The three parables of Luke 15 are The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin/Drachma and The Lost/Prodigal Son. ... ” (v 32)
Jesus relates these figures to God and his relationship with us. ... This can be seen as being a way to compare God’s love with us, the ‘ordinary’ rather than the ‘extraordinary’. ... The image of the father represents God. ... This shows that God is the same with us, whether we follow him or even if we stray. ... The father featured in the Prodigal Son is representing God and the elder son symbolises the self-righteous while the younger son represents un-righteous people who repent. ...
From these three parables, especially the third, we see the characters used to represent God as being caring, forgiving, patient and determined – not willing to give up. We also see God as fair, treating everybody equally. It is not that God does not love or appreciate those who never leave him but he loves the sinners equally. ... The purpose of the elder of the two brothers in the story is that he signifies that the righteous should rejoice with God, at the sinner’s salvation. ... The main point or message in the parables is that God’s love goes out to sinner and righteous alike. ... The shepherd and woman want their friends and neighbours to help celebrate, as does the father with both with his sons and servants, likewise, God wants the righteous to rejoice with him.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession states that when people sin, God does not turn his back on them, it is the sinner who turns his back on God.
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