This is RC at his best. Preaching, not lecturing. A profound message I will listen to again and again. Thanks RC and Ligonier; I must remember you this Christmas... And of course all Glory to God.
Amen The Scriptures have all the stories that tell of the Gospel Lord raise up Preachers who will preach from your Word The Gospel of Jesus Christ WE NEED TO HEAR THE SCRIPTURE READ IN CHURCH WE NEED TO HEAR EXEGESIS OF THE WORD OF GOD
Amen Preacher Waste is a dreadful thing The Holy Scriptures given to us is being wasted The richness in the Word is not being searched out Instead we hear stories of plants and bees 🐝 A waste these days in most churches There is a famine of the Word Jesus help us
John MacArthur says it should be called the parable of the loving father. A father who's behaivor was a shock to Jesus original audience. They were horrified at the father forging such gross disrespect, from both sons.
It’s a parable and Jesus is teaching a principle about God’s heart towards His children. But we also learn in Scripture that the blood of Jesus that was offered on our behalf is the basis of our relationship with God. Which does indeed bring repentance and faith.
And in the parable of the sower there are no human beings, just seeds and birds; what's your point? It's incredibly foolish to try to parallel a simple parable with an entire systematic theology - parables are designed to deliver one main message.
@@samuelnunes2641 The only one I worship and adore is my Father per the 1st commandment. And Jesus didn't die to pay your sin debt. If so, he would still be dead to pay the debt due FOR YOU on judgement day. DEATH. "I even I am YHWH beside ME there is NO SAVIOR". Isaiah 43:11.
Eph. 4:7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 1 Jn 1:7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. Col. 1:20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. I’d sure hate to stand before The Father on that Day without Jesus’s blood.
I respectfully disagree... How did the Father deal with the elder brother? 1. Invited him to the feast. 2. Listened to the elder brother vent. 3. Did not reproach the elder brother for his attitude. 4. Told the elder brother that he was faithful..and all that he has was his. 5. Asked the elder brother to cut his younger brother some slack. The elder brother does not represent the Pharisees..but those of US who DID obey and stayed faithful. And we are allowed to vent our frustrations to the Father WITHOUT REPROACH.
"The Pharisees hated sinners. One thing they liked about the sinners, is that they thought they were worse sinners than they were. And they couldn't stand to see a sinner receive a blessing from Almighty God. If that's the heart of the Pharisee, it's the heart of an unconverted person. It's a heart of a person who doesn't understand grace at all. Because if I understood the graciousness of grace, how can I do anything but rejoice in anybody's receiving that grace from God, even if it's my worst enemy?" - - - - - - - I agree that yes, we can vent our individual frustrations to the Lord. In fact, Scripture is clear that we ought to cast our cares unto Him through one of his ordinary means; Prayer (1 Pet 5:6-7, Heb 4:14-16, Phil 4:6-7, 1 Thes 5:17, Mark 11:24). However, the symbolic role of the older brother within the parable was indeed to represent the Pharisees and teachers of the law, who were critical of Jesus for welcoming sinners. In other words, like the older brother, the pharisees were hostile to sinners receiving grace --as Dr. Sproul mentioned when opening the text with its specific context. Now, granted that in the same chapter, Jesus says "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:10 LSB), and that Christians are co-heirs with Christ (Rom 8:17), I'd like you to ponder upon these questions to help you: 1. Who was Christ representing by the father in the parable? 2. Why was Christ being persecuted by the pharisees? 3. What attitude did the prodigal son portray by the end? 4. What does a Holy God require of man for forgiveness? 5. By assuming yourself to be the older brother by virtue of obedience, which of Jesus' audience are you in this parable?
@@JohnJosephVillareal Answers to your questions. 1. God the Father..who is able to restore us to himself. 2. Because he was preaching a God "Other than the one who brought you out of the Land of Egypt." Deut. 3:10. 3. Contrition with a dose of self preservation. 4. Jesus paid it all. 5. I cannot be both part of the parable and also in the audience.
This message is from Dr. Sproul’s 12-part teaching series The Parables of Jesus. Learn more:
www.ligonier.org/learn/series/the-parables-of-jesus
This is RC at his best. Preaching, not lecturing. A profound message I will listen to again and again. Thanks RC and Ligonier; I must remember you this Christmas... And of course all Glory to God.
