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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, |
Subject: The excluded man at the feast was saved |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe, I agree with you that not everything in a parable does not represent something else. And particularly in this parable, the Lord addressed the man as "Friend". The word is hetairos, or clansman, comrade, fellow, friend. Regarding my statement about the man's lack of unselfish good works, we know there are many carnal Christians and I know of no scripture that tells us that all carnal Christians will go to hell. In addition there are many Christians that "walked the walk" for a period of time followed by a "back slidden" period of time. I've known people with this experience and I've been through it myself. I also believe that there are people who love the Lord but live undisciplined lives. Some of them die before they return to a life of walking with the Lord. I was horribly back slidden for many years. By His grace I am once again walking with Him. In any case I appreciate your thoughts. In Him, Eagle One |