The Parable of the Prodigal Son

October 30, 2016

Ps Kevin Forlong

A Christian is a person that bears the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, one who receives and believes in the finished work of Christ on the cross of Calvary. “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. (Luke 15:31) Ps Kevin Forlong put a full imagery of who and what we are in Christ when we receive Him as our personal Lord and Saviour ... we are sons and daughters of God the Father through His Son Jesus. In Christ, we have full access to God’s provision, assured of our inheritance and certain of our future. In the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), he shared to us how we should function in relationship with the Father. Are we saved as a servant or are we saved as a son? Kingdom living is not about achieving but it is about receiving. We must learn and be assertive of who we are in Christ for our identity is no longer by our performance but by relationship. “He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will” (Ephesians 1:5).