I love how RC Sproul always has a chalkboard with him
Amen
The Scriptures have all the stories that tell of the Gospel
Lord raise up Preachers who will preach from your Word
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
WE NEED TO HEAR THE SCRIPTURE READ IN CHURCH
WE NEED TO HEAR EXEGESIS OF THE WORD OF GOD
Amen, Dr. Sproul
Amen Preacher
Waste is a dreadful thing
The Holy Scriptures given to us is being wasted
The richness in the Word is not being searched out
Instead we hear stories of plants and bees 🐝
A waste these days in most churches
There is a famine of the Word
Jesus help us
John MacArthur says it should be called the parable of the loving father. A father who's behaivor was a shock to Jesus original audience. They were horrified at the father forging such gross disrespect, from both sons.
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The fatted calf was killed, so in the end blood shed.
The fitted calf was to celebrate the prodigal's return; not for his sin.
They weren't vegans.
Notice the prodigal son returned to his Father and also no blood sacrifice was required to be forgiven. Only repentance with a contrite heart.
It’s a parable and Jesus is teaching a principle about God’s heart towards His children. But we also learn in Scripture that the blood of Jesus that was offered on our behalf is the basis of our relationship with God. Which does indeed bring repentance and faith.
And in the parable of the sower there are no human beings, just seeds and birds; what's your point? It's incredibly foolish to try to parallel a simple parable with an entire systematic theology - parables are designed to deliver one main message.
@@samuelnunes2641 The only one I worship and adore is my Father per the 1st commandment. And Jesus didn't die to pay your sin debt. If so, he would still be dead to pay the debt due FOR YOU on judgement day. DEATH.
"I even I am YHWH beside ME there is NO SAVIOR". Isaiah 43:11.
@@ardentword508 Everything Jesus taught was about the Father not of himself as he clearly stated.
Eph. 4:7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
1 Jn 1:7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Col. 1:20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
I’d sure hate to stand before The Father on that Day without Jesus’s blood.
I respectfully disagree...
How did the Father deal with the elder brother?
1. Invited him to the feast.
2. Listened to the elder brother vent.
3. Did not reproach the elder brother for his attitude.
4. Told the elder brother that he was faithful..and all that he has was his.
5. Asked the elder brother to cut his younger brother some slack.
The elder brother does not represent the Pharisees..but those of US who DID obey and stayed faithful.
And we are allowed to vent our frustrations to the Father WITHOUT REPROACH.
"The Pharisees hated sinners. One thing they liked about the sinners, is that they thought they were worse sinners than they were. And they couldn't stand to see a sinner receive a blessing from Almighty God.
If that's the heart of the Pharisee, it's the heart of an unconverted person. It's a heart of a person who doesn't understand grace at all. Because if I understood the graciousness of grace, how can I do anything but rejoice in anybody's receiving that grace from God, even if it's my worst enemy?"
- - - - - - -
I agree that yes, we can vent our individual frustrations to the Lord. In fact, Scripture is clear that we ought to cast our cares unto Him through one of his ordinary means; Prayer (1 Pet 5:6-7, Heb 4:14-16, Phil 4:6-7, 1 Thes 5:17, Mark 11:24).
However, the symbolic role of the older brother within the parable was indeed to represent the Pharisees and teachers of the law, who were critical of Jesus for welcoming sinners. In other words, like the older brother, the pharisees were hostile to sinners receiving grace --as Dr. Sproul mentioned when opening the text with its specific context.
Now, granted that in the same chapter, Jesus says "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:10 LSB), and that Christians are co-heirs with Christ (Rom 8:17), I'd like you to ponder upon these questions to help you:
1. Who was Christ representing by the father in the parable?
2. Why was Christ being persecuted by the pharisees?
3. What attitude did the prodigal son portray by the end?
4. What does a Holy God require of man for forgiveness?
5. By assuming yourself to be the older brother by virtue of obedience, which of Jesus' audience are you in this parable?
@@JohnJosephVillareal Answers to your questions.
1. God the Father..who is able to restore us to himself.
2. Because he was preaching a God "Other than the one who brought you out of the Land of Egypt."
Deut. 3:10.
3. Contrition with a dose of self preservation.
4. Jesus paid it all.
5. I cannot be both part of the parable and also in the audience.