Jesus told the parable in response to the Pharisees' complaint: "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them" (Luke 15 v 2 ... The younger, lost, or prodigal son was ‘dead’ before, not ...

The older brother in the parable of the prodigal son voices a common ... and kissed him tenderly. (Luke 15:20.) We could be this son or daughter where we have taken something and misused it ...

Jesus’ parable in Luke ... son and his eventual redemption. “Prodigal” means wasteful, as the younger of two sons wastes away his share of the inheritance on lewd and debaucherous choices ...