Matt. 22:1-14

[micah7:9]

I was wondering what thoughts there maybe on the Matt. 22:1-14 parable? It just seems that the one without a wedding garment was chosen? Thanks :dsunny:

[gregoryfl]

I do not understand how you are seeing this. The man without the wedding garment was definitely called to be part of the wedding feast, but he was booted out because he showed up without the right garment. Would that not mean that he was called, but not chosen?

[micah7:9]

I am not sure what I am thinking that's why the post :Chinscratch: Thanks tho.

I got it thanks gregoryfl

[eaglesway]

Was he chosen to be called not chosen?  :Chinscratch:

[sheila]

IMO this speaks ofIsrael..called,chosen as a special nation unto God..rejecting Jesus Christ[atonement blood

  Lamb/covering. =garment of salvation

[Seth]

I personally believe that the one with the garment problem represents the judgment of Christ upon his own church. It starts with the invitation, which is rejected. The implication is that the King knew the invitees before inviting them. You don't invite people to a wedding when you don't know them. This suggests Israel according to the flesh to me. The Gospel is "unto the Jew first, then the Gentile" (Romans 1:16). So, after the invitees reject and persecute the servants, the invite goes out to "the highways and byways" which I believe represents those who were not a people, the Gentiles. They get invited, and they come. HOWEVER, the King notices a problem with these new guests, that some of them have the wrong garments. This reminds me of how Jesus says that many will come in his name working miracles, but he NEVER knew them "away from me, ye who work iniquity." That's a clue to me as to whether the one with the bad garment is chosen.

Christ's point is "many are called, but few chosen." Yes, he was chosen to be part of the feast, but as I recall "some vessels are fashioned for honor, and others for dishonor." And that the Kingdom is like a net which brings forth fish "of every kind" (that's very important, suggesting all tongues and nations and tribes etc) both good and bad. And the fisherman sorts through all the fish picking out the bad from the good, and tossing out the bad ones. (Matthew 13:47)

1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

God makes many choices, not just one. He chose for Pharoah to be raised up that God would reveal his wrath and glory through Pharoah, but because pharoah was "chosen" for this purpose does not mean he was chosen to be one of God's people. So, when Jesus says, "many are called but few chosen" he is referring to the ultimate perfection of his church, the elect which shall judge the world and the Sons of God who will receive all creation into their glorious liberty.

[sheila]

the wedding garmet was provided for allthe guests[receive the Holy spirit..as many as believed received]

  without the spirit..is what it speaks to me. Same with the parable of the ten virgins..the oil for the lamps

  signifying following the Holy spirit...not enough oil can signify following doctrines of men..in leiu of the

  Holy spirit......that leads into all truth......or back-sliding..turning away etc.....

   Put on Christ.....

[Seth]

1 John 3:9
No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

Yes, put on Christ.