“The Parable of the Prodigal Son” was told by Jesus Christ. It is found in the Gospel according to Luke 15:11-32. A parable is a short story with a lesson to be drawn from it. There are three characters and subsequently three types of people. The father represents God, who forgives all sinners and welcomes them back into His Kingdom. The elder son represents those that have an unforgiving heart. The Pharisees felt that they …showed first 75 words of 604 total…

…showed last 75 words of 604 total…was being bold to ask for his portion of his father’s estate; he later squanders it away. Finally, he humbles himself to realize that he had sinned and he repented and returned home. The “moral” of the story is this: Jesus tells the sinners, that they have a chance to reconcile with God and that He will forgive them for the sin(s) they have committed and restore them back to before they sinned.