"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish."
Verse 11 isn’t in many manuscripts, but it does appear in Luke 19:10.
Ironside's take on verse 14 is rather interesting. I’m not sure if I agree or not.
"Verse 14 gives the assurance that all children dying [before] coming to years of accountability are forever saved through the work of Christ. It is not the Father's will that any of them perish; and inasmuch as their wills are not set against the will of God we may be certain they are with Christ in the Father’s house." (Ironside)
I believe this passage must be understood in the context of the kingdom and what would (and will) occur between this teaching by the Lord and the beginning of the kingdom — the tribulation.
"Christ went on to show the twelve that He rejoiced over and loved the one who came to faith in Himself. He used the figure of a man who had a hundred sheep, one of which was lost (vs. 12-14). He searched until he found the sheep that had strayed. When he found it, he rejoiced over it. Christ’s heart was satisfied through the faith that this man had placed in His person … Christ searched for what was lost because 'your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost' (v.13). If the twelve shared the heart of Christ, they would have love for those who came to Him." (Pentecost)
Ironside's take on verse 14 is rather interesting. I’m not sure if I agree or not.
"Verse 14 gives the assurance that all children dying [before] coming to years of accountability are forever saved through the work of Christ. It is not the Father's will that any of them perish; and inasmuch as their wills are not set against the will of God we may be certain they are with Christ in the Father’s house." (Ironside)
I believe this passage must be understood in the context of the kingdom and what would (and will) occur between this teaching by the Lord and the beginning of the kingdom — the tribulation.
"Christ went on to show the twelve that He rejoiced over and loved the one who came to faith in Himself. He used the figure of a man who had a hundred sheep, one of which was lost (vs. 12-14). He searched until he found the sheep that had strayed. When he found it, he rejoiced over it. Christ’s heart was satisfied through the faith that this man had placed in His person … Christ searched for what was lost because 'your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost' (v.13). If the twelve shared the heart of Christ, they would have love for those who came to Him." (Pentecost)
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