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Tim Keller: 我认为，通常我们只关注浪子回头的个人故事，但耶稣实际上是在讲述两个儿子的故事，需要对比才能理解其深刻含义。如果只关注一个儿子，就会错过这个比喻的真正信息。耶稣想要颠覆我们对如何与神建立联系的传统观念，无论是宗教的还是非宗教的。 Tim Keller: 我认为，小儿子代表了那些离家出走、放荡不羁的人，他们通过自我放纵来寻找人生的意义。而大儿子则代表了那些墨守成规、努力遵守道德准则的人，他们试图通过自己的努力来赢得神的喜悦。然而，耶稣指出，这两种方式都是错误的，因为它们都未能真正认识到神的爱和恩典。 Tim Keller: 我认为，真正的救赎不是通过我们的行为，无论是好是坏，而是通过认识到我们都需要神的恩典。小儿子需要认识到自己的罪，并谦卑地回到父亲身边。大儿子需要认识到自己的骄傲和自以为是，并接受父亲的爱和接纳。只有当我们认识到自己都需要神的恩典时，我们才能真正与神和好。

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For centuries this famous passage has been called the parable of the prodigal son. But it’s a great mistake to think it’s a story about one son. It’s a story of two sons, of a younger and an older brother. If you don’t compare and contrast the two, you’re going to miss the radical message. 

Jesus is saying every thought the human race has ever had about how to connect to God—whether East or West, ancient or post-modern, religious or secular—has been wrong. Jesus shatters all existing human categories. 

Let’s look at the story, and then see three things Jesus is telling us: 1) Jesus redefines God, 2) Jesus redefines sin, and 3) Jesus redefines salvation.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 11, 2005. Series: The Vision of Redeemer. Scripture: Luke 15:1-2, 11-32.

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