Luke 17:17-19 (ESV)
17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
Ten were cleansed, but only one was saved and made whole. That is the meaning of the Greek word σώζω sōzō;, translated as “well” here..
Only one responded to God in faith. Asking for forgiveness and seeking the Lord are different things. Forgiveness without an ongoing faith in the Lord does little to prepare one for the kingdom of heaven in His image.
It takes repentance to be forgiven. It takes faith to be well and whole.
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