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Illustrations of the Jubilee: the Parables of the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son

November 13, 2024 by aGodMan 14 Comments

The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought of the whole Gospel of Luke, and the parables of the good Samaritan in Luke 10 and the prodigal son in Luke 15 are excellent illustrations of the jubilee. The Lord Jesus came to announce the jubilee, even to proclaim the acceptable year […]

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God’s Good Pleasure is Related to the Earth, Man, and Christ being Revealed in us

November 24, 2021 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

The desire of God’s heart, God’s good pleasure, is what makes Him happy; the Bible reveals that God is happy with the creation of the earth, the creation of man, Christ’s incarnation, His baptism, His resurrection and glorification, our return to Him as prodigal sons, and when His Son is revealed in us. Again and […]

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Living in the Jubilee by Continually Enjoying God as our Possession and Portion

October 31, 2018 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

We as believers in Christ are not God’s hired servants but His enjoying sons, and we can continually enjoy God as our possession until eternity. We were once prodigal sons, but we have returned to the Father, who is waiting for us eagerly. The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought […]

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in Luke 15 we see the Son’s tender care, the Spirit’s fine seeking, and the Father’s warm receiving

May 27, 2011 by aGodMan 5 Comments

This morning I enjoyed afresh the fact that in Luke 15, Eph. 2:18, and Psa. 36:8 there is a clear sequence of the Triune God working in His Divine Trinity in man, and this sequence is according to God’s salvation! In God’s salvation, first of all, the Son came to redeem us and pay the […]

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the entire Divine Trinity treasures the sinner and participates in bringing him back to God!

May 26, 2011 by aGodMan 8 Comments

The chapter in the Bible that best illustrates the Triune God reaching man and bringing man into Himself is Luke 15. Here we see a Shepherd having 100 sheep but one of them got lost – so He leaves the 99 behind to find the one lost sheep (Luke 15:4-7). The Shepherd signifies Christ, the […]

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Are you looking for the best gift? – The December 2010 truth question via The Life-Study of the Bible Radio

December 17, 2010 by aGodMan 10 Comments

Recently this article caught my attention – Are You Looking for the Best Gift? Read the article online via the TruthQuestions website(Life-Study of the Bible Radio). What is a gift? A gift is a present that one gives to others. It is not worked for and it is not earned. It is simply given and […]

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God as the loving Father is eagerly watching and waiting for us to return to Him…

July 5, 2010 by aGodMan 11 Comments

“Maybe today he will come home” the rich father said to himself as he faithfully stood watching the horizon for any sign of his son’s return. Far away, the periodic sounds of hogs grunting and chewing on the carob pods was of no concern to a certain poor young man. It was the hunger pangs […]

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