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It seems absurd, but the older brother who keeps the rules externally is more globally in error than the younger brother who broke the rules recklessly. It is more dangerous to live in the conviction of one’s own righteousness than to be in error, and then rediscover my true identity through the mercy of the Father. People who are under the illusion of their own integrity find it more difficult to repent than sinners whose offences are obvious to everyone. This parable is usually named after the prodigal son or the merciful Father, but its real centre is the older son. The passage opens with the grumbling Pharisees and ends with the grumbling son who does not rejoice in the fact that his brother has been restored to life.
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