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Who Is God To You? Do You Know God Like The Younger Son Does or Like His Elder Brother?
Who Is God To You? Do You Know God Like The Younger Son Does or Like His Elder Brother?
5. God will give us back all that we lost: material & spiritual vv.22-24
Robe-experiential righteousness Ring-privilege to withdraw from Gods bank account. Sandals-privilege to again share the Gospel, Gods Word Eph.6:15 Calf-feed on Gods Word for your soul. Celebration-worship. Alive-living, not just surviving. Found-you know who, what & where you are in Gods plan.
What Happens to the Self-Righteous Seeing God Restoring a Sinner vv.25-32 1. Gets angry with God who forgave & celebrates for the restored sinner vv.25-28 2. Begins to count his/her long & hard ministries v.29 3. Boasts about his/her holy life. 4. Demands payment from God for his ministries & holy living v.29 5. He underestimated his fathers generosity v.29
6. Stops considering his brother as his brother v.30 7. He judges & he envies his brother v.30 8. He is ignorant of the generosity of his father v.31
Note Gods Attitude Towards the Two Kinds of Christians: He stands & waits for the younger son & welcomed him. He went out to his elder son & entreated him to come.
When God sent a famine, the younger son woke up & realized his sin.
When the father went out & entreated the elder son to come in, he refused.