Wise and Foolish Virgins

so you believe all of Israel were Israel and they never back slide. ok peace

It is comical when you post something and I post a Scripture that denys it you say I am cherry pickin, lol

 

Bob,

We will suffer persecution for standing and preaching the truth.

As to the man at the wedding feast, He did not put on the clothes that were naturally supplied by the host. Because he came in his own filthy rags (unrighteousness), and was not clothed in garments offered (righteousness), he was bound hand and feet and cast into outer darkness.

The Psalmist said in Psalm 5:5 The wicked shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

 

1Sa 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

 

One has to acknowledge in one's heart that one is a sinner.

 

John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Jesus is the only true way to heaven. Many will try to get to heaven by many other ways... their works, their religion, etc....

Others who try to make their way into heaven by going any other way than through the true Door, Jesus Christ will fall into the hands of a living God.

Psalms 121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Never knew that God assigned them gate duty. Sounds like a Catholic teaching.

W

 

Nowhere does the Bible say the man made it into heaven. It says a man tried to attend a feast on his terms and not the hosts.

Same with the sinner, He will not be given entrance into heaven on his terms, but God's. And those terms are to be clothed in the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And quit accusing me of twisting scripture and cherry picking. You forget, in your finger pointing you have three of your own pointing back at you. What cherries are you guilty of picking? What scripture are you twisting? I can name several I have seen twisted by you.

 

Eye for an eye... Ex 21
[23] And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
[24] Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,


Lev 24:17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

 

What verses have you twisted?

How about the verses at hand? You say saved persons will be turned away. Yet Jesus says He will not cast out those who come to Him.

 

The man is not in heaven. Jesus was telling a parable. You must be one of the ones who it is not given to understand parables, cuz you sure don't understand this one, nor the one about the virgins if you believe they represent saved people being cast into outer darkness.

 

Mt. 22:14

“For many are called, but few are chosen.” - Mt 22:14

This statement comes at the end of a parable of the king arranging a wedding for his son (Mt 22:1-13). Those who were first called to the wedding not only refused to come, they killed the king’s messengers. The king then ordered his servants to go into the highways and “gatherer together all as many as they found, both bad and good” to the wedding. After the wedding had been furnished with guests, the king found a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. He had presumptuously attended the wedding but had refused to wear the proper garment which had been provided by the king. This illustrates a sinner who thinks he can approach God through some means other than through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. The wedding garments were freely provided by the host as part of the wedding celebrations, and this illustrates the gift of salvation to all who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. The man without the proper garment illustrates the sinner who rejects the Gospel of the free grace of Christ and attempts to approach God on some other basis, such as sacraments. The many who are called refers to every person who hears the Gospel of Jesus Christ. True Bible salvation is a message to “whosoever will” (Joh 3:16; Re 22:17). God desires that all men be saved (1Ti 2:3-4; 2Pe 3:9). This is plainly taught in the parable: “Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage” (Mt 22:9). Christ commanded the Gospel to be preached to “every creature” (Mr 16:15). The few who are chosen refers to those who respond to the Gospel by faith and who receive the salvation offered in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Things Hard To Be Understood--David Cloud (Matthew 22:14)

 

Sorry if I interrupt. This is very compelling.
If I am getting the gest of this (or at least one side of it) that the parable of the 10 virgins indicates there are 2 states of salvation.
Eternal life and eternal life plus. The plus being a body and 1000 years in the Kingdom of Heaven.
The oil is the determining factor for qualifying for the 'plus' so you can have a lit lamp and join the procession to go in with the bridegroom.

It seems that if I have that correct, then the oil would be righteousness or works counted as righteousness.

The sleeping in verse 5 would be death and you wake and have stored up sufficient oil for your lamp or not. If not where are you going to get some, that life is over.

I think idea of 2 states could help explain other confusing , 'lose salvation' verses. Very interesting.

 

Gofwd,

Huh?