The lost sheep,the lost coin and the lost son.why three parables and not one?

Because its such a complex lesson that it had to be taught in 3 different ways so you get it.

See the verse that precedes those parables.

MISHIGAS!

ichuka:
The lost sheep,the lost coin and the lost son.why three parables and not one?

Are you really so stupid, that you missed the fact that there are as many as six different messages in the three Parables?

You were taught only one meaning from the chapter, because you were too silly, and ignorant, and brutish to have learnt how to read and understand Scripture for yourself, but thought that you could hire someone to understand It for you, so that you should not need to love God with all your Heart, all your Soul, and all your Might.

. DEUTERONOMY 6:4-9.

4. Hear, O Israel:
The LORD our God is one LORD:
5. And thou shalt love
The LORD thy God
with all thine Heart,
and with all thy Soul,
and with all thy might.
6. And these Words,
which I Command thee this day,
shall be in thine heart:
7. And thou shalt teach Them
diligently unto thy children,
and shalt talk of Them
when thou sittest in thine house,
and when thou walkest by the way,
and when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up.
8. And thou shalt bind Them
for a sign upon thine hand,
and they shall be as frontlets
between thine eyes.
9. And thou shalt write Them
upon the posts of thy house,
and on thy gates.

BEING EDUCATED AND RAISED AS AN ACCURSED GENTILE IDIOT, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO READ IN GENERAL, NOR TO READ SCRIPTURE IN PARTICULAR.

You think that looking at pages, and deciphering symbols of languages, interpreting words, is "READING."

That is what the Oyinbo Enemy taught you, so that you would be crippled in Spirit, in Soul, and in Body, and live and die without ever realizing your full potential as a Human being.

. LUKE 15:1-10.

THEN drew near unto him
all the Publicans and Sinners
for to hear him.
2. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying,

"THIS MAN
RECEIVETH SINNERS,
AND EATETH
WITH THEM."

3. And he spake this Parable unto them, Saying,

4. "What man of you,
having an hundred sheep,
if he lose one of them,
doth not leave the ninety and nine
in the wilderness,
and go after that which is lost,
until he find it?
5. "And when he hath found it,
he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6. "And when he cometh home,
he calleth together
his friends and neighbours,
saying unto them,

'REJOICE WITH ME;
FOR I HAVE FOUND MY SHEEP
WHICH WAS LOST.'

7. "I Say unto you,

'THAT LIKEWISE JOY
SHALL BE IN HEAVEN
OVER ONE SINNER
THAT REPENTETH,
MORE THAN OVER
NINETY AND NINE JUST PERSONS,
WHICH NEED NO REPENTANCE.'

8. "Either what woman
having ten pieces of silver,
if she lose one piece,
doth not light a candle,
and sweep the house,
and seek diligently till she find it?
9. And when she hath found it,
she calleth her friends
and her neighbours together,
saying,

'REJOICE WITH ME;
FOR I HAVE FOUND THE PIECE
WHICH I HAD LOST.'

10. "Likewise,
I Say unto you,

'THERE IS JOY
IN THE PRESENCE
OF THE ANGELS OF GOD
OVER ONE SINNER
THAT REPENTETH.' "

oaroloye:

. JOSHUA 1:8.

8. "This Book of The Law
shall not depart
out of thy mouth
but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night,
that thou mayest do
according to all
that is written therein:
for then thou shalt
make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have
Good Success."

. PSALM 1:1-6.

BLESSED is the man
that walketh not
in The Counsel of the Ungodly,
nor standeth in the Way of Sinners,
nor sitteth in the Seat of the Scornful.
2. But his delight is
in The Law of The LORD;
and in His Law
doth he meditate day and night.
3. And he shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit
in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper.
4. The Ungodly are not so:
but are like the chaff
which the wind driveth away.
5.Therefore the Ungodly
shall not stand
in The Judgment,
nor Sinners
in The Congregation
of The Righteous.
6. For The LORD knoweth
The Way of the Righteous:
but the Way of the Ungodly
shall Perish.

. PSALM 119:97-105.

97. O how I love Thy Law!
It is my meditation all the day.
98. Thou through Thy Commandments
hast made me Wiser
than mine enemies:
for They are ever with me.
99 I have more Understanding
than all my teachers:
for Thy Testimonies
are my meditation.
100. I understand
more than the Ancients,
because I keep Thy Precepts.
101. I have refrained my feet
from every Evil Way,
that I might keep Thy Word.
102. I have not departed
from Thy Judgments:
for Thou hast taught me.
103. How sweet are Thy Words
unto my taste!
yea, sweeter than honey
to my mouth!
104. Through Thy Precepts
I get Understanding:
therefore I hate every False Way.
105. Thy Word is a Lamp
unto my feet,
and a Light unto my path.

WHERE DID YOU READ IT IN THE BIBLE:

"IF THERE IS ANYTHING
THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
JUST ASK SOMEONE
TO DO YOUR THINKING FOR YOU!"?

Or are you going to say that you never read any of those last four Scriptures in your life?

That is how Oyinbo was able to deceive us for so long: BY TEACHING US TO ONLY KNOW WHAT THEY READ TO US.

MEDITATION enables us to receive GOD'S TUTORIALS. If we cannot hear The Voice of God, what is the point of calling ourselves His Worshippers?

