In this well known parable we discover that our hearing is vital. We are told, ‘Take care how you hear.’ How we hear determines our eternity. It also determines if we bear fruit. This fruit in turn should be seen by others who might themselves turn and praise God, meaning our hearing has a bearing […]
The parable presents us with an Exceptional Invitation, but also says there are Exclusions and those who make Excuses. As a truly terrible dinner guest, Jesus contrasts the earthly banquet he attends with the Pharisees to the heavenly banquet. Many who believed they would be honoured will not. Many who also believe they would be […]