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I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.
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The Anatomy of Repentance
The son's resolution reveals the key elements of true repentance. Commentators explain it's a decisive action ('I will arise') that turns toward God. The confession 'I have sinned against heaven, and before thee' shows that genuine repentance acknowledges sin is primarily an offense against God ('heaven'), but also recognizes the harm done to others ('before thee').
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will arise. This is a common expression among the Hebrews to signify embarking on an action. It does not imply that he was sitting, but …
I will arise and go (αναστας προρευσομα). This determination is the act of the will after he comes to himself and sees his real co…
19th Century
Anglican
I will arise and go to my father.—This, then, was the firstfruits of repentance. He remembers that he has a father, and t…
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Baptist
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be cal…
“Came to his senses” seems to carry the Semitic idea of repentance. Certainly repentance lies at the heart of the words that the son prepared to te…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will arise This is the resolution which at last, through divine grace, he came into: he determines to quit the country, and …
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Having viewed the prodigal in his abject state of misery, we are next to consider his recovery from it. This begins when he comes to himself. That …
