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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: Matthew 22:11 "*a wedding garment.* All without exception were invited to the banquet, so this man is not to be viewed as a common party-crasher. In fact, all the guests were rounded up hastily from 'the highways' and therefore none could be expected to come with proper attire. That means the wedding garments were supplied by the king himself. So this man's lack of a proper garment indicates he had purposely rejected the king's own gracious provision. His affront to the king was actually a greater insult than those who refused to come at all, because he committed his impertinence in the very presence of the king. "The imagery seems to represent those who identify with the kingdom externally, profess to be Christians, belong to the church in a visible sense -- yet spurn the garment of righteousness Christ offers by seeking to establish a righteousness of their own. Ashamed to admit their own spiritual poverty, they refuse the better garment the King graciously offers -- and thus they are guilty of a horrible sin against His goodness" (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997)" |