The Prodigal Son

[Logostician]

I think that the most important thing about the Parable of the Prodigal Son is that we are all him, at some times, in some ways.  We have all sinned and fallen short.  But God's grace is a freely given, and eternal gift of boundless love. He mercifully forgives, and joyfully receives us.  I don't look down at the prodigal son.  I'm him.  I celebrate the awareness that Jesus is the one who sticketh closer than any brother, even when we falter.

[FreeGrace]

On 11/18/2024 at 9:26 AM, missmuffet said:

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Yes, very well said.  The parable begins and ends with the prodigal being a son.  Permanent relationship.  When the son asked for his cut, in that culture was an extreme insult to the father, since inheritance only came after the father's death.  So, in essence, he was telling his father he wished he was dead.  But the father gave him the inheritance anyway, showing unconditional love for his son.  When the son "came to his senses" he acknowledged his sin and got up and returned to his father, to confess his sin to his face, which shows repentance.  That the father saw him from a distance showed his unconditional love for his son, just as our Heavenly Father will never leave us or forsake us.

Through the son's confession and repentance, he was restored to fellowship.

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[Jedi4Yahweh]

4 hours ago, Your closest friendnt said:

I sorry but the response is not in the context of the parable. The prophets never told the Israelites to disobey the Law and the rules of sanctification and the sacrifices for the forgiveness of their sins. And the religious Calendar. 

All three of the parables (Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son) were about repentance and returning to God and about how there will much joy in heaven over one sinner that repents vs. all the others that need no repentance.

4 hours ago, Your closest friendnt said:

We are in the time of the Sinai Covenant before the Cross and Jesus was speaking to the Jews who kept the Law of God and needed the Priesthood. And the sacrifices for sins and the cleansing ceremonies to sanctified them. The Lamb of had no been offered yet.

The Lamb of God was saying these parables before his death on the Cross. 

Lets be real, we both know why you reject Jesus words and teachings as if they do not apply to you today and why you twist his words to mean something completely different.  Are you a follower of Christ or is someone else your Messiah?

"If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world. "Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day. - Jhn 12:47-48 

[BibleStudent100]

On 11/17/2024 at 2:25 PM, Dennis1209 said:

I composed and made it legible from my notes and a little long.

Lovely narrative Dennis; thank you for this summary.  Beautifully written and it read like an engaging novel.

[FreeGrace]

2 hours ago, Jedi4Yahweh said:

All three of the parables (Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son) were about repentance and returning to God and about how there will much joy in heaven over one sinner that repents vs. all the others that need no repentance.

It is clear in the parable of the prodigal that it isn't about salvation, but sons that confess and repent.  

[enoob57]

Luke 15:24 (KJV)

[24] For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

 

[Your closest friendnt]

4 hours ago, enoob57 said:

Luke 15:24 (KJV)

[24] For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

 

Jesus said this parable and he then inserted something prophetic that it can apply to him only and to no one else.

[24] For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

it doesn't apply to the parable at hand because no where it said that there are witness of his death and who killed him and no notice of death was given to his father and they stopped preparing for his burial and said "?he is alive again. 

established in front of everyone else and 

The same can be said about Jesus. The Heavenly Father knew that Jesus will die and after the resurrection he can say "my son was dead and is alive again". 

In this parable the Son did not died. 

And what the Father did it is not customarily to the Jewish customs at that time under the Covenant of Sinai. 

Sacrifices had to be offered by the Priest in the Temple and sanctified ceremonies to take place according to the Law. And the new day has to come for the Son to be declared ceremonially clean to the minimum. 

This might be why the eldest Son refused to enter the house because he may have seen it as unclean and he didn't want to become unclean. 

PS

Please give counsel and reminder. And help the brother with the loose words not to be proud of what he said against a brother in the Lord. And question his faith in Jesus Christ in public and before the other members and non members. A global accusation. An accusation also in the Heavenly and before the judge of all. Who disagrees with him in all his personal accusations against my person. 

 

 

[Your closest friendnt]

8 hours ago, Jedi4Yahweh said:

All three of the parables (Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son) were about repentance and returning to God and about how there will much joy in heaven over one sinner that repents vs. all the others that need no repentance.

Lets be real, we both know why you reject Jesus words and teachings as if they do not apply to you today and why you twist his words to mean something completely different.  Are you a follower of Christ or is someone else your Messiah?

"If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world. "Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day. - Jhn 12:47-48 

If you do not apologize for the accusation in open air about your slandering words against my person and my belief in Jesus Christ I will report it to the mods. 

[Dennis1209]

I am guilty of plagiarism from time to time, primarily because I don't have the time or laziness to include the citation. It is a discussion forum, after all.

Then again, I am not writing a book or collage paper for grading or peer review. However, there can be consequences for taking credit for someone else's work.

[other one]

20 minutes ago, Dennis1209 said:

I am guilty of plagiarism from time to time, primarily because I don't have the time or laziness to include the citation. It is a discussion forum, after all.

Then again, I am not writing a book or collage paper for grading or peer review. However, there can be consequences for taking credit for someone else's work.

I deleted my post, after rereading it, it sounded a little too much like an accusation.