Lucas 15
Kent Hughes · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 15
Hughes - The rabbinic commentary on Exodus 18:1 cites an old rule that "a person should not associate with the godless" and points out that the rabbis would not associate with such a person, even to teach him the Law (Midrash Mek. Amalek 3 on Exodus 18:1, 65a). (See Luke: That You May Know the Truth) Rod Mattoon points out that "In fellowshipping with these sinners, He was not condoning their sin or involved in their sin. He met them where they were and reached out to save and pardon them if they sought His forgiveness and cleansing. Many Christians are not able to do this because they do not have the spiritual maturity to avoid entanglement in the lifestyle of the wicked. They cannot handle pressure from peers. Jesus, however, could reach the corrupt without being corrupted." (Treasures from Luke) Leon
Lucas 15
Hughes - These three coordinated parables—the lost sheep (Luke 15:4-7), the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10), and the lost son (Luke 15:11-32)—are, as I. H. Marshall has said, an "artistically constructed unit with a single theme" —namely, God's joy when he finds a lost sinner. Jesus would later say of himself in Luke 19:10, "The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost," and that is what this passage is about. This section has been called "the heart of the Third Gospel" because here Luke's great theme of God's love and mercy for sinful human beings and his call for repentance and conversion come forth with full power. (See Luke: That You May Know the Truth)
Lucas 15
Hughes - The thrust of Ezekiel's prophecy is clear: since the undershepherds of Israel had failed, God himself would shepherd and rescue the people. William