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<blockquote data-quote="Athanasius377" data-source="post: 74510146" data-attributes="member: 397504"><p>Actually, The Lord has already addressed your concern in a parable.</p><p></p><p><em>20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ 16 So the last will be first, and the first last.” </em></p><p></p><p>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Mt 20:1–16). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.</p><p></p><p>Remember, salvation is a gift, there is nothing you could have done to earn it, make choice for it, be worthy of this gift. Think of it this way: How appropriate would it be to approach say, Bill Gates and ask to be put into his will so as to inherit his estate? Pretty absurd, right? Now lets say Mr Gates passes and you find out you are the sole inheritor of his entire estate without ever having worked for him, did his will, proclaimed the greatness of Windows etc. This is similar to what happens when the Lord saves you. But its much more than that. Not only does He give this inheritance but He also raises you from the dead. You want to know why you didn't believe before? Because you were dead. How dead is dead? </p><p></p><p>Paul explains:</p><p></p><p><em>But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. </em></p><p></p><p>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Eph 2:4–10). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.</p><p></p><p>So rejoice in being saved by the Lord. Perhaps the hour is late in this life but you have all of eternity to be grateful for the gift that was given to you.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps,</p><p></p><p>God bless</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Athanasius377, post: 74510146, member: 397504"] Actually, The Lord has already addressed your concern in a parable. [I]20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ 16 So the last will be first, and the first last.” [/I] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Mt 20:1–16). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles. Remember, salvation is a gift, there is nothing you could have done to earn it, make choice for it, be worthy of this gift. Think of it this way: How appropriate would it be to approach say, Bill Gates and ask to be put into his will so as to inherit his estate? Pretty absurd, right? Now lets say Mr Gates passes and you find out you are the sole inheritor of his entire estate without ever having worked for him, did his will, proclaimed the greatness of Windows etc. This is similar to what happens when the Lord saves you. But its much more than that. Not only does He give this inheritance but He also raises you from the dead. You want to know why you didn't believe before? Because you were dead. How dead is dead? Paul explains: [I]But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. [/I] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Eph 2:4–10). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles. So rejoice in being saved by the Lord. Perhaps the hour is late in this life but you have all of eternity to be grateful for the gift that was given to you. I hope this helps, God bless [/QUOTE]
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