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1 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | prayon | 2239 | ||
You are right. The parable refers to God offering His kingdom and the gift of salvation to the Jewish people 2000 years ago. The Jewish people refused not believing that Christ was the true Messiah. This refussal is the gift of God called free will. In Genesis 2:15-16 it tells us that God gave Adam the responsibility of caring for the Garden of Eden and told him not to eat of the fruit rather than physically preventing him from doing so. In other words God gave Adam the choice of eating the fruit or not eating the fruit. Throughout the bible are countless stories when man went against God's wishes and chose to do what God commanded them not to do. The Luke parable is just another example of man not choosing God's way. God's call is irresistable. If it were not there would be no evil in the world. Man would not be able to refuse God if His call was indeed irresistable. (When the Jewish people refused the invitation God then extended that invitation to the Gentiles). |
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2 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | Conan111 | 2287 | ||
Well, I know that this is an incredibly divisive and controversial subject and that we may never know for sure about this until we get to Heaven, but I will share my point of view anyway. I think that this is not unlike the wedding feast discussed in Matthew 22:1-14. This passage borrows many phrases from the passage in Luke (going to the highway,etc). One big difference in this passage, however, is the closing verse. Matt. 22:14, "For many are called, but few are chosen," I think, shows very clearly the intent of the verse. This passage, as I see it of course, Christ provides validation Romans 9. It is clear (to me) that the slaves gathered those who were chosen and that those who were not chosed were not wearing "wedding clothes" and were thrown into that place of weeping and knashing of teeth. I would love to hear some feedback-either on here or on email. |
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