Thoughts on the non prodigal son prodigalson.txtthread
No theology here, just a thought. Seems as though the younger son had a hole in his stomach, but the older son (the non prodigal) had a hole in his heart. Didn\'t seem to have much of a relationship with either his father or his brother. Didn\'t join in the celebration; referred to the prodigal, when talking to his father as \"YOUR son\". Appears that his actions were out of duty, not love, when we hear him say: \"All these years I\'ve worked for you, and you never had a celebration for ME!\" (Paraphrase). Jealous? Angry? What for? His father told him, \"You are always with me, and everything I have is yours.\" I believe Jesus told this parable because the hearers could find themselves in either category: outwardly rebellious, or inwardly resentful. The father reached out to both, but only the prodigal could receive, perhaps because he was repentent.
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