ptrallan01
07-28-2011, 08:00 PM
1st Bible study lesson per the other thread. I'm doning this at work while I wait for a server to reboot so please forgive any shortcomings in the layout and thoughts. This lesson is based on Luke 15 and insights garnered/inspired by Dr. J. Vernon McGee.
1:The chapter begins with Jesus hanging out with undesirables i.e. tax collectors and sinners. The conservatives of his day complain about this and criticize Him for this activity.
2: Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep that wandered away on his own. The shepard chases him down.
3: The woman who loses the coin (equivalent to the diamond in our modern engagement rings) and tears up the house looking for it.
In each case when the lost item is found they rejoice and not only rejoice but call others to share in their joy.
He contrasts this with the two sons, both of whom were prodigal. Both of whom were lost. One wandered off like the sheep and needed to be brought back. The other lost in bitterness and the appearance of good behavior.
The implied message being that the tax collectors and the sinners were like the first son who now had come home and the pharisees were like the son who never left and was as lost in the house as his brother was lost in the world.
Discuss at your own desire. Consider the previous chapter and his messages to the Pharisees about gentleness, heeding the call of God and what it cost to be a disciple and the following chapter particularly the story of Lazarus in view of the reward of the just(ified) and the unjust(ified).
1:The chapter begins with Jesus hanging out with undesirables i.e. tax collectors and sinners. The conservatives of his day complain about this and criticize Him for this activity.
2: Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep that wandered away on his own. The shepard chases him down.
3: The woman who loses the coin (equivalent to the diamond in our modern engagement rings) and tears up the house looking for it.
In each case when the lost item is found they rejoice and not only rejoice but call others to share in their joy.
He contrasts this with the two sons, both of whom were prodigal. Both of whom were lost. One wandered off like the sheep and needed to be brought back. The other lost in bitterness and the appearance of good behavior.
The implied message being that the tax collectors and the sinners were like the first son who now had come home and the pharisees were like the son who never left and was as lost in the house as his brother was lost in the world.
Discuss at your own desire. Consider the previous chapter and his messages to the Pharisees about gentleness, heeding the call of God and what it cost to be a disciple and the following chapter particularly the story of Lazarus in view of the reward of the just(ified) and the unjust(ified).