ther why that all the years he served him that he never even slaughtered a goat for him and his friends. The father turned to his son and said everything I own is yours, however your brother has been dead but not he is alive again.While the word prodigal never appears in the text of this parable, it does show us how being wasteful is as being dead to God. However, if one can realize the error of his ways and return to our father he will be forgiven and be returned to his rightful spot beside his father. This point is resounded through out the bible. 1 John 2:1-3 states that if we forget that we have a covenant relationship with God that god will forgive us and forget our sins and ultimately celebrate our return home as the father did his son. This parable shows us most of the same things that The Parable of the Lost Sheep does on the surface of this story told by Jesus. However if we delve into the underling meaning of this parable we can see that it is truly about the older son. In this parable Jesus is showing us how to act when someone that has backslid rejoins the family of Christians. Jesus teaches us through this parable not to despise the treatment that our brother gets from our heavenly father upon his return. Also Jesus shows us that God is still with us and that the kingdom of heaven is ours because we have been with God. In Matthew 28:20 God says the only thing we have to do is obey his commandments and God will always be with us. As we can see The Parable of the Lost Son is Jesus way of teaching us how to treat backsliders and welcome them back into Gods kingdom. The parables that Jesus uses to teach lessons on why Christians reach out to those that are lost can show us much more than just simple charity. One can learn lessons on how to act toward backsliders and how to act toward God himself. But I contend that Jesus true intentions are to teach us charity. Jesus does wish upon us peace, love and charity but most of all ...
