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What
would
most
people
in
the
church
say
that
sin
is?
How
is
sin
not
less
than
a
failing
to
keep
God’s
rules
of
conduct,
but
at
the
same
time
much
more
than
just
failing
in
this
regard?
Keller
says
that
both
the
younger
brother
and
the
elder
brother
were
chasing
after
the
wealth
of
their
father
as
a
means
to
happiness,
what
did
they
exchange
for
their
father’s
wealth?
What
is
the
difference
between
obeying
God
to
get
things,
and
obeying
God
to
get
God?
Is
the
difference
all
that
significant?
Religious
people
divide
up
the
world
by
“good
people”
and
“bad
people”
while
irreligious
people
divide
up
the
world
by
“self‐discovered
people”
and
“selfdeceived
people”.
How
does
Jesus
divide
up
the
world
according
to
Keller?
In
the
gospel
“everyone
is
wrong,
everyone
is
loved,
and
everyone
is
called
to
recognize
this
and
change.”
(pg.
45)
Is
this
the
gospel
proclaimed
by
the
church
today?
What
is
the
only
prerequisite
for
receiving
the
grace
of
God?
Who
was
more
distant
from
the
father’s
grace,
the
younger
or
the
elder
brother?
Exercises
for
Further
Reflection:
Write
out
a
confession
of
your
inner
younger
brother
sins
and
give
your
accountability
partner
a
copy
of
it.
Write
out
a
confession
of
your
inner
elder
brother
sins
and
give
your
accountability
partner
a
copy
of
it.
Resources
for
Furthering
Your
Study:
A
brevity
of
sin
by
Cornelius
Plantiga
On
the
Mortification
of
Sin
by
John
Owen
The
Dynamics
of
Spiritual
Life
by
Richard
Lovelace
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