Prodigal Son Opposes Concept Of Osas?

[DojoGrant]

In my reading of the Prodigal Son parable (Luke 15), I get a clear since that Jesus message is in line with Catholic thinking on salvation as opposed to a fundamentalist's understanding of "Once saved, always saved." Because the man in the story is a son of the father, entitled to his inheritence, it sounds to me much like we are in baptism, when we become the adopted sons and daughter of God with the hope of eternal inheritence, always there for us as long as we remain in the father's fold. However, the son decides to leave and squander his inheritence on folly. The father does not chase after him, but instead waits for him to return home. Upon return, this "lost" and "dead" son is now "found" and "alive" by confessing his son to the father and again given the promise of the inheritence promised to his son. This seems to indicate that we, although always remaining children of God in baptism, can lose our inheritence of eternal life. We must actually return to the father to be restored to that promise.

Is my understanding correct? If so, would this be something good to share with those who are, of course, open to listen, about the belief in OSAS?

[BLAZEr]

I think that yout understanding of the story of the prodigal son is a good understanding. This certainly will help you exlpain both Confession and the Church's teachings on salvation.

We can squander our inheritance, but Our Father is always willing to welcome us back with open arms and restore us in his love when we repent and seek his forgiveness.

But I would also caution you against "silver bullet" apologetics. You can use this passage to help someone understand your point, but the concept of Once Saved Always Save is pretty complex and I can foresee that there would be convincing arguments against this interpretation as well.