Joy Over One Sinner That Repenteth
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Luke 15:7. Jesus, the Son of the Highest, is combating the powers of Satan, who is laying every possible device whereby he may counteract the work of […]
True Sheep Hear the True Shepherd
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. John 10:16. The truth should be presented with divine tact, gentleness, and tenderness. It should come from a heart that has been softened and […]
Finding the Lost Sheep
And if so be that he find [the lost sheep], verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Matthew 18:13. Jesus would impress upon the hearts and minds of His disciples the value of the human soul. He demands cooperation on the […]
The Lost Sheep a Special Burden
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? Luke 15:4. It is important work to deal with human minds. Man is God’s property, and angels are looking with […]
Christ Came to Seek the Lost Sheep
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Luke 5:32. While on earth, Christ accomplished the work for which He left the throne of God in heaven. He worked for humanity, that through His work, humanity might be elevated in the scale of moral value with God. He assumed human nature, that […]
Estimate of a Lost Sheep
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us. 1 John 4:10. The Pharisees said that if Jesus were a true prophet, He would harmonize with them, and voice their precepts and maxims, and treat the wretched publicans and sinners as they treated them. In giving His Son to die for […]
