Jesus without Wedding Clothes

This may be one truly crazy thought. But in Matthew 22:12 the man who is found not wearing wedding clothes is cast out where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. Most people talk about the people receiving these clothes as they enter the wedding feast. Therefore, this person has rejected the free gift of the Gospel. Many have been called but few have been chosen.

But it struck me in reading this that he is silent before the King. Now it is near Holy Week and I have been reading over the Passion of the Christ repeatedly. So it struck me to think of Jesus remaining silent before the Chief Priest and before Pilate the Governor. Jesus Christ when he is asked to defend himself he remains silent. The Lamb of God remains silent before those who accuse him. He takes the penalty upon himself.

Jesus is the one person who gives up his clothes for others to live. Jesus is the one who would shed is garment to give us life. He is the one who is cast out of the city. He is the one who is bound, beaten, and crucified. He is cast among those who are cursed as he is hung upon a tree.

But it strikes me as strange that this man does not have any defense for himself. Most of us would always have some excuse. Even Adam and Eve standing before God had excuses for their actions. They said something. But it is only Jesus in all scripture that I know of that when he is delivered before the rulers of this earth stands in silence. He says nothing and is lead away to suffer death on our behalf.

I would also point out in Matthew 22 the King has several different types of servants. They are slaves who are sent out. It is his troops or army he sends to destroy those who rejected him. And here at the end it is deacon or servant who binds this Man to cast him out. Thank you.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Set Theory on the Trinity

Many Theologians are not Mathematicians. But Theologies are really into Science. For some reason there is a greater cross over between Theology and Science than any other fields unless you Separate Math and Physic into different fields. But Set Theory at its basic is the idea of taking sets of numbers or things and showing relationships. We see this in Matrices or Venn-Diagrams. Now Theologians generally speaking would use a Venn-Diagram to describe the Trinity. A Theologian would usually talk about three circles one being the Father and another being the Holy Spirit and the Other being the Son. Thus, where these circles connect that is then called God. But this means that there is part of the Son which is not God. Part of the Holy Spirit which is not God. And part of the Father which is not God. This is not true. Rather you take a list of Sets. Take Set God which contains all the attributes of God. Then you take a Set called Holy Spirit it would contain all the attributes of God and y...
Read more

Biblical Marriage

Marriage is defined in Genesis as a man clinging to his wife and the two becoming one flesh. This definition is standardized even in the New Testament by both Jesus and St Paul. Therefore, we have generally said Marriage is defined as one Man and one Woman being joined together in a life long union. Most people think that this Marriage union is created through a man dressed in black and woman dressed in white walking down an aisle to be joined together before some kind of altar. But this is only a ceremony of marriage. The Bride and bridegroom are actually joined together through what is known as consummation, or proper sexual relations.  Thus, St Paul can even talk in reference to a marriage bed. This concept may be overlooked by a culture that no longer views the bed as the place where a majority of sexual activity takes place. But he states this because the marriage bed is the location in which a man and woman are joined together. Just as it was Rachael or Leah's tent in which t...
Read more

Human Reason is Faulty

The Confessors of the Augsburg Confession recognize another important lesson of which many easily lose sight. "They condemn the Pelagians and others who deny that the original fault is sin and who, in order to diminish the glory of Christ's merits and benefits, argue that human beings can be justified before God by their own powers of reason." Others may say by any use of their mental faculties or even their own decision. When you deny originl fault effects your reason or mental faculties you deny original fault or sin. If human beings claim any power for their own Justification they deny original sin or Fault. But our Human Reason is completely Corrupt. Therefore, St Paul can say mean's wisdom is foolishness to God. Therefore, Anyone who thinks they can make a decision for Christ is wrong. In other words their Reason is faulty. Human Reason leads to wild heretical thoughts whie God reveals the turth. Humans can rightly ask who can say what is right? But God s...
Read more