Two Debtors

In Luke 7:36-50 Jesus teaches about debt, forgiveness, and love. Two people find themselves in the same room with Jesus, one was invited while the other was not. Why is one coldly religious and detached from the teacher, while the other passionately and unashamedly worships her Savior? Why is one unchanged and left sitting at the table, while the other is sent out at peace with God? Jesus' parable of the two debtors answers those questions. We either have a little debt we think we can eventually pay off with our own self-righteousness, or we have a big debt we could never pay off.