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Originally Posted by Socialite
The context of his rehearsal was all in the same breath of him figuring out what he would. "I will tell him I've sinned against heaven (common Jewish response for repentance) and then work for a hired servant and get out of this pig farm." Nothing in there signifying a work of repentance in the son. No doubt, like any human, he felt bad. But mostly, he was coming back home because he spent all his money. Rob seems to think because he considered "the rules aren't so bad" (which you disagree) -- I lean more toward him genuinely wanting the Father's acceptance, but going about it in a way that most of us do. In spite of it, he was shown Grace --- even before his rehearsed story.
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You insist on a rehearsal "speech" and I just see that he "came to himself" and wanted to go home.
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Grace is extended BEFORE our obedience. Let's get the Gospel the right way, PO.
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That isn't what
Romans 1:5 says. "...received grace and apostleship, for obedience .." I suppose we could quibble over "eis", but I believe it to mean expressing the purpose - "in order to" and not "because of".
I am not sure I disagree with Rob. If he considered going home because it was a better place for him, I'm not sure that didn't include the "rules of house". We have "rules" in our house.
When my daughter was 16 and acting out, I called her and said, "You have a choice. You can live here and honor this home and God or you can come and get all of your belongings." We have rules and they will be honored.
I don't see the prodigal son living in different environment and if he walked away because of foolish youth, he also walked away from obedience. That, again, entails some rules were broken.
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