I finally understood the story, after having turned away from God and feeling guilty about my behavior. Today I understand that he is waiting for me. thanks
I wish you would make many more videos, Jeffery. I really love the intelligent, thoughtful way you handle scripture- even a simple story/passage such as this one. I like your approach so much more than any others I've been able to find. I also find myself tired of the Old Testament sermons and want to focus more on what Jesus taught. I really need to hear the words of our Lord from someone who doesn't misapply/misinterpret the meaning and you do an excellent job of that. God bless you and your family.
Thank you for making this video. I have some follow up questions. First are both sons supposed to be unsaved sinners or do they represent born again Christians? One person told me that the younger son represents a born again person, who backslides into sin and then repents. They quoted the passage where the father says, my son was dead and is alive AGAIN. I also noticed that the next phrase the son is described as being lost and then being found (saved) by God. Any insights you could share would be appreciated
That's why they say love God with all your heart, mind and soul. The older brother followed the other commandments but not the first and great commandment. We should always pray for God to cleanse our hearts and help us love him as he loved us.
Thanks for a well thought out explanation. However, the audience of the parables is not 21st Century men. It is not just saying God loves us whatever we do. No, Jesus is saying it is not too late for Israel to understand that they must bow down to him. If anyone had understood who Jesus was. But they saw him from their own perspective.
Prodigal Son ~ A "Certain" man. That man would be Issac. He had two sons. Those would be Jacob and Esau. Younger one leaves home, tends to animals, returns home to someone running to greet him.
My dad asked me to watch the prodigal son on RU-vid a couple years b4 he died smh I am just now understanding what he was saying to me in full now. Ty for this, u just changed a lot for me.
Thank you for explanation and i identify myself with an older brother judging people who are doing wrong forgetting that I'm not perfect myself and I pray to God yo give me a heart of love and compassion
I identify myself as a younger brother because i strayed away from GOD on the year 2021, and do things that against His commands😭😢💔 and also an older brother because back then sometimes i got jealous even though i know its wrong i can still feel it.😢 Thankyou for this video😭
I'm returning to God after the sufferings I had while battling with depression for 3 years and doing wrong things - by relying only on myself and sinning. I felt so bad, the devil ruled my mind by telling me I was unworthy of living every single day. I felt emptiness and heaviness in my soul and millions of sad suicidal thoughts. But I still had hope, that someday I would be healed. Because the world of God is perfect, but I couldn't see it that well with chaos in my mind and heart. Now, I'm finally healing by forgetting these traumatic times and becoming better and kinder to myself and others every day. Life is perfect and beautiful with the peace God gives. That was the first chapter I read and I cried. I see myself in the younger brother, who thought that the Father would be angry at his son that didn't listen to him. I want to celebrate. I want to come back home and embrace my Father, my Jesus and finnaly be happy and found. And you helped me to see it. Thank you so much.
Excellent interpretation! I also draw a parellel between the two brothers that this life is neither fulfilling nor fair. The only truth and meaning are found in God and we have to denounce our pride to come to that realization
Why didn't the father ever through a party for the elder brother? A simple thank you would have made the elder brother's day ! The problem in this stroy is that this is about rewarding a loser that came back coz he had 'no where to go'. If the younger brother had somewhere else to go he wouldn't have come back. Sadly he had no option. Having said that, the father is being unjust to the elder brother. The elder brother gives the reaction he gave coz of the excitement he saw in the father when the younger brother came back. I deduce that the father never showed the same level of excitement / love / gratitude to the older brother. The elder brother is right to get angry. I read this story when I was like 7-8 years old ( in a Church Sunday School). The villain in this story is the father. The character is dum. He is so engrossed in the younger son (who is a failure) that he forgets the elder brother. The reaction from the elder brother is just and perhaps that is the reason why the father gave a week excuse that your brother was dead and has now come back. If he was dead, the father should have thanked the elder brother to stay with him (take care of the family business - farming I guess) This story is not about how god's love it's about how God selects complete idiots (younger brother) who have no place to go but God. And forgets the treasure he already has (older brother).
@@RethinkwithJefferyPoor : The older brother didn’t join the party because it was a party thrown to celebrate the prodigal son. Not the prodigal sons. I relate with the elder brother, and if the elder brother has followed every rule then he already has a place in gods kingdom. But sadly it’s not true. God wants more. He want the elder brother to keep his dignity aside and join in a celebration for the younger brother who till things were going well didn’t want to do anything with the father. I see this as an insult to the elder brother.
I agree. Why didn’t the father ever throw the elder brother a party? I see this all the time. The older brother who obeyed is cast to the side for the desire of the younger brother. Well put.