IGNORANCE OF THE LAW OF GOD IS A CAPITAL SIN!

If you don't know God's Law, you have NO RIGHT to LIVE!

. DEUTERONOMY 30:19-20.

19. I call Heaven and Earth
to record this day against you,
that I have set before you
Life and Death,
Blessing and Cursing:
therefore CHOOSE LIFE,

That both thou
and thy seed may live:

20. That thou mayest
love The LORD thy God,

And that thou mayest
obey His Voice,

and that thou mayest
cleave unto Him:

for He is thy Life,
and the Length of thy days:

That thou mayest dwell
in the land
which The LORD Sware
unto thy fathers,
to Abraham, to Isaac,
and to Jacob,
to give them.

HOW BADLY TO YOU WANT TO LIVE?

Except you deliberately CHOOSE LIFE, you will NOT find Life. As a Gentile, you have NEVER experienced DIVINE LIFE; you have been living ANIMAL "LIFE," this whole time.

DIVINE LIFE is not devoid of WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING!

. JOB 28:28.

28. "And unto Man He Said,

'BEHOLD,
THE FEAR OF THE LORD,
THAT IS WISDOM;
AND TO DEPART FROM EVIL,
IS UNDERSTANDING.' "

. JOB 39:13-18.

13. "Gavest thou the goodly wings
unto the peacocks?
or wings and feathers
unto the ostrich?
14. "Which leaveth
her eggs in the earth,
and warmeth them in dust,
15. "And forgetteth
that the foot may crush them,
or that the wild beast
may break them.
16. "She is hardened
against her young ones,
as though they were not her's:
her labour is in vain without fear;
17. "Because God hath
deprived her of Wisdom,
neither hath He
imparted to her Understanding.
18." What time she
lifteth up herself on high,
she scorneth
the horse and his rider."

. PSALM 111:10.

10. The Fear of The LORD
is The Beginning of Wisdom:
a Good Understanding
have all they
that do His Commandments:
His Praise endureth for ever.

. PROVERBS 1:7.

7. The Fear of The LORD
is The Beginning of Knowledge:
but Fools despise
Wisdom and Instruction.

. PROVERBS 9:10.

10. The Fear of The LORD
is The Beginning of Wisdom:
and The Knowledge of
The Holy is Understanding.

.   ISAIAH 55:6-11.

6. Seek ye The LORD,
while He may be found,
call ye upon Him
while He is near.
7. Let the Wicked
forsake his Way,
and the Unrighteous Man
his Thoughts:
and let him return
unto The LORD,
and He will have Mercy
upon him;
and to our God,
for He will abundantly pardon.

8. "FOR MY THOUGHTS
(ARE) NOT YOUR THOUGHTS,
NEITHER ARE YOUR WAYS
MY WAYS," saith The LORD.
9. "FOR (AS) THE HEAVENS
ARE HIGHER
THAN THE EARTH,
SO ARE MY WAYS
HIGHER THAN YOUR WAYS,
AND MY THOUGHTS
THAN YOUR THOUGHTS.

10. "For as the rain
cometh down,
and the snow from Heaven,
and returneth not thither,
but watereth the earth,
and maketh it bring forth
and bud,
that it may give seed
to the Sower,
and bread to the Eater:
11. "So shall My Word be
that goeth forth
out of My Mouth:
It shall not
return unto Me void,
but It shall accomplish
that which I please,
and It shall prosper
(in the thing)
whereto I sent It."

. DANIEL 12:2-3.

2. And many of them
that sleep in
the dust of the Earth
shall awake,
some to Everlasting Life,
and some to Shame
(and) Everlasting Contempt.
3. And they that be wise
shall shine as
the Brightness of the Firmament;
and they that turn
many to Righteousness
as the stars for ever and ever.

. DANIEL 12:10.

10. Many shall be purified,
and made white,
and tried:
but the Wicked
shall do wickedly:
and none of the Wicked
shall Understand;
but the Wise
shall Understand.

. LUKE 15:11-32.

11. And he Said,

"A certain man
had two sons:
12. And the younger of them
said to his father,

'FATHER, GIVE ME
THE PORTION OF GOODS
THAT FALLETH TO ME.'

"And he divided unto them
his living.
13. "And not many days
after the younger son
gathered all together,
and took his journey
into a far country,
and there wasted his substance
with riotous living.
14. "And when he
had spent all,
there arose a mighty famine
in that land;
and he began to be in want.
15. "And he went
and joined himself to
a citizen of that country;
and he sent him
into his fields
to feed swine.
16. "And he would fain
have filled his belly
with the husks
that the swine did eat:
and no man gave unto him.
17. "And when he
came to himself,
he said,

'HOW MANY
HIRED SERVANTS
OF MY FATHER'S
HAVE BREAD ENOUGH
AND TO SPARE,
AND I PERISH
WITH HUNGER!
18. 'I WILL ARISE
AND GO TO MY FATHER,
AND WILL SAY UNTO HIM,

"FATHER,
I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST HEAVEN,
AND BEFORE THEE,
19. ' "AND AM NO MORE
WORTHY TO BE CALLED
THY SON:
MAKE ME AS ONE OF
THY HIRED SERVANTS." '

20. "And he arose,
and came to his father.
But when he was yet
a great way off,
his father saw him,
and had compassion,
and ran,
and fell on his neck,
and kissed him.
21. "And the son
said unto him,

'FATHER, I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST HEAVEN,
AND IN THY SIGHT,
AND AM NO MORE WORTHY
TO BE CALLED THY SON.'

