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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regarding the story of the prodigal son: the father loves both of his sons, and rejoices when the prodigal returns.  I see so much misinterpretation of this parable.  It is a parable, for one thing, not a real story, and is meant to be understood through that lens.

In the context of Jesus’ time, asking for your inheritance before your parent died was essentially a slap in their face, and basically meant that you wished for their death and saw no point in hanging around waiting for them to die.  So there’s the fact that what the prodigal son did was utterly horrible.

The resentful, good son is essentially just being a jerk.  In technical terms the rest of the inheritance is his, not the other son’s.  He still has everything, and his brother only has his life.  He’s just upset that his father is glad to see the lost son and got a party.  Like, why isn’t he relieved that his brother isn’t dead?  He’s being petty, and he doesn’t have love in his heart even though he “did” the right things.  That matters.  Where your heart is matters.

We have all been the prodigal son at one point or another.  We have all turned away from God and gone on a bad path.  And then we have regret and wonder if we can ever come back, can we ever be loved again?  Well, God loves you, no matter what you did wrong or what mistakes you made and he will welcome you home with open arms.[/quote]

Amen. No matter how many times we turn our back to God, he’s still forgiving. It’s amazing love.

The other forums here are full of life, family, health, financial problems. As to be expected- Life is messy.

But somehow Christian discussion of Salvation is offensive to people.

Take a look around. Life is hard, even at its best. Leaning on God and accepting His love and Salvation is an absolute gift and blessing.[/quote]

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