The Prodigal Son

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The Prodigal Son

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RE: The Prodigal Son

June 12, 2016 at 2:45 am (This post was last modified: June 12, 2016 at 2:46 am by robvalue.)

Yeah, I agree. It's not far fetched.

But I was wondering if some Christians take it as a report of specific events, rather than a story with a point to it. By taking it as a literal story, they would end up missing the implications the author was trying to make with allegory.

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The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 4:29 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 4:33 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Pat Mustard - June 8, 2016 at 4:41 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by paulpablo - June 8, 2016 at 8:29 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 8, 2016 at 8:38 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 4:33 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Homeless Nutter - June 8, 2016 at 4:46 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 4:48 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:21 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 1:45 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:53 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 2:14 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:32 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 2:44 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:56 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 3:11 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 3:14 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 2:30 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 2:42 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Pat Mustard - June 8, 2016 at 6:40 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 8:13 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Rhondazvous - June 11, 2016 at 9:43 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by paulpablo - June 12, 2016 at 3:10 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 12, 2016 at 7:36 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by paulpablo - June 12, 2016 at 9:39 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 5:21 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by SofaKingHigh - June 8, 2016 at 5:32 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 5:42 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 5:50 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 6:01 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:29 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Little lunch - June 8, 2016 at 6:21 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 6:28 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Pat Mustard - June 8, 2016 at 6:35 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 8, 2016 at 7:32 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by I_am_not_mafia - June 8, 2016 at 10:14 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:27 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Adam Blackstar - June 8, 2016 at 10:49 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 11:16 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:25 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 8, 2016 at 11:34 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 1:30 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:56 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 2:02 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:34 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 2:36 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:58 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 3:11 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 3:26 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 1:49 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:54 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 2:26 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 2:33 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 2:36 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 8, 2016 at 3:19 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 3:15 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 3:22 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 3:38 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Adam Blackstar - June 8, 2016 at 8:33 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 10:00 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Homeless Nutter - June 8, 2016 at 8:57 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 3:34 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 4:06 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 5:58 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Angrboda - June 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 4:07 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 4:09 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 8, 2016 at 6:44 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Homeless Nutter - June 8, 2016 at 8:11 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 9:39 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 10:12 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Adam Blackstar - June 8, 2016 at 10:41 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 10:47 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 10:48 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by I_am_not_mafia - June 12, 2016 at 4:25 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by lisah - June 11, 2016 at 8:48 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 11, 2016 at 3:00 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by lisah - June 12, 2016 at 10:52 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 11, 2016 at 7:10 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 11, 2016 at 7:55 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 12, 2016 at 2:45 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Thumpalumpacus - June 12, 2016 at 4:57 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 12, 2016 at 7:39 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 12, 2016 at 4:02 pm

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