22. "But the father said
to his servants,

'BRING FORTH
THE BEST ROBE,
AND PUT IT ON HIM;
AND PUT A RING
ON HIS HAND,
AND SHOES
ON HIS FEET:
23. 'AND BRING HITHER
THE FATTED CALF,
AND KILL IT,
AND LET US EAT,
AND BE MERRY:
24. 'FOR THIS
MY SON WAS DEAD,
AND IS ALIVE AGAIN;
HE WAS LOST,
AND IS FOUND.'

"And they began to be merry.
25. "Now his elder son
was in the field:
and as he came
and drew nigh to the house,
he heard musick and dancing.
26. "And he called
one of the servants,
and asked what
these things meant.
27. "And he said unto him,

'THY BROTHER IS COME;
AND THY FATHER HATH
KILLED THE FATTED CALF,
BECAUSE HE HATH
RECEIVED HIM
SAFE AND SOUND.'

28. "And he was angry,
and would not go in:
therefore came
his father out,
and intreated him.
29. "And he answering
said to his father,

'LO, THESE MANY YEARS
DO I SERVE THEE,
NEITHER TRANSGRESSED
I AT ANY TIME
THY COMMANDMENT:
AND YET THOU NEVER
GAVEST ME A KID,
THAT I MIGHT MAKE MERRY
WITH MY FRIENDS:
30. 'BUT AS SOON
AS THIS THY SON WAS COME,
WHICH HATH DEVOURED THY LIVING
WITH HARLOTS,
THOU HAST KILLED FOR HIM
THE FATTED CALF.'

31. "And he said unto him,

'SON,
THOU ART EVER WITH ME,
AND ALL THAT I HAVE
IS THINE.
32. 'IT WAS MEET
THAT WE SHOULD
MAKE MERRY,
AND BE GLAD:
FOR THIS THY BROTHER
WAS DEAD,
AND IS ALIVE AGAIN;
AND WAS LOST,
AND IS FOUND.' "

THE SIX MESSAGES.

(1) WHAT IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE HUMAN LIFE IS ONLY 1% ENERGIZED.

99% of "normal' Sinners' Life Energy has been stolen by the Devils, as a result of their Sins.

. DEUTERONOMY 8:1-6.

ALL The Commandments
Which I Command thee this day
shall ye observe to do,
that ye may live,
and multiply,
and go in and possess the land
which The LORD
Sware unto your fathers.
2. And thou shalt remember
all the Way which The LORD
thy God led thee these forty years
in the wilderness,
to humble thee,
and to prove thee,
to know what was in thine heart,
whether thou wouldest
keep His Commandments,
or no.
3. And He humbled thee,
and suffered thee to hunger,
and fed thee with Manna,
which thou knewest not,
neither did thy fathers know;
that He might
make thee know that

"MAN DOTH NOT
LIVE BY BREAD ONLY
BUT BY EVERY (WORD)
THAT PROCEEDETH
OUT OF THE MOUTH
OF THE LORD
DOTH MAN LIVE."

4. Thy raiment waxed not
old upon thee,
neither did thy foot swell,
these forty years.
5. Thou shalt also consider
in thine heart,

"THAT, AS A MAN
CHASTENETH HIS SON,
SO THE LORD THY GOD
CHASTENETH THEE."

6. Therefore thou shalt keep
The Commandments of
The LORD thy God,
to walk in His Ways,
and to fear Him.

. MATTHEW 13:1-23.

THE same day went Jesus out of the house,
and sat by the sea side.
2. And great multitudes
were gathered together
unto him,
so that he went into a ship,
and sat;
and the whole multitude
stood on the shore.
3. And he Spake many things
unto them in Parables,
Saying,

"Behold, a sower
went forth to sow;
4. "And when he sowed,
some seeds
fell by the way side,
and the fowls came
and devoured them up:
5. "Some fell
upon stony places,
where they had
not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up,
because they had
no deepness of earth:
6. "And when
the Sun was up,
they were scorched;
and because they had
no root,
they withered away.
7. "And some fell
among thorns;
and the thorns sprung up,
and choked them:
8. "But other fell
into good ground,
and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold,
some sixtyfold,
some thirtyfold.
9. "Who hath ears to hear,
let him hear."

10. And the Disciples came,
and said unto him,

"Why speakest thou
unto them in Parables?"

11. He answered and Said
unto them,

"Because it is given unto you
to know The Mysteries
of The Kingdom of Heaven,
but to them it is not given.
12. "For whosoever hath,
to him shall be given,
and he shall have
more abundance:
but whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
13. "Therefore Speak I
to them in Parables:

'BECAUSE THEY SEEING
SEE NOT;
AND HEARING
THEY HEAR NOT,
NEITHER DO THEY
UNDERSTAND.'

