THis chapter is so rich in the lesson of forgiveness and shows how damaging anger is to us, how it can blind us to the truth. The brother was so blinded by his anger toward his brother that he didn't see the good in the situation and God's love for him. God had returned a lost brother to the family. Oh to have that closure so often in life we are hurt and there is no closure from the ones who hurt this is such a picture of hope for the family for the hurting father and it shows God hurts when we are hurting and He rejoices when we are repentent for our sins as Christians as well as the lost. Amen that I have a loving Father in heaven who wanted to adopt me AMEN
This is one of the most beautiful stories in the bible of forgiveness and also how we as humans often first see only what we want to see ie, the envy of the elder brother blinded him. He didn't see God's hand upon the situation he could only see he was missing out. oh it touches me so deeply this story as I struggle with being different from alot of people I know. I struggle with loneliness I know I am not alone praise to you Oh LORD but my reality when I compare myself to others is lonely. I have suffered alot of rejection in my life but this story shows me God is greater than my situation and He will show me the way if I keep looking through His eyes.
1. Verses 1 to 6 provide us with a testimony of how some people find themselves too comfortable and too wealthy and too busy that they do not see why they should worship God.
Although many opportunities present themselves to them to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour, they feel uncomfortable and embarassed in their social circles to accept Jesus Christ in their lives.
2. Later on in life when they find themselves in trouble or in a crisis they try to turn to Jesus Christ but they fail to connect to him because of their sinful and selfish intentions.No matter how hard they try the spirit of sin flowing in their blood blocks them from receiving Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
3.Verse 7 is quite interesting.Listen carefully.
The watchmen are people who saveguard the interests of earthly sinful beings.These are 'worldly people'.The self righteous.Those who are wise in their own eyes and are more concerned with worldly affairs than worshipping God and living in righteousness.
Note: Song of Solomon 3:3.
At first the watchmen see a sinner looking for Jesus Christ and they tell the sinner they have never seen him.
The sinner finds Jesus Christ just soon afterwards and they do not have the power to stop the sinner from accepting Jesus Christ.One thing to note here is that the 'watchmen will never and cannot lead you to Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
Now, listen very carefully, when the saved person backslides then all hell breaks loose.
The 'watchmen' readily embrace the backslider and encourages him/her to sink deeper into sin than before.If you were into drugs before the 'watchmen' buy you more and more drugs and even introduce you to harder ones.If you were into fornication they encourage you even more.They encourage you to sleep around and to marry more wives for sexual pleasure.If you were into alcohol they invite you to more and more parties.This is how the 'watchmen' kill you both physically and spiritually.
This happens because you would have taken away God's protection.Just like if you throw away your umbrella in rain you surely get wet.So my dear ones, this verse is much more loaded than your precious time will allow me to elucidate.
Just imagine the progical son in Luke 15:11-32 deciding to leave his father for the second time.
4.Verses 8 and 9 talk of the daughters of Jerusalem.Who are the daughters of Jerusalem? These are people who persue and seek worldly power, wealth,influence, fame and personal pleaure.They are spiritually bankrupt and they lack righteousness.They detruct people from worshipping God.They detract people from following Jesus Christ, the Messiah.They enslave people through fornication,sex,alcohol,drugs,tobacco,gambling,entertainment,divination,witchcraft,fortunetelling, magic,false,religion,politics,cults,sorcery,astrology,observing times,formenting wars for business,spreading of deadly diseases for money, fake researches,misinformation, you name it.
In verse 9 these daughters of Jerusalem ask those who backslide what is so special about your Beloved, there are so many women out there.
This happens when someone tells you there is nothing special about Jesus Christ, the Messiah.Someone will tell you there are many prophets or many religions out there so why do you have to seek only Jesus Christ, the Messiah?
5.Verses 10 to 16 gives an explanation of why the Word of God, Jesus Christ, the Messiah is far much superior than any other doctrine or prophet ever sent from God.These verses show us that there is none on earth like Jesus Christ, the Messiah and people can and will only get salvation through accepting Jesus Christ as the Messiah and as their Saviour.
6. My humble question to my Moslem brothers and sisters all over the world.
If Song of Solomon 5:16 refers to prophet Muhammad (pbuh) do you then take the Holy Bible as the true word of God?
Do we cherry pick verses in the Bible for our convenience?
You have two choices.
1.Either you accept the Bible as the word of God and follow what it says.or
2.You disregard the Bible totally and do not quote any verse in the Bible to support your religion.Because in your eyes the Bible is not authentic.
Glory be to God All Mighty.The Creator of the heavens and earth.The God of Abraham.The God of Israel.The One and Only.The Alpha and the Omega.
The Creator of everything that was, that is, and that will ever be.
