175 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 3 - Book 15 - Parables of Luke 15

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 15 MATTHEW REVIEW: UNPARDONABLE SIN: PARABLES OF LUKE 15: THE SECRETS OF THE BODY NOT REVEALED Let's turn to Luke Chapter 15. It's Christ dealing with the Nation of Israel under the Law, and the Temple is operating. Gentiles are not being ministered to. Luke 15:3,4 "And he spake this parable unto them, saying, `What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness,...'" I teach the flood as an instantaneous cataclysmic event. This preacher said, "That's the way I've always preached it." The sheep are not in the fold. Luke 15:4 You leave a bunch of sheep out in the desert, and in a very short time those sheep are all over the place, and they are lost. They don't know they're lost. But the little sheep that's caught in a crevice some place, he's just crying his heart out. Why? Who was indicative of the one sheep? That little remnant of Jews that followed the Lord and became believers that He was the Christ. This very small percentage of Jews realized they were lost and needed the True Shepherd, and let it be known. Remember through the Scripture God deals with Israel on two levels. So you always need to look at the Scriptures and ask if God is dealing with the Nation here as a Nation, under the Covenant, or is He dealing with an individual. The next parable of the lost coin also fits only if you leave it where it is. So just leave this parable as a condition of the Nation of Israel, that which was God's by Covenant promises. But the one that is lost is the one that He brought to Himself, just like He did the little lost sheep. Always remember a lost individual of the Gentile world, you or I, has never originally belonged to God. Remember Ephesians 2:12 "...ye (Gentiles) were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:" But the Jews belong to God under the Abrahamic Covenant. Let's look at the prodigal son. Why don't they ever preach about that other brother? Well, you see the other brother doesn't fit. So if he doesn't fit, leave him alone. Luke 15:11,12 We weren't children of God. But in the prodigal son parable they were both children. Now verse 13. Luke 15:13 Luke 15:14,15 Luke 15:16 It would fill a particular need if they would have just rested on the One Who could fill the needs. Now let's come back to this youngest son. He, too, like that one little lamb caught in a crevice, realizes his need. Now let's talk about the other brother, because he fits. Luke 15:25-29 What part of Israel does that sound like? This older brother is typical of the Pharisees in Israel. They had been under the Covenant promises just like the other brother. Self righteous! Now let's read on: Luke 15:30 "But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf." Luke 15:31 Do you see how that fits Israel? Here in verse 21 Jesus is still speaking: Luke 17:21 for, behold, the kingdom of God is (the King James says) within you." The Greek word here is "entos." The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Why? The King was here in their midst and the Kingdom is centered in the King. Had Israel accepted that, they could have had the King and the Kingdom. First, let's see why I call him the Apostle to the Gentiles. The word "Gentile" was anathema to a Jew. Now, let's stop at Romans Chapter 11. This is Paul speaking. The "Twelve" were the apostles to the Jew. Now stop at Ephesians Chapter 3: Ephesians 3:1 "FOR this cause (Paul is referring to everything he had written in Chapters 1 and 2) I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles," And then in verse 6: Ephesians 3:6 "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ (not by the Law, or works but) by the gospel:" The Kingdom was in the midst of Israel, because the King was there. And for the most part, Israel rejected it. A little flock believed, but the nation overall rejected it. They crucified the King. So now the Kingdom is in Heaven. Always remember the Kingdom is where the King is. But now be careful, because Paul never, never alludes to Christ as the King of the Church. He is The King, but not our King. What a difference! Here Paul is praying for these Gentile believers in Colosse. Colossians 1:12,13 "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who (The Father) hath (past tense) delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath (past tense) translated us into (what?) the kingdom of his dear Son:" And where's that Kingdom? In Heaven. Already in Heaven. Philippians 3:20,21 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible