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1 | Why was the man speechless? | Matt 22:11 | EdB | 29187 | ||
The man in Matthew 22:11 was speechless in verse 12 does that imply he had no idea he wasn't dressed correctly? Or simply that he had no excuse? Remember he was brought in. EdB |
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2 | Why was the man speechless? | Matt 22:11 | Emmaus | 29196 | ||
Ed, I read it as the man being speechless because he had no excuse for not being properly dressed. That is not having responded to God's grace(ious) invitation appropriately. I see the first group that refused to come and gave excuses as those Jews who rejected Jesus. Then God extended his invitation to all the world and even then some like this man, failed to respond appropriately to God's grace. It is like the man was invited into the Church and came but never really repented and believed and changed his life to put on Christ. We may not know who that is, but God recognized this man for what he was or rather was not. The man is spotted by God and judged in the receiving line to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb and because he has not put on righteousness (not responed to God's grace or rejected it), he is cast out into the outer darkness or hell. I don't know if I should mix metaphors here, but there is something of a comparison to the seed that did not take root for various reasons in the Parable of the Sower. I think I am at the end of my metaphorical rope at this point. :-) Emmaus |
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3 | Why was the man speechless? | Matt 22:11 | EdB | 29267 | ||
Emmaus If we read the parable in the other gospels we see the master told the servants to compile them to come in. If you were complied to come in could you also be expected to be suitably attired? Was the man speechless because he had no excuse or was he surprised by the requirement? EdB |
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4 | Why was the man speechless? | Matt 22:11 | Emmaus | 29275 | ||
Ed, See my post to Joe on this thread after you both posted. Very interesting questions here. Emmaus |
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