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For Wednesday evening services, the Lord has lead me to do a Bible study for practical Bible verses in Matthew. Please come back to these Bible lessons in order to review them and learn them. Whenever we have learned the meaning of Bible verses and think about them throughout each day, we will be in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). Not only that, but when we are in a situation in our daily lives and are tempted to sin, we can think back to what we have learned from the Bible and say to ourselves, "The Bible says to not do what I am tempted to say, think, do, and/or desire right now, so I am going to refuse to give in to this temptation." This is what Romans 12:2 means, and it says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." This is also the pattern that Jesus used when the devil tempted Him to sin in Matthew 4:1-11.
Chapter 22
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
Matthew 22:11-13
11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
These verses are a continuation of last week's message (http://chriswaug5.wix.com/matthew70), and in today's verses, Jesus is teaching that the man in this parable, like many people today, thinks that he can get to heaven through his own effort and not by trusting that Jesus is his Savior and the Way to heaven.
This man didn't recieve his wedding garment (This represents the free gift of salvation that Jesus offers through faith in Him.), and he depended on God letting him into heaven when he leaves this world possibly because he did good works and was a morally good person.
Jesus expalins that he could only get into heaven if he accepts His wedding garment (the free gift of salvation that Jesus offers through faith in Him as his Savior), and verse 12 says that he was speechless, because he refused Jesus' only offer and couldn't make any defending remarks. Since he refused Jesus' offer, he had no hope and went to hell (Matthew 22:13).
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