14. "And in them is fulfilled
the Prophecy of Esaias,
which saith,

'BY HEARING YE SHALL HEAR,
AND SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND;
AND SEEING YE SHALL SEE,
AND SHALL NOT PERCEIVE:
15. 'FOR THIS PEOPLE'S HEART
IS WAXED GROSS,
AND THEIR EARS
ARE DULL OF HEARING,
AND THEIR EYES
THEY HAVE CLOSED;
LEST AT ANY TIME
THEY SHOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES
AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,
AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND
WITH THEIR HEART,
AND SHOULD BE CONVERTED,
AND I SHOULD HEAL THEM.'

16. "But Blessed
are your eyes,
for they see:
and your ears,
for they hear.
17. "For verily I Say unto you,

'THAT MANY PROPHETS
AND RIGHTEOUS MEN
HAVE DESIRED TO SEE
THOSE THINGS
WHICH YE SEE,
AND HAVE NOT SEEN THEM;
AND TO HEAR THOSE THINGS
WHICH YE HEAR,
AND HAVE NOT HEARD THEM.'

18. "Hear ye therefore
The Parable of the Sower.

19. 'WHEN ANY ONE HEARETH
THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM,
AND UNDERSTANDETH IT NOT,
THEN COMETH
THE WICKED ONE,
AND CATCHETH AWAY
THAT WHICH WAS SOWN IN HIS HEART.
THIS IS HE WHICH
RECEIVED SEED
BY THE WAY SIDE.
20. 'BUT HE THAT RECEIVED THE SEED
INTO STONY PLACES,
THE SAME IS HE
THAT HEARETH THE WORD,
AND ANON WITH JOY
RECEIVETH IT;
21. 'YET HATH HE NOT
ROOT IN HIMSELF,
BUT DURETH FOR A WHILE:
FOR WHEN TRIBULATION OR PERSECUTION
ARISETH BECAUSE OF THE WORD,
BY AND BY HE IS OFFENDED.
22. 'HE ALSO THAT RECEIVED
SEED AMONG THE THORNS
IS HE THAT HEARETH THE WORD;
AND THE CARE OF THIS WORLD,
AND THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES,
CHOKE THE WORD,
AND HE BECOMETH UNFRUITFUL.
23. 'BUT HE THAT RECEIVED SEED
INTO THE GOOD GROUND
IS HE THAT HEARETH THE WORD,
AND UNDERSTANDETH IT;
WHICH ALSO BEARETH FRUIT,
AND BRINGETH FORTH,
SOME AN HUNDREDFOLD,
SOME SIXTY, SOME THIRTY.' "

. JOHN 1:1-5,9.

IN The Beginning was The Word,
and The Word was with God,
and The Word was God.
2. The same was
in The Beginning with God.
3. All things were made by Him,
and without Him
was not anything made
that was made.
4. In Him was Life,
and The Life was The Light of Men.
5. And The Light shineth in Darkness,
and The Darkness comprehended It not.
9. That was The True Light,
which lighteth every man
that cometh into the World.

THE HUMAN SOUL HAS TEN DIVISIONS OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONALITY.

THE TEN TALENTS OF POWER. (Matt. 25:1-30.)

1. TOTAL RECALL.
2. EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION.
3. TELEKINESIS.
4. TELEPORTATION.
5. TRANSLATION.
6-10. EVERLASTING LIFE.

These are the Fundamental Spiritual Powers of Holy Beings, taught from Old to New Testament.

They are represented by SILVER, rather than GOLD, because THEY ARE NOT ENDS IN THEMSELVES. They are still ONE-STEP REMOVED from The End-Goal.

They are represented by COINS, because they have to be UTILIZED "COMMERCIALLY:" "TRADED."

Not kept to oneself.

[See: THE EAGLE'S GIFT, by Carlos Castaneda.
THE FIRE FROM WITHIN, by Carlos Castaneda.]

oaroloye:
MISHIGAS!



Are you really so stupid, that you missed the fact that there are four different messages in the three Parable?




. LUKE 15:11-32.

11. And he Said,

"A certain man
had two sons:
12. And the younger of them
said to his father,

'FATHER, GIVE ME
THE PORTION OF GOODS
THAT FALLETH TO ME.'

"And he divided unto them
his living.
13. "And not many days
after the younger son
gathered all together,
and took his journey
into a far country,
and there wasted his substance
with riotous living.
14. "And when he
had spent all,
there arose a mighty famine
in that land;
and he began to be in want.
15. "And he went
and joined himself to
a citizen of that country;
and he sent him
into his fields
to feed swine.
16. "And he would fain
have filled his belly
with the husks
that the swine did eat:
and no man gave unto him.
17. "And when he
came to himself,
he said,

'HOW MANY
HIRED SERVANTS
OF MY FATHER'S
HAVE BREAD ENOUGH
AND TO SPARE,
AND I PERISH
WITH HUNGER!
18. 'I WILL ARISE
AND GO TO MY FATHER,
AND WILL SAY UNTO HIM,

"FATHER,
I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST HEAVEN,
AND BEFORE THEE,
19. ' "AND AM NO MORE
WORTHY TO BE CALLED
THY SON:
MAKE ME AS ONE OF
THY HIRED SERVANTS." '

20. "And he arose,
and came to his father.
But when he was yet
a great way off,
his father saw him,
and had compassion,
and ran,
and fell on his neck,
and kissed him.
21. "And the son
said unto him,

'FATHER, I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST HEAVEN,
AND IN THY SIGHT,
AND AM NO MORE WORTHY
TO BE CALLED THY SON.'

