This parable becomes an opening salvo from Jesus himself, justifying our claims against the Jewish leaders and even against Judaism as a whole.

3 окт. 2020 г. · God asks us to care for this vineyard. To use what we have been given to bear fruit in our lives, not for ourselves, but for God.

Matthew 21:33–46 begins with another vineyard-related parable from Jesus. This one involves tenants who refused to pay the owner His agreed upon share of the ...

In Matthew's narrative, Jesus tied together broader themes in order to critique the temple leadership responsible for proper care of the people of God, Israel.

4 янв. 2022 г. · Jesus tells the leaders that because of their disobedience they will be left out of the kingdom of heaven (individually and as a people).

Our life is His handiwork. Just as He cared for Israel, He cares for us. He first planted the seed in our heart. He waters it. He sends people into our lives to ...

9 мая 2019 г. · In this verse, the chief priests and elders pronounce judgment on themselves as they tell Jesus how unfaithful tenants should be treated.

28 сент. 2020 г. · This entire parable is about rejection. First the tenants reject the owner by rejecting the entire sharecropping arrangement. Then the tenants ...

22 мар. 2019 г. · In today's Gospel, the landowner purchased the land and did the work himself to set up the vineyard before he handed it over to the tenants.

2 окт. 2023 г. · Through the parable of the two sons, Jesus told the leaders that they could follow the known sinners into the kingdom if they wanted to; the ...