The meaning of the parable, each and every one of us are very precious in the sight of god. and he has no desire to see any one should get lost for ever.
It means that God rejoices over a sinner who repents than 99 good people who don't need to.
Here in the parable of the lost sheep, we sinful man are the lost sheep, and god is trhe sheperd who looks out for the sinners to repent and come home.
This is a story told by Jesus of Nazerus to explain his and God's love for everyone. If there is a hundred good people, but one person sins, he will leave all the others because they are doing fine, and go to comfort and save the sinner. Hope this helps on your path to God's mercy.
God will go to great lengths to be available to those who stray - He will be right there waiting when they are ready to turn to Him.
The parable of the lost sheep - Luke 15:4-7 is one of a series of three parables - the lost sheep the lost coin and the lost son.
In the parable of the lost sheep the shepherd represents Jesus. The ninety-nine sheep represent the scribes and the Pharisees. The lost sheep typifies a tax collector or an acknowledged sinner. When the shepherd realizes that one of his sheep is lost, he leaves the ninety-nine in the pasture (not in the fold) and goes out after it until he finds it.
These stories were aimed directly at the scribes and Pharisees, who were never broken before God to admit their lost condition. As a matter of fact, they were as lost as the publicans and sinners, but they steadfastly refused to admit it.
The point of the three stories is that God receives real joy and satisfaction when He sees sinners repenting, whereas He obtains no gratification from self-righteous hypocrites who are too proud to admit their wretched sinfulness.
It is the parable of the lost sheep.
The parable of the lost sheep is found in few of the gospels like both Matthew ad John also have it.
The parable of the lost sheep is found in few of the gospels like both Matthew ad John also have it.
Jesus was addressing the parable to all the Jews around him, as he did not want anyone lost.
Ninety-nine.
In a global sense, the whole of mankind.
In the parable of the lost sheep, the shepherd represents God or Jesus, who goes out in search of the one lost sheep, symbolizing the care and love that God has for each individual. This parable highlights the importance of seeking out and rescuing those who have strayed from the right path.
The parable of the lost sheep, is refereeing to sheep being us sinful man, who has gone a stray and the shepherd is God, looking for each of us sinful an to return to God.
It doesn't refer to any sacrament the parable is about the nation of Israel. The parable of the Lost Son is in a group of three parables - The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin and the Lost Son. These three parables are about God's love for people who are lost and, in the context of the parables, God's love for the 'lost' nation of Israel. The father in the parable represents God. The youngest son represents Israel and the oldest son represents the Pharisees and the scribes. The parable was told because of the attitudes of the scribes and Pharisees. Both of these groups were self righteous and rejected Jesus. This parable along with the parables of the lost coin and the lost sheep, are rebukes to the scribes and Pharisees.
It's a religious,Bible thing. The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus in Luke 15:3-7
The three lost things mentioned in Luke chapter fifteen are a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son (the prodigal son). Each parable highlights the joy and celebration that comes when the lost item is found and restored.
In the Bible, the parable of the lost sheep is found in the book of Matthew (Matthew 18:12-14) and Luke (Luke 15:4-7). In the parable, Jesus refers to the lost sheep as a metaphor for sinners who have strayed from God's path. God is symbolized as the shepherd who leaves the 99 sheep to search for and rescue the one lost sheep, demonstrating his love and care for those who have gone astray.