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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. And so, dear...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. He has been a great sinner, and he is newly converted, and he has got all the joy. He has been running anyhow, and yet he is full of assurance full of delight, full of confidence. How can this be? I am a staid Christian...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said to him, son,.... For so he was, as before observed, by creation, national adoption, and profession: thou art ever with me; not in such a sense as Christ the Son of God was: nor can it design the gracious presence of God, or communion with him; for this man did not walk with God; and besides, this is more frequently expressed by God's...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Oh, what a word was that! How it reminds Christians of their privileges, if they would but appropriate them! It is yours, beloved, to live always with your God, and to know that all that he has is yours. You ought to live in a perpetual festival; for you there should...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto him,¾ So beautifully, Luk_15:31. Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. And that is what the Lord seems to say to the believer, when he gets into that naughty spirit of the elder brother, and does not like to hear of sinners of the deepest dye being brought to Christ, and who disapproves of the jubilation and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Why did not this son wake up to his privileges? Instead of not having a kid, he might have had whatever he liked. “All that I have is thine.” He had been put into such a position as that, instead of being badly treated, as he, perhaps, would half accuse his father of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
It was meet that we should make merry,.... Both father, son, and servants; [See comments on Lu 15:23] [See comments on Lu 15:24] and this elder brother also, because of the relation he stood in to him: and if he had had the same spiritual affection the apostle had for his brethren and kinsmen, according to the flesh, Romans 9:3 and he would have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. It was the fit thing, and the proper thing, and the right thing, that there should be extraordinary joy over a returning sinner. There ought to he, there must be, there shall be, special music and dancing over sinners...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it was meet¾ It was fitting, it was proper,¾ Luk_15:32. That we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother¾ “For he is thy brother. Notwithstanding thy richer experience, and thy deeper Christian knowledge, and thy high standing in the church, this poor prodigal, who is just saved, is thy brother; so it is meet that we should make...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost and is found. After that reply, there was nothing more that could be said, even by the grumbling elder brother.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It was meet It was right, it was proper, it Was fitting — Luk_15:32. That we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother. “You call him my son, but he is your brother, and I remind you of it — this thy brother.” Luk_15:32. Was dead, and is alive again: and was lost, and is found. So if there be any here that do not take the joy which they...