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. This means that you can rebel against God and be alienated from him either by breaking his rules or by keeping all of them diligently. It's a shocking message: Careful obedience to God's law may serve as a strategy for rebelling against God.


The Prodigal God (ed. Hachette UK, 2009) - ISBN: 9781848948440

Tim Keller Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...