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耶稣用很多比喻来阐明神的国的真理；在这个浪子的故事中，我们学到关于神的爱的一些重要功课。

某人有两个儿子，小儿子要求得到他应得的那一份产业。父亲把属小儿子那份产业分给他后不久，他便愚蠢地挥霍一空。他在父亲仍然在世时便要求分产业，已经是不当，又随后把产业任意挥霍浪费掉，真是更加愚昧。

然而，父亲仍然没有停止爱他的儿子；当儿子回头时，父亲以无条件的爱欢迎他回来。

这个比喻描绘出神心里奇妙的爱是何等深厚；它显明神愿意接纳和赦免我们当中任何从迷途返回到祂面前的人。

这时，父亲要大大欢喜，庆祝儿子归来，可是大儿子却在抱怨，他不了解父亲的爱和饶恕；父亲于是向他解释，说他的兄弟是死而复活的，所以他邀请每一个人都与他一起庆祝。

这个比喻也教导我们，当一个人从迷途返回，希望成为神家的成员时，神吩咐我们要为此欢庆。我们会让他们进来吗？我们会像主饶恕我们那样饶恕他们吗？神的爱要求我们要这样做。

Jesus taught about the kingdom of God with many parables. In this story about a lost son, we learn some important things about God's love.

A man had two sons, and the younger one demanded his share of his father's inheritance. Then, soon after the father had given him his inheritance, the younger son spent all of it foolishly. It was bad enough that he had asked for his inheritance while his father was still alive, but squandering it was also very foolish.

Still, the father's love toward his son continued. And when the son returned, the father welcomed him back with unconditional love.

This parable portrays the depths of the amazing love in God's heart. It shows God's willingness to accept and forgive any of us who come back to him from our wandering.

Now, when the father called for a celebration, the older son complained. He could not understand the father's love and forgiveness. So the father explained to him that it was as if his brother had been dead and was alive again. So he wanted everyone to celebrate with him.

This parable also teaches us, then, that God calls us to celebrate when a wandering sinner comes back and wants to be part of God's family. Will we let them in? Will we forgive as the Lord has forgiven us? This is how the love of God calls us to live.