Both stories mean something, they just don't relate to the Apostolic view of salvation. The story of Esau concerned the sovereignty of God and the fulfillment (and creation) of prophecy. The prodigal son does include ideas of redemption, but notice there is no Jesus character in the parable at all. How could it be about salvation as you see it?
The prodigal son does include ideas of redemption, but notice there is no Jesus character in the parable at all. How could it be about salvation as you see it?
Ideas? Jesus talked to the crowds about ideas? He lectured and taught the crowds with ideas? I presume that you mean ideas unconnected with His other teachings.
Odd, isn’t it?
On the other hand, if you would consider that Jesus actually meant something important by it (I guess that we Catholics often mistake the Words of Jesus to be of utmost importance, by Reformed standards anyway) then we need to take it into account when trying to believe in Christ’s teachings.