 He was dead to his father. He was dead to his home. He was dead to everything that he had been alive to before he left home. When he was in the far country, he finally came to the realization that he was more alive when he was at home with his father than he ever could be feeding the pigs on a Gentile farmer's farm. He was dead to his father. Listen to me. Until you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are dead to God.