========================
Matthew 21:28-32
========================
28“What do you think? There
was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work
today in the vineyard.’
29“‘I will not,’ he answered,
but later he changed his mind and went.
30“Then the father went to
the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did
not go.
31“Which of the two did what
his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I
tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the
32For John came to you to
show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax
collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not
repent and believe him.
----------------------------------------
1)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 28 and 29 what was the change of mind in the first son?
o
The first son
changed his mind
§
From disobedience.
§
To obedience to
his father.
2)
What is the
descriptive term for the change of mind from disobedience to obedience in the first son?
o
It is repentance.
3)
What kind of
positive attitude does repentance engender in the first son?
o
Repentance
engenders in the first son willingness to obey his father.
4)
What is the descriptive
term for the discrepancy in word and deed in the other son in verse 30?
o
It is lip
service.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 31 and 32 why were the tax collectors and the prostitutes entering the
o
It is because
§
The tax collectors and the prostitutes
Ø
Believed John’s
message of repentance.
Ø
And repented.
§
But the religious
leaders
Ø
Rejected John’s
message of repentance.
Ø
And did not
repent.
6)
Whom does the son
that repented represent?
o
The son that repented
represents
§
The tax collectors.
§
And the prostitutes.
7)
Whom does the son
that paid lip service to his father represent?
o
The son that paid lip
service to his father represents the religious leaders.
========================
Matthew 21:28-32
========================