1. Verses 1 to 4 teach us that we need to leave the COMFORT ZONE if we are to bring Jesus Christ, the Messiah in our lives.We have to totally forgo the earthly pleasures and desires if we are to find favour in God's eyes. Once you receive Jesus Christ, the Messiah as your Saviour you should obey God's statutes and commands.You should hold the Word of God dear to your heart and treasure the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
2. Verse 5 tells us to jealously guard ourselves from backsliding.We should find strength in God to resist all temptations to fall into sin.
3. Verses 6 to 11 tell us about the rewards which await those who abandon sinful lives and decide to follow Jesus Christ, the Messiah.You are taken out of the gloom and misery of a sinful life by the powerful hand of God and restored to your rightful place in the Kingdom of God with all the previleges of a faithful child of the Mighty God.
Refer to Luke 15:11-32 The story of the prodical son.This demonstrates how God picks us up from total darkness of sin and restores us with LOVE to our rightful places in HIS KINGDOM.
I like this chapter because it talks about a son that took all he had and wasted it. And when he came back to his father his father took him back with open arms. And that is how Jesus is when we do wrong and want to go off on are own and we know we done wrong and we come back to the father he will welcome us back with open arms.
"And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them." ( Luke 15:2)
There was a man who came to a virtuous woman and told her of a wounded man who lay dying. He needed her help, yet, this man was in a less than virtuous place. Acknowledging this to her, and as if the very asking was asking virtue to stoop to a lowly place to help a dying man, she went.
She bound up the wounds of the dying man. Her work saved the man.
Love does not always look right. Jesus received sinners, and ate with them. To the Pharisees and Scribes, this did not look right.
Jesus talked to the woman at the well, alone, and she was a Samaritan. To the disciples, this did not look right.
Love does not always look right.
Jesus healed people in the temple, in synagogues, along roadsides, in houses, and in mountains and graveyards. Jesus healed from the cross; to one beside him on the cross, to those standing beneath His cross.
Love does not always look right, but love is always right.
The prodigal son left the father's house, went out to the world himself, he pluck himself out of the father's hand. ( John 10:28) The far country turn out to be a place called "PIG PEN". When you hit rock bottom, there is 3 things that will happen to you if you let it - vs. 17, he came to himself, vs. 18, I will rise and go, vs. 20, he arose and came. The father was still watching the road to see if the son was coming home, the father run to meet him, that is just like Jesus, he running toward you with open arms to welcome home again.
"...And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them..." ( Luke 15:1-10) All roads lead to houses and in houses are people.
Luke 15:32..32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
"He was a brother, then died ( spitually )because of his sin, then came back, was restored and now is alive again...Here's the big ?, what if he had've died before he saw his error..Well now, to HELL he would go, because he was dead....
well i think when one sinner comes to repent that all heaven rejoys and GOD is so good to us. that HE forgives us from every thing that we did in the past.and HE is a great King
Who is the prodigal son who wasted all his living by taking his inheritance before it was due him but the gentiles. The elder son was the Hebrews, for he followed his fathers commandments always and was in the house and things of his father was his. When the prodigal son begged his father(or repented) he was accepted and the father rejoised for his lost sheep, who having experienced the desolation of the world realized his mistake.
God is our heavenly dad so we should not fear to return back to him if we mess in our spiritual line as the prodigal son was received by his father God will also receive us He is our father who sitteth in sit of mercy.
Two sons, one righteous and the other unrighteous. At first it looks as if the son that left and went into a far country was the unrighteous one but he came back to the Father. It was the other one that was filled with jealousy, hate and envy that was the unrighteous one.
This is my first time reading the scriptures on line . I started with Mathew, and now that I am oin acts I long to be reading the gospel again. What a privilage, and a thrill to be so involved in his very life that we are almost present.
WE ALL HAVE SIN AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD.WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ST.LUKE IS THAT SOMETIMES WE THAT WE ARE BIG THAN GOD. GOD IS OUR EVERYTHING TO US.WHEN WE MAKE MISTAKES. DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL GOD ABOUT IT. HE THE ONLY ONE CAN FIX.
There is more joy inheaven when one sinner repents. Our loving Lord calls us back and calls us to repentence to know our true path and happiness. Great Thanks to our Father in Heaven and Jesus who died for our sins to make this happen for our sakes. Thank you for sharing
According to my understanding the brother never tought that he will come back to the family because he took his share from his father.The 1 who was at home believed that because he looked after his father and the live stock he will receive more blessings from his Father.
Although many opportunities present themselves to them to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour, they feel uncomfortable and embarassed in their social circles to accept Jesus Christ in their lives.
2. Later on in life when they find themselves in trouble or in a crisis they try to turn to Jesus Christ but they fail to connect to him because of their sinful and selfish intentions.No matter how hard they try the spirit of sin flowing in their blood blocks them from receiving Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
3.Verse 7 is quite interesting.Listen carefully.
