While Luke 15:3-32 contains the parables about a lost coin, sheep, son, the father's love, and the older brother. ... The first parable contains a story of a shepherd who has a hundred sheep but one wanders off. ... I believe this parable shows the meaning of God finding sinners and bringing them back to him. ... The final parable involves two sons and their father in which is the point of view of the younger son who wonders off into dissolute living. ... And I admit it gets to me sometimes, just as the older brother in this parable. ...

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No parable of Jesus has been used or quoted more than that of "The Prodigal Son-. ... Compton says, "the greatest of all His [Jesus'] parables."" ... This parable; however, sheds a new light on the relationship between sinful man and a holy God. ... In this exegesis I hope to help us come to an understanding of the parable in Luke 15:11-24 and what it had to say to us today. ...

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Jesus tells the parable of the lost son to demonstrate a story of God's unconditional love. ... I believe this parable is left without a clear understanding of what happened to the sons so that we may be left to ponder the true meaning of this story. ... Jesus used parables to illustrate a significant lesson that we may search, study, and strive to understand his truth. ...

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It is with joy and excitement that I prepare this letter of motivation. I was born again and filled with the Holy Spirit in 1978 and deep within me was placed a burning desire to study the Word. I attended Bible Studies at my local church, but this did not satisfy my desire for a deeper knowledge of...

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In Confessions, Augustine was "dead" inside searching for something to fill the void in his soul. This evident occurs as a result of the death of this dear friend, in which he identifies "friendship with mortal things" as being nothing more than misery. Augustine attempts to heal himself by fillin...

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But their messages are very different: Christ told parables to teach His followers about the kind of life they would have to live to enter the Kingdom of God; Santiago tells stories of Joe DiMaggio to pass on to Manolin his vision, his fishing skills, and his memories. ...

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