The Parable of the Lost Son "Jesus continued: There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father , give me my share of the estate.'; so he divided his property between them." "Not long after that, the younger son got together all that he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe …showed first 75 words of 1587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1587 total…offered unconditional forgiveness by the grace filled father. Two sons, both have fundamentally different lifestyles, but similar sins based in self-centeredness. Two groups of listeners, who on the surface appear very different, but are both living contrary to God. The application for the reader; most people have, to some degree, the characteristics of both groups inside of them. All can repent and receive the gift of grace. That is the beautiful message of this parable.