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Today's Message from Chip Brogden


“…The master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Mt. 24:50,51).

The Kingdom parables are not telling us the destiny of unbelievers, but the judgment coming upon those who claim to be believers but are not – the hypocrites.

What is that judgment? Why is there weeping and gnashing of teeth? These are not the cries of regret from those who never “prayed the Sinner’s Prayer”. They are the cries of anger and pain and shame from those who thought they were destined to rule and reign with Jesus, but are excluded because they (among other things) never embraced the Cross and became a disciple. They called Jesus “Lord” but didn’t do His Will.

Like it or not, Matthew has shown us this a dozen different ways. We have foolish virgins, unprofitable servants, goats and much more. Understand that all the virgins were waiting for the same Bridegroom. All the servants had the same Master. Both the sheep and the goats had the same Shepherd. But Jesus separates between the wise and foolish, between the profitable and the unprofitable, between the ones who do what He wants and the ones who don’t. The whole point of this is to warn us to be ready and be faithful. Why warn us at all if our entry into the Kingdom of God is a foregone conclusion?

You may say, “I’m not sure how that fits into my ‘once-saved-always-saved’ theology.” And I say, “You might need a new theology, if the one you have doesn’t fit in with what Jesus is saying.” Read the Book and see what you think. I’m not really looking to Jesus to confirm MY beliefs; I want to know what HE believes. We must be adjusted to Him and not the other way around.


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Chip Brogden
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