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NASB | Matthew 20:15 'Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 20:15 'Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?' |
Subject: For many are called, but few chosen |
Bible Note: Hi Ray, If I may, I would like to add a thought regarding Mt. 20:15. As I see it, the parable concerns the generosity of God, or, very specifically, the grace of God. If God deals with us in justice, we get what we deserve. If God deals with us in mercy, we don't get what we deserve. If God deals with us in grace, we get what we don't deserve, or, unmerited favor. In the parable, the Lord said to the prospective workers, "whatever is right, I will give you." Inasmuch as God is perfectly just, and the One who determines what is right, it follows that He will always do what is right. He is not only the Creator of all things, He is also Lord of all things. The Jews had a great deal of difficulty accepting the fact that Gentiles would be granted salvation. The disciples debated much about who would receive the greatest rewards in the upcoming Kingdom of God. If the Jews, or the disciples, could have merited salvation through self-effort, then Jesus would have died in vain. Those of us who revel in the knowledge of the grace of God know better than that. Our salvation is the gift of God - not of works. There will not be a single person in heaven who deserves to be there based on their self-righteosness. Any crowns we receive, we will cast at the feet of Jesus because if it were not for the work of Jesus, we would never have accomplished anything anyway. "Apart from me," Jesus said, "you can do nothing." Thank God that He is generous! Dan K. |
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