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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: Why was the man speechless? |
Bible Note: rbt56, Our good works after the grace of justification are not really our alone. They are the work of grace in us and us in Christ. What you are going through sounds very much like what the Christian mystics call "the dark night of the soul" or a time of of "dryness" of the Spirit. If you persevere in prayer and wait upon the Lord you will come out even more graced on the other side. It is known from the writings of the saints that the devil especially likes to tempt us to dispair as we approach the end of life so as the snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. I pray that you will persevere in faith and hope and in prayer and that God will pour out his grace upon you. His mercy is boudless to those who call upon him with a sincere and repentant heart. If we have absolute certainty of our salvation what need have we of faith or hope? We are called to faith, hope and charity. I do not recall absolute certitude as a requirement or one of the three things that last. The peace of Christ be with you. Emmaus |