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Събота ПЪРВО ЧЕТИВО Той ще хвърли всички наши грехове в морските дълбини. Четене из книгата на пророк Михей 7, 14-15.18-20 Паси със жезъла си Твоя народ, Господи, овцете на наследието си, които живеят уединено в гората всред Кармил; да си пасят те в Васаан и Галаад, както в стародавни дни. Ще му явя дивни дела - както в дните на твоето излизане от Египетската земя. Кой, Боже, е като Тебе, да прощава беззаконие и да не смята престъплението на остатъка на Своето наследие? Той вечно не се гневи, защото обича да се смилява. Той пак ще се смили над нас, ще изглади нашите беззакония, и ще хвърли всички наши грехове в морските дълбини. Ти ще покажеш верност към Яков, милост към Авраам, както си с клетва обещал на отците ни първите дни. Това е Божие слово. ОТПЕВЕН ПСАЛОМ Пс 102,1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12 ( О: 8а) Щедър и милостив е Господ. Благославяй, душо моя, Господа; и цялата моя вътрешност да благославя Неговото свето име.Благославяй, душо моя, Господа, и не забравяй ни едно от Неговите благодеяния. O Той прощава всички твои беззакония, изцелява всички твои недъзи; избавя от гроб твоя живот, увенчан с милост и щедрости. O Той не се гневи докрай, нито се вечно сърди.Той не ни стори според нашите беззакония, и не ни въздаде според нашите грехове. O Защото, колкото е високо небето над земята, толкова е велика милостта Му към ония, които се боят от Него.Колкото е далеч изток от запад, толкова е отдалечил Той от нас нашите беззакония. O СТИХ ПРЕДИ ЕВАНГЕЛИЕТО Лк 15, 18 Ще стана и ще отида при баща си, и ще му кажа: "Татко, съгреших против небето и пред тебе." ЕВАНГЕЛИЕ Този твой брат беше мъртъв и оживя. Четене от светото Евангелие според Лука. 15, 1-3.11-32 В онова време: Приближиха се при Исуса всички митари и грешници да Го слушат. А фарисеите и книжниците роптаеха и казваха: "Той приема грешници и яде с тях." Но Исус им каза тази притча: "Един човек имаше двама сина, и по-малкият от тях рече на баща си: "Татко, дай ми дяла, който ми се пада от имота." И баща им раздели имота. Но след много дни, младият син, като събра всичко, отиде в далечна страна и там прахоса имота си, като живееше разпътно. А след като той разпиля всичко, настана голям глад в оная страна, и той изпадна в нужда; и отиде та се представи у едного от жителите на оная страна, а тоя го прати по земите си да пасе свине. И той бе петимен да напълни корема си с рошкове, що свинете ядеха, но никои не му даваше. А като дойде на себе си, рече: "Колко наемници у баща ми имат в изобилие хляб, пък аз от глад умирам! Ще стана и ще отида при баща си и ще му река: "Татко, съгреших против небето и пред тебе, и не съм вече достоен да се нарека твой син; направи ме като един от наемниците си." И стана, та отиде при баща си. И когато беше още далеч, видя го баща му, и му домиля; и като се затече, хвърли се на шията му и го обцелува. А синът му рече: "Татко, съгреших против небето и пред тебе, и не съм вече достоен да се нарека твой син." А бащата рече на слугите си: "Изнесете най-хубавата премяна и го облечете, и дайте пръстен на ръката му и обуща на нозете. Па докарайте и заколете угоеното теле; Нека ядем и се веселим, защото тоя мой син мъртъв беше, и оживя, изгубен беше и се намери." И взеха да се веселят. А по-старият му син беше на нива и на връщане, като доближи до къщи, чу песни и игри; и като повика един от слугите, попита: "Що е това?" Той му рече: "Брат ти си дойде, и баща ти закла угоеното теле, защото го прие здрав." Той се разсърди, и не искаше да влезе, а баща му излезе и го канеше. Но той отговори на баща си и рече: "Ето, аз толкова години ти служа, и ни веднъж твоя заповед не престъпих; и мене никога дори козле не си дал, за да се повеселя с приятелите си; а като дойде тоя ти син, който прахоса имота ти с блудници, за него ти закла угоеното теле." А той му рече: "Чедо, ти си винаги с мене, и всичко мое е твое. А трябваше да се зарадваме и развеселим за това, че тоя ти брат мъртъв беше, и оживя, изгубен беше, и се намери." Това е слово Господне.