22. "But the father said
to his servants,

'BRING FORTH
THE BEST ROBE,
AND PUT IT ON HIM;
AND PUT A RING
ON HIS HAND,
AND SHOES
ON HIS FEET:
23. 'AND BRING HITHER
THE FATTED CALF,
AND KILL IT,
AND LET US EAT,
AND BE MERRY:
24. 'FOR THIS
MY SON WAS DEAD,
AND IS ALIVE AGAIN;
HE WAS LOST,
AND IS FOUND.'

"And they began to be merry.
25. "Now his elder son
was in the field:
and as he came
and drew nigh to the house,
he heard musick and dancing.
26. "And he called
one of the servants,
and asked what
these things meant.
27. "And he said unto him,

'THY BROTHER IS COME;
AND THY FATHER HATH
KILLED THE FATTED CALF,
BECAUSE HE HATH
RECEIVED HIM
SAFE AND SOUND.'

28. "And he was angry,
and would not go in:
therefore came
his father out,
and intreated him.
29. "And he answering
said to his father,

'LO, THESE MANY YEARS
DO I SERVE THEE,
NEITHER TRANSGRESSED
I AT ANY TIME
THY COMMANDMENT:
AND YET THOU NEVER
GAVEST ME A KID,
THAT I MIGHT MAKE MERRY
WITH MY FRIENDS:
30. 'BUT AS SOON AS THIS THY SON WAS COME,
WHICH HATH DEVOURED THY LIVING WITH HARLOTS,
THOU HAST KILLED FOR HIM THE FATTED CALF.'

31. "And he said unto him,

'SON,
THOU ART EVER WITH ME,
AND ALL THAT I HAVE
IS THINE.
32. 'IT WAS MEET
THAT WE SHOULD
MAKE MERRY,
AND BE GLAD:
FOR THIS THY BROTHER
WAS DEAD,
AND IS ALIVE AGAIN;
AND WAS LOST,
AND IS FOUND.' "

Dude the OP weren't meant for Pigs but Sheep.
So stick to your species.

budaatum:
Because its such a complex lesson that it had to be taught in 3 different ways so you get it.

[url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+14%3A34-35&version=NIV]See the verse that precedes those parables[/url].

So what did you get from the 3parables?

ichuka:

So what did you get from the 3parables?

What did you get from the 3 parables?

Why does Luke 15 use three parables? Is not one adequate?



There are three parables in Luke 15 that speak of something being “lost.” The first parable concerns a lost sheep, the second, a lost coin, and the third, a lost son. After reading this chapter, many wonder why three parables are used to typify a sinner when only one should be sufficient. We must realize, however, that the Lord’s intention in speaking these parables was not to talk about the lost ones, rather, His emphasis was on God’s treatment of a lost one. If the Lord was only concerned about man’s lost condition, one parable would have been sufficient. However, His focus was on how God treats a lost one, therefore, all three parables were necessary. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—the Triune God—each have a specific work on the lost one. These three parables clearly portray to us the three aspects of God’s work.

Can the sequence of these three parables be rearranged? No. If they were randomly rearranged, the gospel would not be in the proper order, because these three parables speak about the sequence of God’s plan of redemption. The first parable concerns the Lord Jesus coming to do the good Shepherd’s work. John 10 tells us that a good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep (v. 11). Following this, the Lord told the parable of a woman seeking for the lost coin. There is a difference between the good shepherd looking for the sheep and the woman seeking for the coin. The good shepherd looked for the sheep outside the house, and the Lord Jesus left the Father’s house to come to the world to look for us. The woman sought for the lost coin within her house. She lit her lamp, swept the house, and sought diligently. The woman typifies the Holy Spirit. First, the Lord Jesus came to accomplish redemption; then the Holy Spirit came into us to enlighten us so that we might receive the Lord Jesus’ accomplished redemption. The Bible reveals that God has two gifts for us, not just one. God gave us His Son, and He also gave us the Holy Spirit. Some preachers make the mistake of preaching only half of the truth. They only tell people, “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life” (John 3:16) and neglect the words spoken by the Lord Jesus: “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may be with you forever” (14:16). God not only sent the Lord Jesus as a good Shepherd to seek for us, but He also sent the Holy Spirit to enlighten us. The first parable does not mention the lamp. The second parable mentions the lamp. The first parable speaks of searching outside the house. The second parable speaks of searching within the house. The Lord Jesus went outside the house, that is, He went to the world to find the lost sheep. The Holy Spirit is in the house—within us—enlightening us with the lamp to seek diligently for the lost coin. The last parable is of a father waiting at home for the return of his son. The Savior has come, and the Holy Spirit has come to seek so that the Lord’s accomplished redemption will not be in vain. God is waiting at home for the son to return so that the Holy Spirit’s accomplishment will not be in vain.

Taking away the first or second parable would make the other parables inadequate. If the good Shepherd did not come to lay down His life for the sheep, redemption would not have been accomplished. If the Holy Spirit did not enlighten men, none would be convicted concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:.

