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Sinners PRECEDE the Pharisees into the kingdom of God
Revilonivek:
So, the reasons the sinners precede the pharisees when entering the Kingdom of God, is this because they lack the self-righteousness that pharisees has? Or is there more to it?
let me know-
Thanks
Denise
Kat:
Hi Denise,
So, the reasons the sinners precede the pharisees when entering the Kingdom of God, is this because they lack the self-righteousness that pharisees has? Or is there more to it?
In Matt. 21 Jesus was speaking to the chief priests and the elders of the people that had come to Him. Sarah brought up the point that In verse 31 Jesus had stated that some would enter the kingdom before them, so the they were not excluded, but since others would come in before them that they would come later.
Mat 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Now in the next verse we see why those would come into the Kingdom before the others.
Mat 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him. And when you had seen it, you did not repent afterwards so that you might believe him.
So it is because those tax-collectors and the harlots that Jesus was talking about "believed" and therefore repented and the chief priests and the elders of the people "did not repent... and believe."
mercy, peace and love
Kat
Gina:
Sarah, yes, that's exactly what it shows. Tax collectors and prostitutes enter into the Kingdom ahead of, not instead of, the pharisees.
Thanks for pulling that out, Kat. Brings to mind this verse: "For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God, Who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe" - I Tim. 4:10. (The prostitutes and tax collectors would fall into that "believers" category.)
Revilonivek:
What does that mean, What did they exactly believe in that caused them to repent? What is the belief they believed in that caused them to enter the kingdom of God first before the pharisees.
The pharisees believed in their faith- strongly and believed in God and a messiah and all of that. did they just lack of the belief that Jesus is the son or lack the Christ mind or what exactly? What is the belief that caused the sinners, the prosquittes and tax collectors, that are most hated by common religious Jewish people because of their sin, to go into the kingdom of God first? It looks like the sinners lack the belief system and it was easy for them to look into their hearts and repent of their sins than those with a belief system? I don't quite understand? Is Jesus referring to those who have less walls in their hearts that will enter the kingdom of God than those with more walls?
Bear with me. I am trying to understand.
Denise
Gina:
--- Quote from: Revilonivek on March 26, 2012, 08:58:26 PM ---What does that mean, What did they exactly believe in that caused them to repent? What is the belief they believed in that caused them to enter the kingdom of God first before the pharisees.
The pharisees believed in their faith- strongly and believed in God and a messiah and all of that. did they just lack of the belief that Jesus is the son or lack the Christ mind or what exactly? What is the belief that caused the sinners, the prosquittes and tax collectors, that are most hated by common religious Jewish people because of their sin, to go into the kingdom of God first? It looks like the sinners lack the belief system and it was easy for them to look into their hearts and repent of their sins than those with a belief system? I don't quite understand? Is Jesus referring to those who have less walls in their hearts that will enter the kingdom of God than those with more walls?
Bear with me. I am trying to understand.
Denise
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That's a fair question, Denise. This should help a little.
Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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