Recent content by George71

Do I dare respond to such proficiency? My compliments to the chef, a veritable feast of words

Thank you for taking the time to respond. And yes I should have looked further into the different translations.

Thank you for both your initial response and this one, which bring clarity to my inquiry

Can anyone harmonize (make sense of) Proverbs 26:4 and 26:5?

Yes break out the tool box! Thank you for your observations - food for thought.

Thank you for your informative response. I don't think the woman represents God as metaphors for God are usually masculine (but I could be mistaken). The woman could represent wisdom. And she certainly acts with wisdom to search for her lost coin. While a search through Proverbs found...

Yes respectful disagreement is certainly the better road.

Yes I agree understanding the correct interpretation of Jesus parables is a privilege of His disciples. Still no response to my question.

Thank you for your opinion. I guess we will simply have to agree to disagree.

The Ascended Christ

Thank you for your response. But it does not answer my question: "Metaphorically speaking who does the woman in Luke 15:8 represent?

No he is not a specific person i.e. Farmer Jones. But metaphorically a farmer is always descriptive of a person

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, but connecting the woman/ten coins parable to the sheep in Ezekiel 37: 15-28 is confusing. Especially in light of the context of the conversation in Luke 15 where Jesus is talking to Pharisees/teaches of the Law and other sinners about why He welcomes and...

I agree that Author, audience and themes are important. 99 sheep that were left in the open country .. sin of self-righteousness A women with only 9 of 10 silver coins who does not search - guilty of the sin of self righteousness. A son who shames his father by demanding his share of the...