Luke 14: 16 - 24 Parable of the Guests' Excuses Continued 2nd Post.
This is part of Jesus' teachings started in Chapter 13 about "Repent or Perish". This parable deals with the Jews ecclesiastical status, not their political status. Jesus was more interested in their Spiritual status, than their political status. In this parable Jesus is trying to tell His listeners, how important it is to recognize God, and to answer Him when He calls. In this parable Jesus uses a man giving a great supper and the excuses his guests gave his servant for not attending his supper. In Jesus' time, this was before telephones, computers and life moved more slowly. This man would have allowed a lot of time for his proposed guests to save the date of his supper. With this in mind, the excuses his servant receives is quite interesting. Lets look at the first excuse "I have just bought a piece of land and must look at it." This man feels his responsibilities are more important, than keeping his reservation to the man and attending his supper. The second said, "I have just bought five yoke of oxen and must go and test them." The same can be said of this person as well. Who buys land, or animals, without looking them over first? The third excuse was even more out of line. This man would have to check his appointment book before setting the date of his marriage. The fact is that they cared so little for the man giving his supper, that they could not be bothered in keeping their engagement. I am running out of room for this post, continued next post.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
592nd Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parables about Last Being First Con't. - Parable of The Guests' Excuses Luke 14: 16 - 24 - 1st Post.
Luke 14: 16 - 24 Parable of the Guests' Excuses 1st Post.
A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, "Come, for all things are now ready." But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused." And another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused." Still another said, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come." So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, "Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind." And the servant said, "Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room." Then the master said to the servant, "Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper."
This was spoken by Jesus about 1 - 1.1/2 years into His earthly Ministry. This is part of Jesus teaching on "Repent or Perish" starting in Chapter 13 of Luke. I am running out of space for this post, so will continue next post.
A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, "Come, for all things are now ready." But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused." And another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused." Still another said, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come." So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, "Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind." And the servant said, "Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room." Then the master said to the servant, "Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper."
This was spoken by Jesus about 1 - 1.1/2 years into His earthly Ministry. This is part of Jesus teaching on "Repent or Perish" starting in Chapter 13 of Luke. I am running out of space for this post, so will continue next post.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
591st Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parables About Last Being First Con't. - Parable of the Laborer's Wages Con't. Matthew 20: 1- 20 Con't. - 6th Post.
Parable of the Laborer's Wages Continued Matthew 20: 1 - 20, 6th post.
In the last post we were talking about the payment of the denarius; what does this transaction have to do with us. In Jesus' time the vineyard was Israel, the vineyard today has been enlarged to contain the whole world. The laborer's are us who believe and do the Lord's work. If you call yourself a "Christian", that means that you not only believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who died for your sins. He rose from the dead, because He was sinless, death could not hold Him. He bought our lives and paid the price owed for our sinful nature. We have to labor in His vineyard. The labor is hard work but not of the sort we do for pay when we work for a paycheck according to the world. Jesus tells us that if we love Him we are to keep His Words. We do that by putting His Words into practice. When we make a decision to follow Jesus, we are asked by Jesus Christ to obey His Words. This is done by trying to live our lives according to the model Jesus provided us through His own life. John 3:16 says all we have to do to earn eternal life is believe. This is correct, when you believe, you start to live for Jesus instead of the world. This is required of us as being believer's. The world does not recognize Jesus as Lord. When you become a believer, you start to realize how much of a hold Satan has on the world. You did not feel this strain, when you were an unbeliever. This is because you were doing Satan's bidding, already. When you start to live for Jesus, Satan will make your life harder, because he does not want to lose you. This is the truth. It is up to you if you make a change or not.
In the last post we were talking about the payment of the denarius; what does this transaction have to do with us. In Jesus' time the vineyard was Israel, the vineyard today has been enlarged to contain the whole world. The laborer's are us who believe and do the Lord's work. If you call yourself a "Christian", that means that you not only believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who died for your sins. He rose from the dead, because He was sinless, death could not hold Him. He bought our lives and paid the price owed for our sinful nature. We have to labor in His vineyard. The labor is hard work but not of the sort we do for pay when we work for a paycheck according to the world. Jesus tells us that if we love Him we are to keep His Words. We do that by putting His Words into practice. When we make a decision to follow Jesus, we are asked by Jesus Christ to obey His Words. This is done by trying to live our lives according to the model Jesus provided us through His own life. John 3:16 says all we have to do to earn eternal life is believe. This is correct, when you believe, you start to live for Jesus instead of the world. This is required of us as being believer's. The world does not recognize Jesus as Lord. When you become a believer, you start to realize how much of a hold Satan has on the world. You did not feel this strain, when you were an unbeliever. This is because you were doing Satan's bidding, already. When you start to live for Jesus, Satan will make your life harder, because he does not want to lose you. This is the truth. It is up to you if you make a change or not.
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