The Father rejoices “because my son was dead and has come to life again. He was lost and is found.” “He who was, is lost.” He, who was not, cannot be lost. The Gentiles are not, the Christian is, according as it is written above that, “God has chosen things that are not, that he might bring to nothing things that are.” It is also possible to understand here the likeness of the human race in one man. Adam was, and we were all in him. Adam was lost, and all were lost in him.
