Wise and Foolish Virgins

No contradiction, gekko. The garment is provided by the king (see Matthew 22:11

Now, as to the 5 foolish virgins... true, they were invited. But we must not necessarily say they were first choice to the wedding. There may have been other attendee's that were invited and made excuses why they could not attend.

This certainly would line up with the king telling his servants to go into the highways and byways and bid all who will come, good or bad.

You pointed out earlier in this thread that in all accounts where the foolish were mentioned, it was speaking of an unsaved person... a person unprepared such as was these 5 foolish virgins.

The five foolish virgins expected to be carried into the ceremonies on the righteousness and purity of the wise virgins.

 

the foolish virgins were not soundly saved - just as the stony, thorny, and way-side ground hearers in the parable of the sower.

they could have been saved (i havn't seen any valid scriptural proof from either side. they both have holes)
but they sure weren't living like it.

they represent the majority of the north american church. who would just like to accept Christ and get on with their lives...

but the Lord knows their hearts. i wont try and tell people they are saved. i'll just tell people how to be saved.

 

that's what i meant - that the soundly saved are those who are faithful, obedient, and overcomers.

but the stony ground hearers are those who are unfaithful and disobedient.

the Lord calls us to go through the narrow gate... and to walk on the narrow path. the narrow path consists of us being faithful, obedient and overcomers.

God is not a derelict Father - and will help those who have truly walked into the narrow gate and are truly walking on the narrow path but have slipped off that narrow path.

i see two doors going into the wide gate. you know what i mean. you see those huge gates at mansions and to the side you see a small door. that small door people are decieved by that. and think it is the narrow gate. but they have blinders on. and when they walk through they think they're on the right path when really they are on the wide path.

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they are saved. but they are not realizing they must walk on the path - they are walking off the path. and are not listening to God. they are foolish.

they make God a liar. making God out to be a derelict Father.
they havn't truly repented. havn't realized why they need to walk on the narrow path.

although they did walk on it at first... but when tribulation came... well. you know what i mean. they threw off the parachute.

 

i really dont know for sure though J.Jump whether the stony grounders are saved or not.

if they are not truly believing and repenting then they are not saved.

and the fruit of that will show.
you say that the fruit is not a guaruntee. but if God has started something in someone - God will finish it - and God will continue to do so.

 

its called evidence of faith. as talked about in James. no?

not evidence of being saved. evidence of faith.

 

Since the Lord Jesus Christ gave the command in John 5:39:

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And since the things in the Old Testament are a type and shadow of the New Testament,

I went to the Old Testament to see marriages in the Bible. Here is a great passage that shows it is indeed Christ that clothes the Bride in Revelation, clothing her in His Righteousness, and not her clothing herself in the righteous acts of the saints.

It is the Groom who provides for the Bride. It is the Groom who clothes the Bride. It is Christ who Clothes His Bride for that Great Marriage Supper of the Lamb. The Bride is clothed in His Righteousness and none else.

 

Since the Father clothed the Bride Israel, Christ indeed will clothe His Bride the Church. What things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

 

Maybe you should go out to the cherry tree orchard and pick some cherries yourself. I haven't seen you pickin any cherries that are applicable to this thread, yet you accuse my husband of doing so--something is wrong with this picture.

 

You mention Rebekkah... I say sure. Lets look at verse 53, shall we?

Wow, is Rebekkah being offered garments? Since you said Isaac and Rebekkah are a picture of Christ and His Bride. This further shows Christ provides the clothing for His Bride, not her family or anyone else's garments.

Our own righteousness is filth in God's eyes. We must be clothed in His righteousness and His alone.

 

so i guess the gist of things is that if you dont look good going to the wedding feast- you'll get kicked out.

is this what this is lining up to be?

 

No--the gist of things is that you need to be clothed in Christ's righteousness (saved) in order to be at the wedding feast. Jesus will NOT kick out His own. The church is His bride.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (Titus 3:5)