Feb
10
2010
The Very Heart of Luke's Gospel
Luke 15
God is pictured in three ways
1. The Son - the Lord Jesus as the shepherd seeking the lost sinner
2. The Holy Spirit - the figure of the woman searching for souls
3. The Father - welcoming them home
The Son suffering; the Spirit seeking; the Father singing
The Saviour; the Seeker; the Satisfier
The sinner is picture in three ways also as
1. A silly sheep
2. A soiled piece of silver
3. A self-willed son
As a sheep in the distance; silver in the dust; son in disgrace
Lost to safety; lost to service; lost to sonship
August Van Ryn