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THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY OF FREE WILL

by linzy bruno
6/04/2024 / Bible Studies

“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” (Romans 1:20)

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

“And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying. ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’” (Matthew 22:1-14)

“For many are called, but few are chosen.””

In the parable, the king represents King Jesus, the servants, His followers, and the guests, the unsaved. However, those with a wedding garment were with Him and those without one were trying to mislead the king that they were worthy/saved.

God has given all of us free will. We can choose to follow Him or not, but we need to be warned of the heavy consequence of refusing God’s free gift of salvation, which is eternal punishment.

Moreover, upon inviting many guests, in which Jesus makes mention of without description, the invitation is clearly for all who accept it, which means whosoever comes to the Throne of God through Christ in Truth will be saved:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

(Important Side Note: God calls us into relationship with Him and then it's up to us to make the choice to accept Jesus as Savior or not. Moreover, God is fair. He granted us free will. He wants us to choose Him out of love, because that choice comes from love, if we choose Him in answer to His Call:

"We love Him because he first loved us." (1John 4:19)

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." (Revelation 3:20)

ALSO SEE: 1Samuel 3:4-20)

Furthermore, the anger that the king expresses toward those who made the excuses, ought to point the believing mind toward the matter of God’s Wrath. Furthermore, He has made Himself known to them, which mirrors the ‘no excuse’ stipulation of free will:

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.” (Romans 1:18-19)

The king becomes angry when each one made his own excuse not to come and join the festivities of the occasion. And even more poignantly, being that the master symbolizes Jesus in this parable, the responsibility of free will is clearly discerned and the revelation of it ought to come in the form of great and ominous warning regarding the eternity of our souls, of which there can be no parallel. For the state of our eternity will never end. The choice we make now, whether to believe on Him or reject His free offer will not only affect us for all eternity, it may even affect the future of our children, for we have no means to any certainty of their learning this revelation of Christ if not for our parental guidance and example.

This naturally fills the believing heart with such great spiritual burden for all those, known and unknown, but especially our children, who use their free wills to damn themselves to eternal condemnation.

This parable also outlines the limited time of God’s highly specialized offer:

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.” (Isaiah 55:6)

Perhaps another lesson we can gleam from this parable is how God reacts when His free gift is rejected by so many to whom He has been so kind and generous, patient and understanding.

It is also poignant to note that there is a verse in the Book of Revelation that illustrates this same Statute; one resembling the same great eternal significance.

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me,” (Revelation 3:20)

Another similar verse that parallels this Truth is found in Romans 11:15, which says:

“For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?”

And what about God’s depiction of choice in Deuteronomy?

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19)

Truly, the free will God provides is one of great responsibility, both for ourselves and our descendants.

Through the critical message of the Parable of the Wedding Feast and many other passages of Scripture, God has provided an open door, through which there can be no excuse. And this Truth points the believing mind to another parallel verse in Romans:

Choose LIFE, believe in Christ Jesus TODAY!

NKJV, KJV

Linzy is a certified Bible Counsellor, with countless republications on her viewers blogs, Bible Studies, Ezines and the like. Her portfolio includes, non-fiction articles, short stories for all ages, and Christian poetry.

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