Matthew 21:28-32
"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, "Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'
29 ""I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30 "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, "I will, sir,' but he did not go.
31 "Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The first," they answered.
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. (NIV)
  1. What is the meaning of this parable?
    1. The wild "sinner" who later repents and obeys God, is accepted by God, but the person who all there life claims to believe in God, but his actions show that he does not, is rejected by God.
    2. Those people that go to church their whole life will go to heaven.
    3. The good people will go to heaven, but the religious nuts will not.
    4. A prostitute that reads her Bible daily will go to heaven, and a clergy person that does not read his or her Bible will not.

     

  2. What does the vineyard represent?
    1. The Church.
    2. The world.
    3. Your daily work place.
    4. Your Christian duty.

     

  3. What happens to the son that actually did what his father wanted?
    1. He goes to heaven.
    2. He receives the blessings of God while he still lives on the earth.
    3. He entered into the ministry.
    4. He became a church worker.

     

  4. What happens to the son that claims to obey God but does not?
    1. He goes to heaven, but without reward.
    2. He goes to the lake of fire.
    3. He is chastised.
    4. Nothing, everyone gets the same reward.

     

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