Our paragraph topic is (Parable of the two sons) Part 2.
Some people have regrets. Some don't. What makes the difference? Is it conscience? Is it guilt? Is it awareness? What exactly is it that makes one regret? We talked about the one son who told his father that he would not go into the vineyard and work but later regretted his disobedience. This story comes after Christ spoke to the chief priest and the elders about his authority to preach and teach the people about the kingdom of heaven.
He wanted them to know from which he obtained his authority but they were not open to him. They had no regrets. They were blinded by their need to control, by their need to be in charge, by their arrogance with their own authority. So to give them another chance to understand, another chance to be open, he told them this parable of the two sons. And he came to the other and spoke in the same manner. And this one answered, 'I go, sir'; but he did not go."
The first son regretted his actions and went into the vineyard. The second son lied and did not regret his disobedience. The second son had no regrets. Why did he not have guilt? Why did he not have a conscience? Why was he not aware of the wrong that he did against his father when he disobeyed and then lied about his disobedience?
We all have fathers. Most of us will become fathers at some point in our lives. So we understand the authority of the father. We understand the consequences of disobedience to the will of our father. In most cases there is punishment. In most cases there is judgment as to disobedience. In most cases we may regret our actions and vow to not repeat our actions. But for some there is no regret. For some there is a turning point where the conscience is turned against the authority of the father and becomes a stubborn will to disregard that authority.
We do not talk about those situations where the father is abusive, where the father completely dominates and exacts outrageous punishment that does not fit. The father of these two sons loves them. He raises his sons with the teachings and understandings that he has of the world that they too may become knowledgeable of the ways of the world. Yet some stray. Some become strong willed and believe that they know more than the father. Some are influenced by others who tempt them to turn from the authority of the father. This is the way of the world. And the world does not care for the consequences of the actions of those sons that turn away.
Christ came into the world that the world may know of the Father. He came to renew, to save, to give life, and to be a sacrifice for all. Yet all do not accept. All do not know. All do not believe that he is the savior of the world. We have life eternal if only we accept. We have love from the Father if only we open ourselves to it. We have protection from the pitfalls of life if
only we walk in the way of the spirit. We have already won. We have already our reward. We have already new life if we only see it within us. Be open to that which is already yours and receive!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
Some people have regrets. Some don't. What makes the difference? Is it conscience? Is it guilt? Is it awareness? What exactly is it that makes one regret? We talked about the one son who told his father that he would not go into the vineyard and work but later regretted his disobedience. This story comes after Christ spoke to the chief priest and the elders about his authority to preach and teach the people about the kingdom of heaven.
He wanted them to know from which he obtained his authority but they were not open to him. They had no regrets. They were blinded by their need to control, by their need to be in charge, by their arrogance with their own authority. So to give them another chance to understand, another chance to be open, he told them this parable of the two sons. And he came to the other and spoke in the same manner. And this one answered, 'I go, sir'; but he did not go."
The first son regretted his actions and went into the vineyard. The second son lied and did not regret his disobedience. The second son had no regrets. Why did he not have guilt? Why did he not have a conscience? Why was he not aware of the wrong that he did against his father when he disobeyed and then lied about his disobedience?
We all have fathers. Most of us will become fathers at some point in our lives. So we understand the authority of the father. We understand the consequences of disobedience to the will of our father. In most cases there is punishment. In most cases there is judgment as to disobedience. In most cases we may regret our actions and vow to not repeat our actions. But for some there is no regret. For some there is a turning point where the conscience is turned against the authority of the father and becomes a stubborn will to disregard that authority.
We do not talk about those situations where the father is abusive, where the father completely dominates and exacts outrageous punishment that does not fit. The father of these two sons loves them. He raises his sons with the teachings and understandings that he has of the world that they too may become knowledgeable of the ways of the world. Yet some stray. Some become strong willed and believe that they know more than the father. Some are influenced by others who tempt them to turn from the authority of the father. This is the way of the world. And the world does not care for the consequences of the actions of those sons that turn away.
Christ came into the world that the world may know of the Father. He came to renew, to save, to give life, and to be a sacrifice for all. Yet all do not accept. All do not know. All do not believe that he is the savior of the world. We have life eternal if only we accept. We have love from the Father if only we open ourselves to it. We have protection from the pitfalls of life if
only we walk in the way of the spirit. We have already won. We have already our reward. We have already new life if we only see it within us. Be open to that which is already yours and receive!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
