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Pcrea. beyond Jordan.
ExrLAxAToRY-I. The Two Sons
ver. H. "And He tJcsus) said" 70 tho
the other parables tvcr. -. "A certain
man bad two sons" The house
holder represents our Heavenly Father
Tho two sons undoubtedly represent
the two classes whose presence led %
the discourse; the scribes and Pharisees
tthe elder son). and the publicans and
sinners (the younger son).
III. Tho Wandering. -vers- ~. IL
First Stage.--A Self-willed Heart At
tracted from Home. II. "And the
younger Of them" 4 type OF AL sim
ncrs. but especially OF all who have
yielded TO the temptations Of youth
Father. give me the portion OF goods
!, property that falleth 70 me-" Tho
elder son, the representative OF the race.
the prop Of the family. was as such
much more deeply attached to tho
home and the estate: and as such ''re-
ceivcd as his inheritance double share
| Of the patrimonial lands. the younger
members single share" Deut. 2l:i7l.
Leaving His Father and Home. Is
mot many days after" But not i'm
mediately. The younger son gathered
all together" BY this gathering to-
Rcther Of all, and departing. seems in
timatcd tho collecting. on mans part, OF
all his energies and powers. with tho
deliberate determination OF getting.
through their help. all the qualification
he can out OF the world. In the Far
Country Of Sim And took his journey
into . far country" In order
to be far away from the re-
straints and interference OF his father.
A Wasted Living. And there wasted
his substance this property with
riotous living The ordinary English
translation pictorially illustrates his
course. which was clearly one OF dissipa-
tion. But the Greek Is literally,
scattered what be had. living unsaving-
IL. and this moro literal translation
cmbocies the spiritual truth represented
in the picture A Famine Of the Soul IL
''And when he had spen. all" This
seems TO have happened very soon: the
enjoyment Of sin Is brief. There
arose q mighty famine in that land
The liberty OF self-cnjoyment Is not un-
limited. as the sinner would fain think:
tt has limits Of two kinds: the one per
tanning 70 the individual himself. such
as safety. remorse. feeling Of des-
titution and abjectness resulting from
vice when be had spent ALL; the other
arising from certain unfavorablc OUT
ward circumstances. here represented
by the famine which occurs 1t this
crisis. The Slavcryoof Sin. Is. And
he went and Joined himself" Literally
..glucd himself TO-" fastened himself
upon; he was. in effect, slave ITO :
citizen OF that country" either men
hopciessly corrupt and worldly. or per
haps the powers Of evil And he sent
him into his fields to feed swine The
Intensity Of this climax could only b.
duly felt by Jews. who had such =
loathing and abhorrcnce for swine that
they would not even name them. but
spoke Of pig As tho other thing
Cambridge Bible. 10. And he would
fain:- ho was glad 10. he was only too
happy to- The .husks that the swine
did cat" are now Familiarity known TO b
tho pods Of the Cera a.onia siliqua Of
LinnRus. the kharub Of the natives
III. The Return--vers- 1871. In
these verses every element in the ex-
pcricnce Of true repentance Is clearly
traced: consciousness Of sin, resolution
Of repentance. abandonment Of sin. ~
turn TO Gpd. confession 70 him without
palliation or excuse. consecration to Hia
service. First Step CONSEQUENCES of
Sin and Want IL. And when he came
TO himself" The phrase Is wonderful
~ suggestive He had been living 70 =
self which was not his true SELF Sec-
ond Step-A Consciousness Of Better
Things. The Holy Spirit convinces
men Of righteousness - we'll - - sin
(John l6:o. 10). gives them the knowl-
edge and the assurance Of the possibi.-
ity OF q better life. He said: How
many hired servants OF my fathcrs.~
Evidently the lowest, meanest and least
cared for people in his fathers en-
ployment- Have bread enough and 70
spare Even these have enough 70
cat-not the higher joys and blessings
Of children and heirs. but the peace and
comfort which belong 70 their lower
natures. And this son, . member Of
his family.) perish with hunger" Lit
orally. am destroying myself. He real
~ destroys himself who remains in want
away from the abundance OF his fathers
table. Observe that the very lowest
possible motive suficcs for . starting
point n Christian experience. Third
Step Repentance. Is Il will arise"
He resolves with all his heart 20 change
his course OF life. 10. And am no
more worthy" etc Genuine penitence
always feels its unworthincss. Make
me as one" etc. lie does not givo
up his sonship. but asks only
the treatment given 20 hire
ling. for he does not even deserve that.
Fourth Step-Forsaking Sin and Re-
TO His Father. Conversion
20. And he rose and came % his f.
Iher.- Toward not TO. lie did not como
20 his father. his father came out to
him. This actual setting out on tho
journey Is the turning point
in the prodigals life. Fifth Step-Cor-
ression. Fl. And the son said unto