{"id":340,"date":"2024-05-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=340&2024"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T00:00:13","slug":"celebration-of-the-found-luke-15-1-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/celebration-of-the-found-luke-15-1-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of the Found: Luke 15:1-10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Luke 15:1-10 (NASB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. <sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0Both the Pharisees and the scribes <em>began<\/em> to grumble, saying, &#8220;This man receives sinners and eats with them.&#8221; <\/p><p><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0So He told them this parable, saying, <sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?<\/span> <sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.<\/span> <sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, &#8216;Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!&#8217;<\/span> <sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">I tell you that in the same way, there will be <em>more<\/em> joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.<\/span><\/p><p><sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?<\/span> <sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, &#8216;Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!&#8217;<\/span> <sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=luke 15:1-10&amp;version=NASB\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Luke 15:1-10<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>One way I have learned to read parables Jesus gave is to look at what prompted the parable to be shared in the first place. In this passage, Jesus shares two parables <em>(and a third one immediately following in verse 11)<\/em>, and they are all prompted by one thing, which we read in verses 1 and 2:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u201cNow all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.\u00a0Both the Pharisees and the scribes\u00a0<em>began<\/em>\u00a0to grumble, saying, \u2018This man receives sinners and eats with them.\u2019\u201d<\/strong> <em>(verses 1-2)<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>These two simple truths prompt Jesus to share three of the most amazing parables to illustrate God\u2019s love for sinners \u2013 all because the \u201creligious\u201d people of the time were distorting God\u2019s character with their attitudes and actions.<\/p>\r\n<p>So Jesus shares these two parables, and while they don\u2019t specifically state that they are representative of the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven, the closing lines of these two reference what happens in heaven when a sinner repents and turns to God: <strong>\u201cI tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.\u201d<\/strong> <em>(v. 7)<\/em> and <strong>\u201cIn the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.\u201d<\/strong> <em>(v. 10)<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>From Jesus\u2019 response to these \u201cgrumblings\u201d from the Pharisees and the scribes, He points out a truth about God that was counter to what they taught\/believed: God rejoices when sinners repent. The opposite approach is that God reluctantly accepts those who repent, or that when they repent, they then have to prove themselves worthy by doing something extra to show their repentance was genuine.<\/p>\r\n<p>Neither alternate is even implied by Jesus\u2019 set of parables here. The coin and sheep are not scolded for getting lost, nor are they required to prove themselves worthy of trust again by doing something or facing some sort of punishment. Instead, like an excited shepherd or an excited housekeeper, excitement is expressed when finding something that we thought had been lost \u2013 something we may have been losing hope of ever finding.<\/p>\r\n<p>It is the same way with God. There will be a point when He ends history, but until that point, He hasn\u2019t lost hope that sinners will be found by Him. The coin and sheep cannot find themselves \u2013 it is God who is actively seeking them.<\/p>\r\n<p>Will you let God \u201cfind\u201d you?<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>God promises a celebration in heaven at the very moment you are found, and when we arrive in heaven, we get to take part in the \u201cCelebration of the Found\u201d. Jesus is an equal opportunity \u201cincluder\u201d \u2013 anyone and everyone who lets Him find them will be present. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Will you let Jesus find you?<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--340\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. 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