Luke 15: 25-32- Focusing on the Individual
Read Luke 15: 25- 32 - The story of the return of the prodigal son had two sides. First was the humility of the prodigal son. The second was the jealousy of the brother who had stayed with his parents while his son wandered without direction. This is written at the end of the chapter, "(30) But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him . (31) And he said to him 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. ( 32) It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found .'" Jealousy raises its ugly head in the son who was angry as the father welcomed home the prodigal son. This is another example of the emphasis the scriptures place on the individual and how important an individual is . As Christians, we need to be concerned about the individual and that is what is somewhat different from gov...