The publicans and sinners, as they had done several times before, came to hear our Saviour's instructions; he treated them very kindly, and conversed familiarly with them; at this the Pharisees were displeased and murmured, censured our Saviour for too much familiarity with those men, whom they look... [ Continue Reading ]
In this parable Christ compares sinners to sheep going astray, and God the Father to. tender and careful shepherd seeking his stray sheep; wherein he secretly taxes the Pharisees for their uncharitableness in censuring him for conversing with publicans and sinners, and for their envy at the recovery... [ Continue Reading ]
The scope of this parable is the same with the former. 1. To express the joy that is found with God and his holy angels, at the recovery and conversion of. notorious sinner. 2. To justify Christ in conversing with such sinners in order to their repentance and conversion, from the malicious reflect... [ Continue Reading ]
In the two former parables of the lost sheep and lost goat, was represented to us the great pains and care which Christ takes for the recovery of lost sinners. In this third parable of this prodigal son, is shadowed forth unto us, with what great readiness, joy, and gladness, our heavenly Father rec... [ Continue Reading ]
By the murmuring of the elder son at the prodigal's returning to, and reception with, his father, some think the Jews in general are to be understood, whose peevishness to the Gentiles, and the repining at the offer of salvation made unto them by the gospel, is very evident from many places of scrip... [ Continue Reading ]