And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
Did Jesus wish that people who were blind to the time of their visitation had eyes to know better and repent?
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
Were there people who died in their sins who Jesus wished to repent and take shelter in Him?
It seems that way.
Also:
Luk 14:16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.
Luk 14:17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Luk 14:18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’
Luk 14:19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’
Luk 14:20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
Luk 14:21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
Luk 14:22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’
Luk 14:23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luk 14:24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'”
And yet:
Luk 15:28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,
Mark,
Not sure how this relates to the current controversy.
Hasn’t classic Calvinism always stressed the well-meant free offer of the gospel?
Mark,
I guess my question is: what in this verse do you see relates to the current controversy?
Right, what is new in Classic Calvinism is hatred and war against other Classic Calvinists.
Rev. Pierce – if you have some time to re-engage the material I presented on a previous post:
http://tinyurl.com/yyftw6
I would be grateful – thanks.
It’s a good thing we have theological shibboleths to correct the texts for us. Otherwise, we might come to some crazy conclusions.
Waiting…
Relevance?
Maybe I just don’t know you guys secret password, or I lost my Little Orphan Annie Secret Decoder Ring.
Rev. Pierce – I’m with you – I’m not sure what point he’s making.
Jon,
I want to interact further on the earlier postings, but it may be a few days. Thanks for your patience!
KP
Thanks so much; I appreciate it – I just didn’t want to let a potentially fruitful conversation die and Mark’s blog moves quickly so I wanted to bump it back up here.