The last couple of parables we’ve looked at here in Matthew have threaded the line between grace and judgment. But today we move headlong into the parables of judgment, with the Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard. It’s a text that’s important to me, but also one that has a long history of antisemitic … Continue reading The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
Last time, we rewound and started joining Matthew’s account of Jesus’ travels to Jerusalem with the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. Today we we continue that journey with another parable of both grace and judgment, the Parable of the Day Labourers. Text As found in Matthew 20.1-16, the parable goes like this: [20.1] The Kingdom … Continue reading The Parable of the Day Labourers
Over the last two posts, we’ve used the two versions of the Parable of the Great Banquet to transition from Luke’s parables of grace to Matthew’s parables of judgment. But today, we’ll rewind a bit in Matthew’s Gospel and look at a parable that balances these two themes: the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant from … Continue reading The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Last time we looked at the Parable of the Great Banquet as recorded by Luke. It was a beautiful story of God’s willingness to do anything to ensure the Kingdom is as full as possible. Matthew tells a very similar story, but with a few details changed so that it has a very different impact, … Continue reading The Parable of the Great Banquet in Matthew
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been looking at the parables found throughout Luke’s Gospel, which shared themes of grace and lostness and foundness. Today will be the last of this part of the series, the Parable of the Banquet. It’s a fascinating example because it’s the only parable that both Luke and Matthew … Continue reading The Parable of the Great Banquet in Luke
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