A Life That Had Gone to the Hogs
Steve N. Wagers
Luke 15:11-24
1. The Wayward One GOES OUT!
A) His Selfish Demand
1) Where it Carried Him
2) What it Cost Him
B) His Sad Demise
2. The Wounded One GIVES UP!
A) Reality Sets In
B) Humility Takes Over
3. The Welcomed One GETS BACK!
A) His Arrival was Anticipated
1) The Father Looked for Him
2) The Father Leaped toward Him
3) The Father Lunged at Him
4) The Father Loved on Him
B) His Arrival was Celebrated
1) He was Robed with Forgiveness
2) He was Ringed with Favor
3) He was Reshod with Fellowship
4) He was Rewarded with Festivity
The origin of the expression ''gone to the dogs,'' is believed to be in ancient China where dogs, by tradition, were not permitted within the walls of cities. Consequently, stray dogs roamed the areas outside the city walls and lived off the rubbish thrown out of the city by its inhabitants.
Criminals and social outcasts were often expelled from cities, and were sent to live among the rubbish, and the dogs. Such people were said to have ''gone to the dogs'', both literally in that was where they were now to be found, and metaphorically in the sense that their lives had taken a distinct turn for the worse.
Luke 15 is a perfect illustration of a life that had not gone to the dogs, but to the hogs. The verses do not tell 3 different parables, but actually it is 1 parable which gives 3 different pictures. One picture is of a lost sheep; another picture is of a lost silver; and, the other picture is of a lost son.
The theme is that something which is lost must be found. Thus, these 3 pictures explain to us how God views the glorious work of salvation.
God sees salvation as a shepherd, who leaves the ninety-and-nine, to go after one lost sheep. God sees salvation as a woman who moves heaven and earth to find a lost silver in her home. And God sees salvation as a lost son coming home to where he belongs.
Landrum P. Leavell said of the story, ''It perf ...
Steve N. Wagers
Luke 15:11-24
1. The Wayward One GOES OUT!
A) His Selfish Demand
1) Where it Carried Him
2) What it Cost Him
B) His Sad Demise
2. The Wounded One GIVES UP!
A) Reality Sets In
B) Humility Takes Over
3. The Welcomed One GETS BACK!
A) His Arrival was Anticipated
1) The Father Looked for Him
2) The Father Leaped toward Him
3) The Father Lunged at Him
4) The Father Loved on Him
B) His Arrival was Celebrated
1) He was Robed with Forgiveness
2) He was Ringed with Favor
3) He was Reshod with Fellowship
4) He was Rewarded with Festivity
The origin of the expression ''gone to the dogs,'' is believed to be in ancient China where dogs, by tradition, were not permitted within the walls of cities. Consequently, stray dogs roamed the areas outside the city walls and lived off the rubbish thrown out of the city by its inhabitants.
Criminals and social outcasts were often expelled from cities, and were sent to live among the rubbish, and the dogs. Such people were said to have ''gone to the dogs'', both literally in that was where they were now to be found, and metaphorically in the sense that their lives had taken a distinct turn for the worse.
Luke 15 is a perfect illustration of a life that had not gone to the dogs, but to the hogs. The verses do not tell 3 different parables, but actually it is 1 parable which gives 3 different pictures. One picture is of a lost sheep; another picture is of a lost silver; and, the other picture is of a lost son.
The theme is that something which is lost must be found. Thus, these 3 pictures explain to us how God views the glorious work of salvation.
God sees salvation as a shepherd, who leaves the ninety-and-nine, to go after one lost sheep. God sees salvation as a woman who moves heaven and earth to find a lost silver in her home. And God sees salvation as a lost son coming home to where he belongs.
Landrum P. Leavell said of the story, ''It perf ...
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