Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Through the Parable of the Return of the Prodigal Son we see that the father in the story is God and we are the son longing for forgiveness. You can compare Amazing Grace to the parable of The Prodigal Son by comparing the verses to the son being found and seeing the grace of God. The story of the Prodigal Son and the song Amazing Grace are both about recieving the grace of God and asking for forgiveness. Grace is the free and unmerited gift of God's love, forgiveness, mercy, and healing to any and all who turn to Him in faith in the name of Jesus. This concept of grace is demonstrated in Jesus' parable of The Lost Son and Newton's hymn, "Amazing Grace". God gives us endless mercy and forgiveness each and everyday. In the Parable of the Return of the Prodigal Son the father forgives his son and accepts him back into his house even though the son disrespected his father. "But the father said to his ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ..."When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.' So he got up and went to his father." In these lines we see a complete change of morals. The son admits to being a sinner and believes himself to not be worthy of being called his son. Through wasting money on partying his spirit was broken by the aftermath of his decisions. This change of mind caused him to adopt a new spirit and a new set of morals. "'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears reliev'd; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believ'd!" These lines of Amazing Grace show the changing of the Prodigal Son into a believer. It shows him returning to his father with open arms and accepting

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