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How Does the Parable of the Prodigal Son Teach Us about Repentance? #669 · Scripture Central

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  But the father said to his servants, bring forth the best
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  robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on
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  his feet and bring hither the fatted, calf and kill it, and
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  let us eat and be merry for this.
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  My son was dead and is alive again.
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  He was lost and is found, hey, listeners.
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  This is Nick from scripture Central.
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  And today's podcast addresses, the question, how does the
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  parable of the Prodigal Son? Teach us about repentance As
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  Jesus was teaching on one occasion, a large crowd,
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  followed him, a large part of this crowd included publicans
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  and sinners interested in hearing the gospel, which
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  angered the Pharisees and Sadducees who were present and
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  led them to murmur among themselves and say this man
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  receiveth Sinners and eateth with them.
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  This comment Drew out, three Parables from Jesus about
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  repentance and joy. The final of the three often
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  called the parable of the Prodigal Son.
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  Clearly exemplifies. The need All people have for
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  repentance by demonstrating how to different sons of a loving,
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  father, both needed and obtained his Mercy.
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  According to this. Parable, a certain man had two
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  sons and the younger of them said to his father, father, give
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  me the portion of goods that falleth to me, and he divided
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  unto them, his living, and not many days after the younger, son
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  gathered, all together and took his journey into a far country,
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  and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
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  As John and Jenni Welch of noted.
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  This Parable is a story about getting lost really lost.
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  Unlike the sheep that cluelessly wanders off and gets physically
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  lost. And unlike the coin that has
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  nothing at all to do with being dropped out of sight.
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  In some dusty Corner. The younger son had left his
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  home intentionally rebelliously and insolently, he got himself
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  lost in a spiritual way. That only he can undo, he took
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  his share of the families. Inheritance and went and
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  consumed. It and right is living this
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  younger Sons Pride. However, would cause him a great
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  deal of suffering, the parable continues.
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  And when he had spent all there arose, a mighty famine in that
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  land and he began to be in want and he went and joined himself
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  to a citizen of that country and he sent him into his fields to
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  feed swine and he would Fain have filled his belly with the
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  husks that the swine did eat and no man gave unto him.
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  The sad state of this son's life.
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  At this point is made especially clear in a later talmudic
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  proverb curse. Does the person who raises pigs
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  and cursed is the person who teaches his son, Greek, wisdom
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  of this Sons dire position in life caused especially by his
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  many poor choices Elder. Je, Jensen once observed to fall
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  that low could only illustrate with even greater power, the
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  main theme of the parable can a swineherd ER, someone Who
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  occupies a bass viol degrading position be accepted be forgiven
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  and be permitted to rejoice in the presence of the angels of
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  God. The answer of course is yes, no
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  matter how lost this son was. His father was concerned for him
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  with an infinite love. Ultimately, the Sun comes to his
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  senses and makes a long humbling Trek home though.
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  The sun was willing to be a servant to his father when he
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  was yet a great way off his father saw him and had
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  compassion. Ocean and ran and fell on his
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  neck and kissed him. The father, then kills the
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  fatted. Sacrificial, calf and holds a
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  great feast celebrating the return of his wayward son.
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  In this sense, the father in this, Parable is representative
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  of God. The father was patient,
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  generous, embracing and joyous, most of all he was filled with
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  compassion. Such traits perfectly exemplify,
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  God's love, and concern for all of us.
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  As such the details in this story, telling the steps taken
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  by the desperate younger son perfectly show, how one can
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  repent repair and rebuild a broken relationship of mutual,
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  trust in many ways, the younger son represents everyone for all
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  have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
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  We are all in need of repentance and at various times in our
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  lives will need to Come to ourselves and recognize what we
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  have to do to repent change and return home.
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  However, often overlooked in this Parable is the situation of
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  the Elder son. Who remained faithful to his
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  father for many long years as this.
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  Parable portrays, this son was likewise lost and needed his
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  father to come out to save him to, with the Elder, son heard
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  that his younger brother had come home, he was angry and
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  would not go in there for came his Other out and entreated him
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  angry and perhaps rightfully indignant at his brothers,
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  foolishness and disrespect for their father, in the whole
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  family for many long years. He was unable to see the
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  troubles and subsequent deep repentance that.
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  His brother had experienced as Elder Jensen, observes the fact
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  that the father left the festivity which he did not have
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  to do, and entreated, his son is evidence to me of the mercy and
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  condescension of God, the Father in his Earnest pleadings with
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  his son, he reassures him, son, thou art ever with me and all
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  that I have is thine and urges him to look compassionately on
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  his brother who had spent years in a state of spiritual death.
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  For this thy brother was dead and is alive again and was lost
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  and is found such a pleading, would have been an effective
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  rebuke against the unforgiving Pharisees in Jesus is audience
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  to whom these three Parables were Really directed.
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  Ultimately, it was they who reflected the attitudes of the
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  Elder son, most of all. And both the father, and the son
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  desired, their repentance just as much as the repentance of the
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  publicans and sinners. The Savior held out hope for
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  them. If they would be entreated, they
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  could enjoy the blessings of Heaven.
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  If they would accept and follow the counsel of the father, he
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  would say, all that I have is thine.
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  If they refuse to accept the message, they're hypocritical.
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  So self-righteous attitude like that of the Elder son would lead
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  to their destruction. King Benjamin once posed the
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  question are we not all Beggars? Such a question effectively
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  describes how we should read this Parable.
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  All of us, whether we have wandered off the Covenant path
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  for a time or have remained dutifully obedient to.
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  Our Heavenly Father are in need of Salvation.
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  We all depend on Jesus Christ and his atonement every day of
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  Our Lives Eldridge. Jeffrey are Holland described,
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  the two sons of this story. Certainly, the younger brother
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  had been a prisoner, a prisoner of sin stupidity and pigsty.
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  But the older brother lives in some confinement to he has, as
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  yet been unable to break out of the prison of himself.
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  He is haunted by the green-eyed monster of jealousy.
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  He feels taken for granted by his father and disenfranchised
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  by his brother. When neither is the case.
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  However, despite our wayward and lost condition and no matter our
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  circumstances, the father will treat us with joy and love the
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  father. In this story does not tantalize
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  his children, he does not mercilessly measure them,
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  against their neighbors. He doesn't even compare them
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  with each other. His gestures of compassion
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  toward one, do not require withdrawal or denial of love for
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  the other. He is divinely generous to both
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  of these Sons toward both of his Children.
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  He extends charity ultimately the Lord's.
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  Mercy. And compassion are extended to
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  all of his children who come unto him and strive to forgive
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  as he forgives rather than being envious of a wayward ones
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  return. Everyone can generously Rejoice
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  together with our father and the entire Human family upon the
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  return of any other offering sincerely, the sacrifice of a
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  broken heart and a contrite forgiving spirit.
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