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NASB | Luke 15:11 ¶ And He said, "A man had two sons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 15:11 ¶ Then He said, "A certain man had two sons. |
Bible Question:
In Luke 15:11-32 who are the two sons? I'm convinced that the story illustrates a sinner coming to repentance. I want to be sure that I haven't overlooked any possibilities. Is it possible the two sons represent the Jews and the Gentiles? Any other possibilities that I am overlooking? Thanks and Regards, Huron |
Bible Answer: Huron The thrust of Jesus' ministry was God's children returning to God. We know Jesus made that possible by His blood. Too many times we read into Jesus' parables other meanings. Jesus gave two lessons in this parable. One the wayward child leaving the father and his return . The father welcomed him with open arms. Just as our Father welcomes us with open arms. The other lesson was the there are many people that feel they never have left God, in that they at an early age accepted Jesus as Lord and have been serving God virtually all their life. Then they see a Johnny come lately come into salvation and get angry that God loves them as much as they, who has served for so long. There are those that might try to apply this parable to the Jews and Gentile but that is reading in things that just aren’t there. EdB |