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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Subject: "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! |
Bible Note: Was the prodigal son's father angry with him at any time? There is absolutely no indication of that in scripture.He just wanted his son to see the foolishness of his behavior and come on home. The father never stopped accepting the son, although the prodigal felt that way. Because the prodigal didn"t understand his own identity, he believed he was unworthy of an intimate relationship with his father. He thought that he had forfeited the right to relate to his father as a son and that his father would reject him.He saw himself as a bad person who could only hope to be a servant in his father's house.Did the father show any reluctance to receive him? This boy was his son!!!!Nothing would ever change that. He was his son BEFORE he went to the far country, while he was IN the far country, and when he came BACK from the far country. Nothing changes sonship!!!! The prodigal had forgotten who he was,but the father had never forgotten for a moment.The father did give him the inheritance .Do you think the father suspected how the son would waste it? He had lived with the boy every day of the child's life and the father knew his son's weakness.It didn't shock the father when the son left home for the far country. The father allowed him to leave,knowing that he would waste the money on a wild fling.Do you think our sins surprise God? He knows you;Nothing we do surprises an omniscient God.I'm not saying that God doesn"t care when we sin. It grieves the heart of our Father when he sees us make foolish choices,but it doesn't surprise HIM. For example as biological parents it hurts us to see our children make foolish choices but that doesn"t mean we stop loving and forgiving them (and it definitely doesn't surprise us!!)SO tell me "How did the prodigal son become dead to God until he came back to HIM? |