After he told the story about the ten young women and the three servants, Jesus made announcement. He revealed that he would return at the end of the age, and all the people of the world would be brought to him. And they would be judged. They would become part of his kingdom, or condemned to eternal fire, based on their treatment of him. Did the people feed, shelter or visit him? If they did, they would be allowed into the kingdom. If they didn’t, they were condemned. As there were people there, who had never met Jesus personally, they did not understand how that was going to work. And he informed them that their treatment of people was the same as their treatment of him.
It is interesting that the eternal state of people is not based on the proclamation of the gospel. It is based on love and service to people. No one is arguing that this proclamation is not vital. Is Jesus talking about a perspective of people that creates an environment and generates action that creates receptivity for the gospel? Or is he talking about an attitude that forms a foundation for any proclamation?
It is interesting that the eternal state of people is not based on the proclamation of the gospel. It is based on love and service to people. No one is arguing that this proclamation is not vital. Is Jesus talking about a perspective of people that creates an environment and generates action that creates receptivity for the gospel? Or is he talking about an attitude that forms a foundation for any proclamation?
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