What motivates the pastor to go in search of the lost Sheep? Lucas. 15, 1-7 Please help me, i dont know the answer to the question.
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Answer:
I have always had a special joy in finding lost things. One of my best “finds” was a C4 automatic transmission, laying right in the middle of the road. I was on my way to the office when I encountered it. I stopped in the middle of the street, picked up this transmission, and put it in the back of my station wagon. After checking with all the nearby mechanics and turning it in to the police for the required time, I claimed it as my own. I did not call all of my friends or celebrate with a banquet, but this find was a source of enjoyment to me.
We all rejoice in finding lost things. The most dramatic example of this in recent times was the rejoicing of the nation as Jessica McClure emerged from a well shaft, where she had been “lost” for several days. Great sums of money and many hours of time were expended in trying to recover this lost child. Great was the celebration which followed her recovery.
Our text is Luke’s account of three parables, each of which describes the finding of a lost item, and each of which describes the joy and celebration which resulted. At first I thought that all three “finds” were of the same kind, but after study, discussion with others, and reflection, I have concluded that the third “find” is very different from the first two. I hope to share this in a moment, along with its implications.
Explanation:
It recounts about a father who gives the younger of his two sons his inheritance before he dies. The younger son, after wasting his fortune (the word 'prodigal' means 'wastefully extravagant'), goes hungry during a famine.
Answer:This study comes from Matthew 18:10-14. It is about a Christian who has gone astray and the good shepherd who seeks to help. The study is about one hundred sheep, one that goes astray and the shepherd who goes looking for the straying lamb.
Explanation:we need to determine if the Luke 15:4-7 parable about one hundred sheep, one that goes astray and the shepherd who goes looking for the straying lamb is identical to the Matthew parable. A casual comparison would seem to suggest that they are the same parable. But such a conclusion can result in the wrong conclusion and application.
If we compare the Matthew 18:10-14 and Luke 15:4-7 parables, we discover that while the wording is similar they are not the same parable. They were not given on the same occasion. For example, the Matthew parable was given to Jesus’ disciples (Matthew 18:1), but the Luke parable was given to the religious leaders, Pharisees and scribes (Luke 15:2-3). The parable in Matthew was given while Jesus was in the region of Capernaum. The Luke parable was given nine months later in Perea. We will discover soon that the two parables are different. In the Matthew parable the lamb strays and is devastated, but in Luke it is simply lost. The Matthew parable is pastoral in nature and the Luke parable is evangelic.
Before Jesus gave the parable, the disciples had argued about who was the greatest person in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:1). They were stumbling blocks to each other motivating their fellow disciples to sin. In response, Jesus used a child to teach them that humility is the chief characteristic of those who enter heaven. Arguing about who is the greatest motivates others to sin – to stumble. Then Jesus expanded His warning saying that it would be better to cut off our hands and feet or pluck out our eyes than cause someone to stumble. Then Jesus gave the parable of the ninety-nine sheep and the one lamb who strayed.