The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Type of Event: Worship Service: Children & Adult
Date Recorded: March 07, 2010
Location: Ivyland New Church, PA
Topics: Charity / Life of Use / Service, Forgiveness / Repentance
The Lord always finds us.
Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
(Matthew 12:40)
"There is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety and nine just people who need no repentance." (Luke 15:7)
Because ten signifies all and much, that number is therefore used by the Lord in [many] passages, where all and much is to be understood, as of the woman having ten pieces of silver (drachmas); if she lost one piece, would she not light a candle and sweep the house, and seek carefully till she found it? (Luke 15:8). Ten here signifies much. This is said of a woman, and of her lighting a candle, and sweeping the house, on account of the spiritual sense in every detail of the Word. In that sense woman signifies the church as to the affection for truth, thus also, affection for the truth which pertains to the church. A piece of silver (drachma) signifies truth, and losing the piece of silver signifies to lose one of the truths or of the cognitions of truth. Lighting a candle signifies self-examination from affection; sweeping the house signifies to go over the whole mind, and to examine everything therein, where the truth lies hidden. Such is the spiritual sense of these words. A hundred, like ten, signifies much; therefore a similar parable speaks of a hundred sheep, if one were lost (Matt. 18:12-13; Luke 15:3-7)
(Apocalypse Explained #675)
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| 2 | Sermon | 19m 19s |
Lessons and text
Readings Matt. 18:12-13; Luke 15:7; AE 675
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