Without the good Shepherd laying down His life for the sheep, it would not have been possible for the Father to take in the prodigal son when he returned home. The enlightening work of the Holy Spirit is based on the Lord’s death. If the Lord had not died, the heavenly Father could not have forgiven man’s sins. Otherwise, God would be unrighteous. We must lay hold of this fact: God’s forgiveness of sins is His righteousness. God loves us. Nevertheless, God’s love comes through His righteousness. If this were not so, God would be unrighteous, act contrary to His righteous nature, and be only tolerant of us. Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. If forgiveness could be obtained without the Lord’s blood, there would be no need of a Savior. Then how are we saved? Even though we have sins, the Savior has truly borne our sins. Therefore, we can boldly come before the presence of God and please Him. If we did not have a Savior, we would never have peace in our conscience. Since the Lord Jesus has died and accomplished redemption, the heavenly Father is waiting to receive us. When the prodigal son returned home, his father did not have a rebuking word or a word exhorting him to repent, because the Savior had accomplished redemption for him, and the Holy Spirit had enlightened him. As a result, his sins were forgiven and washed by the blood.

Even though the Lord Jesus has died and the heavenly Father is waiting at home, no prodigal son would be able to return home without the enlightening of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit convicts man of sin, causing him to regret his unbelief. The Holy Spirit convicts man of righteousness, causing him to question why he has not received the Lord who is resurrected, ascended, and well-accepted by God. The Holy Spirit convicts man of judgment, causing him to question why he follows Satan who has been judged and is no longer his master. This is all done by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we should believe in what the Lord has accomplished and also pay attention to what the Holy Spirit will accomplish.

One group of people only stresses what the Holy Spirit will accomplish, neglecting what Christ has already accomplished. Another group emphasizes what Christ has already accomplished, neglecting what the Holy Spirit will accomplish. Those who emphasize what Christ has accomplished say that Christ has died, resurrected, and accomplished everything and that the work of the Holy Spirit is merely to guide us to the truth, meaning that He only informs men that Christ has died, resurrected, and entered into glory. Those who emphasize what the Holy Spirit will accomplish say that the Holy Spirit must specifically work within us so that we will have a special experience. Each of these two views is biased. A bird has two wings. If we clip off one wing, it cannot fly. Each of these two views clip off one of the bird’s wings. If a person only focuses on what Christ has accomplished, he will not have any experience. On the other hand, if a person only focuses on the work of the Holy Spirit, he will lack a proper foundation because the work of the Holy Spirit is based on what Christ has accomplished.

In 2 Corinthians 13:14 Paul says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” God’s heart is love. God purposed to save man. Love is something within. When it is expressed, it is grace. The outward expression of love is grace, and the inward reality of grace is love. Therefore, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is spoken of first because redemption was accomplished by Christ. God loves, and the love of God in the person of Christ results in grace. The Holy Spirit conveys Christ’s accomplishments into us. This is the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit does not impart anything of Himself; rather, He flows what Christ has accomplished into us. It is impossible to receive the Lord’s grace without the Holy Spirit. And if we only want the Holy Spirit without receiving what Christ has accomplished, it is also impossible to receive the Holy Spirit. A water pipe allows water to flow. Neither a pipe without water nor water without a pipe is effective. Therefore, the three parables in Luke 15 are not repetitious, they are a portrait of the sequence in God’s way of redemption. Christ accomplished redemption, the Holy Spirit enlightens man, and God the Father receives us by His love.

(3) GOD AND THE HEAVENLY BEINGS HAVE THE SAME EMOTIONS AND RIGHTEOUS MOTIVATIONS THAT WE DO.

They are not inhuman monsters we cannot possibly understand.

.    ROMANS 1:16-25.

16. For I am not ashamed
of The Gospel of Christ:
for it is The Power of God
unto Salvation to every one
that believeth;
to the Jew first,
and also to the Greek.
17. For therein is
The Righteousness of God
revealed from Faith to Faith:
as it is written,

"THE JUST SHALL LIVE
BY FAITH."

18. For The Wrath of God
is revealed from Heaven
against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men,
who hold The Truth
in Unrighteousness;
19. Because that which may
be known of God
is manifest in them;
for God hath shewed It
unto them.
20. For the Invisible Things
of Him from The Creation
of the World
are clearly seen,
being understood by
the Things that are made,
even His Eternal Power
and Godhead;
so that they are
without excuse:
21. Because that,
when they knew God,
they glorified Him not as God,
neither were thankful;
but became vain
in their imaginations,
and their foolish heart
was darkened.
22. Professing themselves
to be wise,
they became fools,
23. And changed The Glory
of the Uncorruptible God
into an image made
like to corruptible man,
and to birds,
and fourfooted beasts,
and creeping things.
24. Wherefore God also
gave them up to Uncleanness
through the Lusts of
their own hearts, to dishonour
their own bodies
between themselves:
25. Who changed
The Truth of God into a lie,
and worshipped and served
the creature more
than the Creator,
Who is Blessed for ever.
Amen.

. MATTHEW 13:34-35.

34 All these things Spake Jesus
unto the multitude in Parables;
and without a Parable
Spake he not unto them:
35. That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken
by the Prophet,
saying,

"I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES;
I WILL UTTER THINGS
WHICH HAVE BEEN KEPT SECRET
FROM THE FOUNDATION
OF THE WORLD."

. MARK 4:33-34.

