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1 | The excluded man at the feast was saved | Matt 22:11 | Reformer Joe | 29578 | ||
Eagle: I think you may be reading two much into the parable. In a parable (as opposed to an allegory), everything in the story does not represent something else. So when the king uses the term "friend" in the story, we cannot immediately assume that we are referring to a believer. Secondly, the fact is that someone who is a life-long "Carnal Christian" is not a Christian at all. There is no such thing as a Christian that God justifies and then does not gradually sanctify between the time of his conversion and the end of his life. True, our sanctification is not complete until we are in God's presence, but God does not save us into a live of unrepentant sinfulness. God saves us unto good works which glorify him, and they are the marks of a true believer in Christ. I hold that all of the passages referring to the "weeping and gnashing of teeth" refer to hell. There is no reason to think that Jesus would use exactly the same terminology to describe the eternal punishment of hell and an alleged "outer area of heaven. that just doesn't make any sense at all. So I agree with point 3 of your assertion, but reject points one and two, because to be a born-again Christian, repentance is the "flip side of the coin" of our saving faith. --Joe! |
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2 | The excluded man at the feast was saved | Matt 22:11 | Morant61 | 29588 | ||
Greetings Joe! I agree when you say that not every detail should be made to represent something! I haven't read every post on this thread, but may I add a thought! I don't think that this parable should be pressed to refer to individual salvation at all. The context of this parable (and the two previous ones) is the rejection of the Kingdom by the Jews. Thus, all three parables (and especially the closing line - Mt. 22:14) refer to the fact that the invitation to the Kingdom has been extended beyond Israel to the whole world. The man without the proper garment probably corresponds to those in Mt. 21:41, 43 who did not produce the proper fruit! Thus, I would say that the point of the parable is simply that the invitation has been extended beyond Israel to the rest of the world. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | The excluded man at the feast was saved | Matt 22:11 | Reformer Joe | 29607 | ||
Well, I would agree, but it seems that the ones who originally rejected the invite would be best classified as the nation of Israel. What do you think? --Joe! |
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4 | The excluded man at the feast was saved | Matt 22:11 | Morant61 | 29617 | ||
Greetings Joe! I would agree! Israel would be the original invitees! They rejected, so the invitation is extended to all basically! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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