Tag: Trinity

It is through the continual hearing of God’s Word that God joins together for Himself His Holy Family. That is particularly true of the sayings which Jesus, the Word Incarnate, continues to speak to His chosen family members out of the inspired Scriptures. He is the One Who in every generation, continues to call to the hearers of His Holy Word: “Follow Me.” We are to hear Him, at His Word, and follow His directions…for more, click on the title above.

Twice in today’s Gospel reading Jesus teaches, through perfect application of Law and Gospel, those who were grumbling against Him among themselves. They were doing so on account of His welcoming and eating with known sinners. He uses parables to reveal the divine doctrine that was behind His welcoming and having table fellowship with sinful people. The two illustrations Jesus uses, the first that declares a shepherd’s joy over finding a lost sheep, and the second that speaks of a householder’s joyous reaction when finding a coin she had lost, Jesus divinely uses to reveal the joy that God has whenever even one sinner repents of his or her sins and wills to turn from them. …For more, click on the title above.