Parable Of Luke's Gospel Chapter 15: 8-10

The parable of the lost coin can be found in Luke’s gospel, chapter 15:8-10. It is a story about a woman who loses one of her ten silver coins and search frantically in order to regain possession of this coin, however, during the end of the parable the story is compared to sinners going down a bad path away from good, but Jesus lights the way back to peace plus, this parable can give us evidence that Jesus will always be there to lead us back to a safe place with him. It is clear to see that during the time of this parable there were some evil acts occurring where ever Jesus went and this parable was told by Jesus and written down (edited) by Luke. The text was written for the very important message of bringing sinners back to reality and stop them from doing bad things that could affect other people in the future, this text also gives us brief information about the culture around this time because it shows that people were commenting on and disrespecting Jesus, becoming sinners. Jesus would want the audience to think/feel that Jesus will always be here or anywhere for you, he will always help. The point of view apparent here is forgiving, as Jesus and will always be …show more content…
This text has a great point of view for our lives today for example the parable taught us that Jesus will always be forgiving even we you sin. If God were to say something to us today it would be that he is just as forgiving a Jesus however being a sinner would not be life choice. This goes for the Church as well, they play the part of Jesus sometimes and act as a place to go to speak with Jesus and wash your body clean of sins. Fortunately, I have never had to experience this before however I have friends whose family members have needed to talk to someone about what they are doing and put them back on the right track for life. This parable is a great pointer for life, Jesus will always look out for you and he will be the