forced Simon to acknowledge that the greater sinner this woman had been, the greater love she ought to show to Him when her sins were pardoned. Learn here, that sin is a debt; and all are sinners, are debtors to Almighty God. Some sinners are gre...

Verse Luke 7:50. _THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE_] Thy _faith_ hath been the _instrument_ of receiving the _salvation_ which is promised to those who _repent_. _Go in peace_. Though peace of conscience be the inseparable consequence of the pardon of sin, yet here it seems to be used as a _valediction_ or _farewell_: as if he had said, May goodness and mercy continue to follow thee! In this sense it is certainly used Judges 18:6; 1 Samuel 1:17; 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Samuel 29:7;...

THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE; GO IN PEACE - See the notes at Mark 5:34....

EXPOSITION LUKE 7:1 The _servant _(_or slave_)_ of the centurion of Capernaum is healed._ LUKE 7:1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS SAYINGS. This clearly refers to the sermon on the mount. That great discourse evidently occupied a position of its own in the public ministry of the Lord. Its great length, its definite announcement of the kind of reign he was inaugurating over the hearts of men, its stern rebuke of the dominant religious teaching of the day, its grave prophetic onlooks,—all marked it out as the great manifesto of the new Master, and as such it seems to have been generally received. HE ENTERED INTO CAPERNAUM. The residence of Jesus, as we have before pointed out, during the greater part of hi

AND HE SAID TO THE WOMAN,.... Notwithstanding the Pharisee's censure, both of him and her: THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE; meaning either the object of her faith, himself, who was the author of eternal salvation to her; or that she, through faith in him, had received the blessings of salvation, pardon, righteousness, and life from him, and the joys and comfort of it; and had both a right unto, and a meetness for eternal glory and happiness: GO IN PEACE; of conscience, and serenity of mind; let nothing disturb thee; not the remembrance of past sins, which are all forgiven, nor the suggestions of Satan, who may, at one time or another, present them to view; nor the troubles and afflictions of this present life; which are all in love; nor the reproaches and censures of men of a "pharisaic" spirit: go home to thy house, and about thy business, and cheerfully perform thy duty both to God and men...

Luke 7:24. _And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?_ Certainly not; John could never be compared to a reed shaken with the wind, for he was strong, sturdy, firm, and steadfast. He was not like so many preachers, nowadays, who are swayed by the ever-changing opinion of the age, the thought of these modern times, and so prove themselves to be mere reeds shaken with the wind. Luke 7:25. _But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment! Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts._ John had been preaching in the desert, with all his might warning sinners to flee from the wrath to come. He was

CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Centurion's Servant Healed. (Luke 7:1 .)_ 2. The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. (Luke 7:11) 3. John's Questions and the Answer. (Luke 7:18) 4. The Testimony Concerning John. (Luke 7:24) 5. The Unreasonableness of Unbelief. (Luke 7:30 .) 6. The Woman With the Alabaster Box. (Luke 7:36) 7. The Parable of the Two Debtors. (Luke 7:41 .)...

THE ANOINTING OF JESUS. Lk. only; perhaps based on the incident (though not to be identified with it) recorded in Mark 14:3 *, Matthew 26:6 *, and introduced here in illustration of Jesus-' friend ship with sinners (Luke 7:34). Simon the leper is here Simon the Pharisee; the abandoned woman enters uninvited and no one is astonished. Her tears forestall her intention, she even makes the sacrifice of letting down her hair in public. Note _mg._ in Luke 7:37. There is affection here, dignified reverence in Mark 14; toucheth (Luke 7:39) is really clingeth to (_cf._...