(August 22, 2013 at 10:13 am)Drich Wrote: But in the end You and the prodigal son have no father for one reason or another is that correct?
No. The son does have a father whom he chooses to ignore.
(August 22, 2013 at 10:13 am)Drich Wrote: To put it another way, There is no 'Overseer' you are accountable to is there?
True for me. Not for the prodigal son.
(August 22, 2013 at 10:13 am)Drich Wrote: If you don't then you are in the same place. It's like one kid father dying when he was 4, and the other one never knew he even had a father. either way they will grow up without knowing their dad.
Which is why we are not in the same place. There is a big difference between choosing not to recognize a possible authority and denying the existence of such an authority outright.