Prodigal Son Distorted by FB Pastor

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Socialite

And I clarified that at least 3-4 times in this thread that it was a personal opinion.

I also believe my "speculation" is directly from the Story. It's not imaginative speculation.

You believe he felt remorse. I don't read that in the story. I read a guy who wants to go back to the Father's house because it sucks in the pig sty. Maybe that was remorse. Maybe. Rehearsing your speech just doesn't sound like that to me. And the "I have sinned against you" is common language for how someone would apologize in those days. It wasn't the Sinner's Prayer or anything. Either way, his plan to get back in good with the Father was to give his apology (desperately needed for the violent offense he left with), and then talk about how he will start as a hired servant. The grace he found wasn't expected. It was the most shocking, and climatic point of the entire story. If there was a repenting moment, I'd imagine it would have been then. It wasn't a speech, it was a heart wrecked by Grace.

If you were in a foreign country working in a pig sty, starving, and you came to your senses, realized your error, decided to go back to your home and ask for forgiveness (which sounds like repentance to me) wouldn't you rehearse what you would say to your Father who you disobeyed and disrespected? Maybe if you had your cellphone with you, you would call and not rehearse what you would say but the younger son did not have that luxury.