The watchmen are people who saveguard the interests of earthly sinful beings.These are 'worldly people'.The self righteous.Those who are wise in their own eyes and are more concerned with worldly affairs than worshipping God and living in righteousness.
Note: Song of Solomon 3:3.
At first the watchmen see a sinner looking for Jesus Christ and they tell the sinner they have never seen him.
The sinner finds Jesus Christ just soon afterwards and they do not have the power to stop the sinner from accepting Jesus Christ.One thing to note here is that the 'watchmen will never and cannot lead you to Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
Now, listen very carefully, when the saved person backslides then all hell breaks loose.
The 'watchmen' readily embrace the backslider and encourages him/her to sink deeper into sin than before.If you were into drugs before the 'watchmen' buy you more and more drugs and even introduce you to harder ones.If you were into fornication they encourage you even more.They encourage you to sleep around and to marry more wives for sexual pleasure.If you were into alcohol they invite you to more and more parties.This is how the 'watchmen' kill you both physically and spiritually.
This happens because you would have taken away God's protection.Just like if you throw away your umbrella in rain you surely get wet.So my dear ones, this verse is much more loaded than your precious time will allow me to elucidate.
Just imagine the progical son in Luke 15:11-32 deciding to leave his father for the second time.
4.Verses 8 and 9 talk of the daughters of Jerusalem.Who are the daughters of Jerusalem? These are people who persue and seek worldly power, wealth,influence, fame and personal pleaure.They are spiritually bankrupt and they lack righteousness.They detruct people from worshipping God.They detract people from following Jesus Christ, the Messiah.They enslave people through fornication,sex,alcohol,drugs,tobacco,gambling,entertainment,divination,witchcraft,fortunetelling, magic,false,religion,politics,cults,sorcery,astrology,observing times,formenting wars for business,spreading of deadly diseases for money, fake researches,misinformation, you name it.
In verse 9 these daughters of Jerusalem ask those who backslide what is so special about your Beloved, there are so many women out there.
This happens when someone tells you there is nothing special about Jesus Christ, the Messiah.Someone will tell you there are many prophets or many religions out there so why do you have to seek only Jesus Christ, the Messiah?
5.Verses 10 to 16 gives an explanation of why the Word of God, Jesus Christ, the Messiah is far much superior than any other doctrine or prophet ever sent from God.These verses show us that there is none on earth like Jesus Christ, the Messiah and people can and will only get salvation through accepting Jesus Christ as the Messiah and as their Saviour.
6. My humble question to my Moslem brothers and sisters all over the world.
If Song of Solomon 5:16 refers to prophet Muhammad (pbuh) do you then take the Holy Bible as the true word of God?
Do we cherry pick verses in the Bible for our convenience?
You have two choices.
1.Either you accept the Bible as the word of God and follow what it says.or
2.You disregard the Bible totally and do not quote any verse in the Bible to support your religion.Because in your eyes the Bible is not authentic.
Glory be to God All Mighty.The Creator of the heavens and earth.The God of Abraham.The God of Israel.The One and Only.The Alpha and the Omega.
The Creator of everything that was, that is, and that will ever be.
Peace and Love and Mercy of God be upon us.
2. Verse 5 tells us to jealously guard ourselves from backsliding.We should find strength in God to resist all temptations to fall into sin.
3. Verses 6 to 11 tell us about the rewards which await those who abandon sinful lives and decide to follow Jesus Christ, the Messiah.You are taken out of the gloom and misery of a sinful life by the powerful hand of God and restored to your rightful place in the Kingdom of God with all the previleges of a faithful child of the Mighty God.
Refer to Luke 15:11-32 The story of the prodical son.This demonstrates how God picks us up from total darkness of sin and restores us with LOVE to our rightful places in HIS KINGDOM.
There was a man who came to a virtuous woman and told her of a wounded man who lay dying. He needed her help, yet, this man was in a less than virtuous place. Acknowledging this to her, and as if the very asking was asking virtue to stoop to a lowly place to help a dying man, she went.
She bound up the wounds of the dying man. Her work saved the man.
Love does not always look right. Jesus received sinners, and ate with them. To the Pharisees and Scribes, this did not look right.
Jesus talked to the woman at the well, alone, and she was a Samaritan. To the disciples, this did not look right.
Love does not always look right.
Jesus healed people in the temple, in synagogues, along roadsides, in houses, and in mountains and graveyards. Jesus healed from the cross; to one beside him on the cross, to those standing beneath His cross.
Love does not always look right, but love is always right.
"He was a brother, then died ( spitually )because of his sin, then came back, was restored and now is alive again...Here's the big ?, what if he had've died before he saw his error..Well now, to HELL he would go, because he was dead....
I like the comment made by bongi's on 3/13/2010 1.53am...
God's grace and peace be with you all!