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Luke 15:11-32 He said, "A certain man had two sons. The Younger Son The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them. Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living. When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need. He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."‘ "He arose, and came to his father. The Father But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ "But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate; for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate. The Older Son "Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on. He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’ But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him. But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’ "He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’" Discussion Questions What was the younger son's attitude towards his father when he left? Who does he represent in real life? What made him come to his senses? Recall another event in the Bible where difficult circumstances had a similar affect. Have there been such circumstances in your life that caused you to come to your senses? What do you suppose was the son's expectation of his father's reaction? How would you characterize the father's actual reaction? Did the older son behaving in accordance with the spirit of his father? Who does he represent? Comments This is the final parable of the "Lost" series of Luke 15. The first speaks of the lost sheep and then the lost coin and now the lost son. This again speaks of God's compassionate reaction to the repentant sinner. But what is unique about this one is that it focusses more on the process of repentance. From the first two, one does not get a sense of the lost sheep's attitude nor the lost coin's attitude. The first two have the shepherd and the woman looking for what is lost. But in this one, the father does not take initiative in looking for his son. Rather the son is led back through circumstances combined with the remembrance of his father's provision. Repentance involves cooperating with God who is working behind the scenes. The Lost Son The lost son was truly lost, being dead in his sins. Having asked his father for his inheritance, he reckoned his father as already being dead. And his father reckoned him as being dead to him at that point as well. The lost son represents the lost sheep of Israel who, while being sons of Abraham according to the flesh, were not sons according to the spirit. For he did not behave in accordance with the spirit of his father. For Abraham had two sons - Isaac and Ishmael. One according to the promise and one according to the flesh. (See Galatians 4) So also within the Christian community there are those who may call themselves sons of God, but if they don't behave as sons of God, they are sons only in a nominal sense. "This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother."1John The lost son is not unlike much of the history of the nation of Israel itself, which though reckoned as "the chosen people", seemed to periodically waste God's inheritance on fulfilling their own sinful passions for prolonged periods of time. But then God leads them through a "desert experience", which humiliates them and brings them to repentance. The lost son also had this desert experience - feeding pigs - which led him to repentance. The desert experience brings the necessary humiliation to bring one to repentance. Even Jesus was led into the desert on our behalf to be tempted by the devil. And one of his responses to the devil was from Deuteromony applying to the Israelites in the desert which said, "He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD." De 8:3 Humility is the most essential of all character qualities. For humility will always lead one back to God. However, notice also that his motivation in repentance was not particularly virtuous, but rather selfish. But this is acceptable to God nonetheless. For the repentant are not sinless, just humble enough to recognize their sin and its destructive effect on them. The Father The father was no doubt angry with his son, but ready to reconcile upon his repentant return. He did not habor bitterness in his heart. Reconciliation was complete. The father affirmed his sonship publically and joyfully as if he had never sinned. This is the New Covenant attitude God has, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more"Heb 10:17. The Older Son It's a bit confusing as to whom the older son represents. Does he represent those who are already redeemed - the "remnant" of Israel? Yet he doesn't seem to behave according to the spirit of his father in welcoming his brother home, but rather harbors bitterness and hatred towards him. "Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother." and " Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in 1John 3:15The younger son did not do what is right in leaving, but the second son did not love his brother. So I think the second son represents the Pharisees and such who, while reckoning themselves as "righteous" people in terms of their behavior, were actually unrighteous in their attitude of unforgiveness. In fact this whole "lost series" starts off in Luke 15 with the following: Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." There are two types of nominal Christians - the lawless and the legalists. (Actually there are three - but the "liberals" I reckon as too deviant to even be considered in the category of "Christian") In general, the Lawless accept Christ as Savior but not as Lord, while the Legalists accept Christ as Lord but not as Savior. Of course they may not admit this is word, but their actions speak for themselves. For our works reveal our true faith.