Jesus spent some time with some shady people: tax collectors and sinners. This frustrated the religious, “super-duper Christian” types. So Jesus told a series of three stories: Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son.
Now, when the Scripture writers repeat themselves, it is saying something like: PAY ATTENTION HERE! Only in a few instances does the biblical authors, or Jesus himself, do a series of THREE. It’s like Jesus is saying:
“Okay, here’s a story…
“Now just in case you missed my point, here’s another story…
“Now because I know you are still not getting what I am saying, here is a third story right between the eyes!”
Jesus is strongly emphasizing that the reason he came is to seek and save the lost, not the righteous.
Sunday, November 27, 2011Main Street | Year 3 | Week 13
