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Call to repentance Matthew 21:33-46
Introduction • The call to repentance • The prophets of old • John the Baptists • Jesus the Messiah
The linguistics reveal a lot • The church has used this parable to justify anti-Semitism • Breakdown of the passage (table) • Whose who of the passage (table)
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The Kingdom of God • Jesus is the cornerstone • Build on God’s law • Open to ALL who repent of their sins
500th Anniversary of the Reformation • October 31, 1517 – Martin Luther – 95 theses • Luther called for repentance
For us today • The call to repentance still exists • No such thing as “cheap grace” • Church as given the idea that Jesus died for our sins and that repentance is unnecessary • From Jesus’ own words – we need to repent for our sins because the day of the LORD is coming • Are you prepared?