33. And with many
such Parables Spake he
The Word unto them,
as they were able to hear It.
34. But without a Parable
Spake he not unto them:
and when they were alone,
he expounded all things
to his Disciples.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT PAUL LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING.

Therefore, where he said he was "NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST," he was ashamed of The Gospel of Lord Yeshua. HE NEVER accepted him as CHRIST, and rejected all of his Teachings.

He and his fellow Pharisee colleagues hated Lord Yeshua and his Parable Teachings, for making the Divine appear mundane and easily comprehensible, and therefore much less possible to twist to their corrupt ends.

(4) GOD AND HEAVEN ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THE REPENTANT, THAN THE STEDFASTLY RIGHTEOUS.

. MATTHEW 9:10-13.

10. And it came to pass,
as Jesus sat at meat in the house,
behold, many Publicans and Sinners
came and sat down with him
and his Disciples.
11. And when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto his Disciples,

"Why eateth your Master
with Publicans and Sinners?"

12. "But when Jesus heard that,
he Said unto them,

"They that be whole
need not a Physician,
but they that are sick."
13. "But go ye and learn
what that meaneth,

'I WILL HAVE MERCY,
AND NOT SACRIFICE:'

for I am not come
to call the Righteous,
but Sinners to Repentance."

(5) LORD YESHUA IS A PRODIGAL SON OF GOD.

The Principle also applies to Lord Yeshua, and shows how he saw himself: expending his Divine Privileges unprofitably- merely to make us happy- wastefully. No one helping him.

(6) THERE IS A SON OF GOD SENIOR TO LORD YESHUA: THE LOGOS (JOHN 1:1-4).

This is "THE-WORD-THAT-WAS-GOD."

Yeshua was once Him- but so was everything else.

Yeshua was the only Son that was BEGOTTEN.

GOD: THE FATHER comes from a place before our Space/Time milieu. Therefore, He created His exact Duplicate to operate for Him.

THESE POINTS ARE MERELY WHAT I SEE AT THIS POINT IN TIME: THERE WILL BE MORE, UPON FURTHER AND ACTUAL MEDITATION.

That passage is filled with many lessons. Had this lesson last month in my Sunday school class. There are many hidden secrets in the parable of the prodigal son I never knew growing up. I did my personal reading and research knowing I was going to teach a class. You should too. Our understanding of Bible stories most of the time are too limited and constrained to what we were told some decades ago in children's sunday school classes.

One of the lessons of the parable of the prodigal son is the power of inheritance/sonship. The father had two sons, right? The younger one asked, and he got. Isn't? The other didn't ask, and he got nothing, even grumbled and became jealous. Isn't it?

The prodigal son's troubles didn't start by wasting his father's resources in a foreign land. His troubles began the moment he asked his father for his share of his inheritance. How do you claim inheritance (WILL) from a father that is very much alive??


Too lazy to type more.

Acidosis:
That passage is filled with many lessons. Had this lesson last month in my Sunday school class. There are many hidden secrets in the parable of the prodigal son I never knew growing up. I did my personal reading and research knowing I was going to teach a class. You should too. Our understanding of Bible stories most of the time are too limited and constrained to what we were told some decades ago in children's sunday school classes.

One of the lessons of the parable of the prodigal son is the power of inheritance/sonship. The father had two sons, right? The younger one asked, and he got. Isn't? The other didn't ask, and he got nothing, even grumbled and became jealous. Isn't it?

The prodigal son's troubles didn't start by wasting his father's resources in a foreign land. His troubles began the moment he asked his father for his share of his inheritance. How do you claim inheritance (WILL) from a father that is very much alive??


Too lazy to type more.

Thanks bro

Amen

Amen

ichuka:
The lost sheep,the lost coin and the lost son.why three parables and not one?

If you pay close attention, you would find that each parable taught a different and separate lesson from the next. There is equally more than one parable contained in Matthew 13 by the way.

Kobojunkie:
If you pay close attention, you would find that each parable taught a different and separate lesson from the next. There is equally more than one parable contained in Matthew 13 by the way.

Dude, me no understand u
Did you read the OPs answer to his question??

Five people just read one parable, each person came up with a total different interpretation,
What is responsible for that?

[quote author=Kobojunkie post=122480161]If you pay close attention, you would find that each parable taught a different and separate lesson from the next. There is equally more than one parable contained in Matthew 13 by the way. [/quote
Still didn't answer the question

paxonel:
Five people just read one parable, each person came up with a total different interpretation,
What is responsible for that?

Basically, individual human subjectivity. Which results in different abilities to read and comprehend.

budaatum:


Basically, individual human subjectivity. Which results in different abilities to read and comprehend.

could this be the reason some people will take first position in a class while others will carry past?

ichuka:
Still didn't answer the question

A parable is a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like. Parables typically lose their meanings when one attempts to interpret the content used in conveying the message. I read through much of your doctrinal thesis, and all I kept wondering as I did was wonder why you engage in the unnecessary when the message is made clear right in the parables. Why convolute the utterly simple things... for what purpose?

Jesus Christ told those parables in order to provide a rebuttal to the Pharisees and teachers of the Law pointed out at the beginning of the chapter.

