Tim Keller from The Prodigal God:
Keller wrote, “Do you realize, then, what Jesus is teaching? Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying and serving him for his own sake. (page 36)
“Elder brothers obey God to get things. They don’t obey God to get God Himself–in order to resemble Him, love Him, know Him, and delight Him. So religious and moral people can be avoiding Jesus as Savior and Lord as much as the younger brothers who say they don’t believe in God and define right and wrong for themselves.” (page 42, 43)
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