God finds his joy in the salvation of one lost sinner, whom he runs to embrace.

We have a lot of views of God. That's normally not one of them. We're not used to seeing

God so eager, so effusive, so loving to the worst of sinners. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

For more than 2,000 years, the stories of Jesus have fascinated everyone from children to scholars,

and perhaps the most well known is the parable of the

prodigal son. Well today John MacArthur is going to probe the depths of that

story one that is often misunderstood even by the most committed students of scripture.

Even if you know the parable, you may discover some encouraging shades of meaning you've never considered,

as well as an aspect that may shock you.

This lesson, the tale of Two Sons, is part of a collection of some of John MacArthur's most popular

sermons, we've titled the, Foundations Volume 2.

And to continue that study now, here's John.

The text before us is like so many texts, a very familiar text, and yet there are so many texts a very familiar text and yet there are so many unfamiliar elements to it

and that's the genius of our Lord as a teacher.

Anybody who knows this story knows the story that we call the story the Prodigal Son.

You might be interested to know that it has been considered by some people no less than Charles Dickens, the greatest short story ever written,

also by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the greatest short story ever written.

Now that makes you think about what am I missing.

Is there something there that I haven't seen and there really is?

To get us into the story a little bit, I just want to remind you of some of Jonathan Edwards

resolutions, if I may.

Resolution number one that Jonathan Edwards made was, I am resolved to do what soever I think most to the glory of God. Number 27, resolve never willfully

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