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NASB | Matthew 22:11 ¶ "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:11 ¶ "But when the king came in to see the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed [appropriately] in wedding clothes, |
Bible Question: Doesn't this contradict the guarantee of salvation? How did this man end up at the party in the first place, especially if this is a reference to heaven? |
Bible Answer: rbt56, The wedding garment is the true repentance , change of heart and mind that is the condition for entrance into the kingdom, (see Matt 3:2; 4:17) accompanied by continuance in good works. Matt 7:21-23. The man was unrepentent and his life unchanged. The garment is the garment of righteousness. He had not put on Christ. Rev 6:9-11. Emmaus |