Counselling and the Heart of Christ
The parables of Luke 15 reveal the heart of Christ. This article calls for counselling to reflect such a heart by moving toward the messed up people in this life in order to demonstrate the love of Christ.
Luke 15 – Christ Calls Us to Celebrate the Banquet of His Messianic Ministry
The Parable of the Prodigal Father: An Interpretive Key to the Third Gospel (Luke 15:11-32)
Is the parable in Luke 15:11-32 primarily about a son or a family? This article chooses to approach the parable from the perspective of the father and not the son. It calls attention to the generous actions of the father in the parable. This parable is then placed against the background of the larger understanding of the excessive goodness of God, as expressed in the Gospel.
Luke 15:11-31 – The Parable of the Three Sons
This article shows how Luke 15:11-31 is actually the parable of the three sons. It does this by way of the immediate context as well as the redemptive-historical context.
Heaven Rejoices
A Parable of the Atonement
The claim of this article is that the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15) is a parable of the atonement.
The Hypocritical Son
In Luke 15 we find three parables. This article explores the relation of the parable of the lost son to the immediately following parable about the unjust steward.
Luke 15:11-32 – Repentance and Conflict in the Parable of the Lost Son
There is a continued disagreement over the interpretation of the parable of the lost son in Luke 15:11-32. In particular, there is disagreement as to whether the first section deals with the theme of repentance or not. Another point of disagreement is whether in the second part the elder son serves as a referent for the Jewish religious leaders. Forbes wants to analyze the story, keeping these two issues in mind.