Comments on: The Prodigal God http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/news/the-prodigal-god/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:25:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ashlee http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/news/the-prodigal-god/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Ashlee Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:37:48 +0000 http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/?p=1096#comment-148 Thank you so much for showing the different meaning to this parable! It is so refreshing to be in a church that doesn't mind to step on your toes, so long as it brings you closer to God. Thank you so much for showing the different meaning to this parable! It is so refreshing to be in a church that doesn’t mind to step on your toes, so long as it brings you closer to God.

]]> By: Paul Stevens http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/news/the-prodigal-god/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Paul Stevens Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:37:12 +0000 http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/?p=1096#comment-143 This parable shows once again that with God there is no such thing as "too bad" or "too good". The younger son thought of himself as being too bad. The older son thought of himself as being too good. Both the brothers acted in a disrespectful way to the Father but to the Father it didn't matter. He loved them both because they both had his life and were therefore his sons. We are children of God by birth, not by behavior. Being really good does not make you a son of God and being really bad cannot keep you from it. It is just as wrong to say that you are unworthy as it is to say that you are good enough. 1 John 5:12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. This parable shows once again that with God there is no such thing as “too bad” or “too good”. The younger son thought of himself as being too bad. The older son thought of himself as being too good. Both the brothers acted in a disrespectful way to the Father but to the Father it didn’t matter. He loved them both because they both had his life and were therefore his sons.
We are children of God by birth, not by behavior. Being really good does not make you a son of God and being really bad cannot keep you from it. It is just as wrong to say that you are unworthy as it is to say that you are good enough.

1 John 5:12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

]]> By: Casey http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/news/the-prodigal-god/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Casey Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:24:46 +0000 http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/?p=1096#comment-139 This sermon was perspective shifting to say the least! I love it when I think I know the meaning of one of these parables and then God reveals something new and blows my mind all over again! God is so awesome! This sermon was perspective shifting to say the least! I love it when I think I know the meaning of one of these parables and then God reveals something new and blows my mind all over again! God is so awesome!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/news/the-prodigal-god/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Jonathan Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:18:50 +0000 http://www.maryvillevineyard.com/?p=1096#comment-136 I am excited to see a different take on the prodigal son, oh and by the way that is a good looking table. I am excited to see a different take on the prodigal son, oh and by the way that is a good looking table.

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