1 Many tax collectors and sinners came to listen to Jesus.
2 Then the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain, “Look, this man welcomes sinners and even eats with them!” - Luke 15 vs 1 - 2

These Pharisees and teachers of the Law were men who claimed to be knowledgable of the Law yet they looked down on the sinners in the land, thinking them worthless beings, and hence of no value to God and His Plan. This isn't the first time that Jesus Christ is recorded to have used parables to provide rebuttals to the claims made against Him by the same crew. And in almost all cases, the message of the parable is found within the story itself.

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PARABLE #1 - The Kingdom of God aka God's special Nation of Priests - Exodus 19 vs 6 - welcomes the sinners of Israel who decides to change from following his sinful ways

3 Then Jesus told them this story:
4 “Suppose one of you has 100 sheep, but one of them gets lost. What will you do? You will leave the other 99 sheep there in the field and go out and look for the lost sheep. You will continue to search for it until you find it.
5 And when you find it, you will be very happy. You will carry it
6 home, go to your friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me because I found my lost sheep!’
7 In the same way, I tell you, heaven is a happy place when one sinner decides to change. There is more joy for that one sinner than for 99 good people who don’t need to change. - Luke 15 vs 3 - 7

PARABLE #2 - The angels of God welcome a sinner of Israel who decides to change from following his old sinful ways

8 “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins, but she loses one of them. She will take a light and clean the house. She will look carefully for the coin until she finds it.
9 And when she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me because I have found the coin that I lost!’ 10 In the same way, it’s a happy time for the angels of God when one sinner of Israel decides to change.” - Luke 15 vs 8 - 10

PARABLE #3 - A sinner of Israel who decides to change from following his sinful ways is like a son who was once lost but is now found, once dead but is now alive.

11 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
12 The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me now the part of your property that I am supposed to receive someday.’ So the father divided his wealth between his two sons.
13 “A few days later the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country, and there he wasted his money living like a fool.
14 After he spent everything he had, there was a terrible famine throughout the country. He was hungry and needed money.
15 So he went and got a job with one of the people who lived there. The man sent him into the fields to feed pigs.
16 He was so hungry that he wanted to eat the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.
17 “The son realized that he had been very foolish. He thought, ‘All my father’s hired workers have plenty of food. But here I am, almost dead because I have nothing to eat.
18 I will leave and go to my father. I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against God and have done wrong to you.
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. But let me be like one of your hired workers.’
20 So he left and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him coming and felt sorry for him. So he ran to him and hugged and kissed him.
21 The son said, ‘Father, I have sinned against God and have done wrong to you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring the best clothes and put them on him. Also, put a ring on his finger and good sandals on his feet.
23 And bring our best calf and kill it so that we can celebrate with plenty to eat.
24 My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!’ So they began to have a party. - Luke 15 vs 11 - 24

PARABLE #4 - A sinner of Israel who decides to change from following his sinful ways is like a brother who was once lost but is now found, once dead but is now alive.

25 “The older son had been out in the field. When he came near the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing.
26 So he called to one of the servant boys and asked, ‘What does all this mean?’
27 The boy said, ‘Your brother has come back, and your father killed the best calf to eat. He is happy because he has his son back safe and sound.’
28 “The older son was angry and would not go to the party. So his father went out and begged him to come in.
29 But he said to his father, ‘Look, for all these years I have worked like a slave for you. I have always done what you told me to do, and you never gave me even a young goat for a party with my friends.
30 But then this son of yours comes home after wasting your money on prostitutes, and you kill the best calf for him!’
31 “His father said to him, ‘Oh, my son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
32 But this was a day to be happy and celebrate. Your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’” - Luke 15 vs 25 vs 32

By way of these 4 parables, Jesus Christ provided, for the Pharisees and teachers of the law, 4 simple reasons why He came to call to Himself the sinners of Israel and not the righteous brothers/sons of Israel.

paxonel:
could this be the reason some people will take first position in a class while others will carry past?

Pretty much.

Kobojunkie:
A parable is a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like. Parables typically lose their meanings when one attempts to interpret the content used in conveying the message. I read through much of your doctrinal thesis, and all I kept wondering as I did was wonder why you engage in the unnecessary when the message is made clear right in the parables. Why convolute the utterly simple things... for what purpose?

Jesus Christ told those parables in order to provide a rebuttal to the Pharisees and teachers of the Law pointed out at the beginning of the chapter.

These Pharisees and teachers of the Law were men who claimed to be knowledgable of the Law yet they looked down on the sinners in the land, thinking them worthless beings, and hence of no value to God and His Plan. This isn't the first time that Jesus Christ is recorded to have used parables to provide rebuttals to the claims made against Him by the same crew. And in almost all cases, the message of the parable is found within the story itself.

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PARABLE #1 - The Kingdom of God aka God's special Nation of Priests - Exodus 19 vs 6 - welcomes the sinners of Israel who decides to change from following his sinful ways
PARABLE #2 - The angels of God welcome a sinner of Israel who decides to change from following his old sinful ways
PARABLE #3 - A sinner of Israel who decides to change from following his sinful ways is like a son who was once lost but is now found, once dead but is now alive.
PARABLE #4 - A sinner of Israel who decides to change from following his sinful ways is like a brother who was once lost but is now found, once dead but is now alive.

By way of these 4 parables, Jesus Christ provided, for the Pharisees and teachers of the law, 4 simple reasons why He came to call to Himself the sinners of Israel and not the righteous brothers/sons of Israel.

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