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It is not about the Prodigal
Posted by danieljkoren on March 14, 2018 in Devotional | ∞
Often we get the message wrong. Jesus did not tell the story of the wayward son to guilt sinners into coming back to God. He told this story and two others because of negative criticism He was receiving from religious experts. First, let’s look at what a prodigal is. Then, let’s see what the point […]
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