Prodigal or Older Brother

• Luke 15:25 (ASV)

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I came across this a couple days ago from John Ortberg,

"Henri Nouwen wrote that it is very hard to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother. Any time people are not experiencing authentic transformation--as in Mark 7:21-23--they will inevitably be drawn toward some kind of faith characterized by boundary markers. We will look for substitute ways of distinguishing ourselves from those on the outside. The boundary markers change from century to century, but they all reinforce a false sense of superiority, fed by the intent to exclude others."

Amen!

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