What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, - TopicsExpress



          

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ~ Luke 15:4 If a congregation were assembled on the Lords day for worship, and the elders, upon looking over their faces, were to miss one, and ascertain that he was absent in some gay company, or at home in an ill humor, or about to start out for a day on a pleasure excursion, would they be pressing the teaching of this parable too far, should one of them immediately leave the house of God, and go to bring in that person? How much joy it would create among the saints on earth, and among the angels in heaven, if such a thing were done successfully and often! Should anyone, however, be unwilling to press the analogy to this extent, he must still admit the nearest possible approach to this degree of vigilance can alone meet fully the demands of the shepherds duty. ~ J.W. McGarvey, The Eldership, page 34 - 35
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:44:13 +0000

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