WORD

Matthew 22

Parable of the Wedding Banquet

- Note the response of people in this parable.

- Hypocrite is a person who speaks one thing but does another. He has a dual personality.

- The kingdom is God’s kingdom. The king is God. The son is Jesus. The messengers are the disciples.

- Aside from the day of birth, wedding is the next important in one’s earthly life. How much more if it is the wedding of a king’s son?

- Many people don’t have interest on heavenly things, rather, on earthly things.

- The responses of the people are : they don’t care, or they are rebels.

- God uses even unfavorable things for His will and advantage.

- Because of rebellion, people suffer.

- Clothes are given with significance. When there is an event, there is a provision for garment. Remember that the wedding is not about you but the son of the king.

- Some people come to church for their own benefit but not for God.

- Come to the Day of Judgment wearing the righteousness of Jesus.

- In the end, even those who hate God will be shut up. No one will have the strength to talk back to God. All will be left speechless.

- In the church, we do not do as we please but what pleases the Son.

- Regard heavenly things of great value.

- We have to see the earthly things as vanity and of no value to better see the beauty and glory that is incomparable, God.

- The responses of people about the wedding are indifferent, angry, self-serving, and the others are pleasing to the king.

- Religious hypocrites are placed with the condemned sinners.

- There are many who attended the banquet but only few come with the righteousness of Christ.

- Many are called Christians but only few are true Christians.