#matthew 25

[blessedarethebinarybreakers]

Jesus wasn't Palestinian you dumb heretic. Palestine didn't exist yet. The Palestinian people didn't exist yet. Read the fucking bible. Dumbass

(what anon's responding to)

This is going to sound sarcastic but i mean it genuinely: i love getting called a heretic by randos online. helps me know i'm doing some things right!

In honor of Jesus the Palestinian Jew, here's an excerpt from a sermon (which you can read / listen to in full over here) I wrote back in June on how Jesus's direct identification with those the world calls "least" in Matthew 25 empowers (and challenges) us to envision him as literally one with all who are denigrated, disenfranchised, executed by Empire — as Palestinians are today.

...In proclaiming himself not only kin with the world’s outcasts, but literally one with each and every one of them, Jesus empowers us to imagine him in ever newer, ever more expansive ways. He empowered Black theologian James Cone to declare that Christ is Black, and that every time a Black person is lynched, Christ is re-crucified with them. He empowered disability theologian Nancy Eiesland to declare that God is disabled – to envision the throne of God as a wheelchair, and to point out how the wounds with which Christ rose would have impaired his movement. He empowered gay artist Maxwell Lawton to paint Christ with AIDS lesions, and photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin to depict Christ’s resurrection wounds as transgender top surgery scars. Though some have decried all these images of Christ as blasphemous, it was Jesus himself who told us that he is one with those whom the world denies food, safety, medical care, freedom, and love...

btw if anyone has other examples of theologians declaring Christ a member of a marginalized group it's my fave thing so please add on. Another great one is S. Yesu Suresh' declaration that Christ is Dalit (the "untouchable" class in India).

[hymnsofheresy]

there is no need to “defend” God through empty apologism or ideological battle. there is, however, a need to feed the hungry God. to clothe the naked God. to care for the imprisoned God. to comfort the sickly God. and to welcome the foreign God.

[a-queer-seminarian]

“Truly I tell you, whenever you did it for one of the least of these siblings of mine, you did it for me.”

This piece is part of a sermon I wrote on how Matthew 25 empowers all those whom the world calls “least” to envision Christ as one of them!

Listen to the sermon or read the transcript on the Blessed Are the Binary Breakers podcast. It's episode 74, "A Queer Sermon on Matthew 25's Queer Christ, the Outcast King."

ID is under the readmore & in the alt text.

ID: Text on a trans flag background reads, A TRANSGENDER MATTHEW 25.

When I was hungry for affirmation, you reassured me of God’s love. When I thirsted to be seen, you called me by my chosen name. When my family or faith community kicked me out, you welcomed me in. When I had nothing to wear that matched my gender identity, you held a clothing drive. When I needed gender-affirming healthcare, you protested the bans against it. When the state tried to outlaw my existence, you fought by my side.

[onenakedfarmer]

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1 “Then shall the Kingdom of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made: ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.’

7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, ‘Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.’

9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Not so, lest there be not enough for us and you; but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.’

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us!’

12 But he answered and said, ‘Verily I say unto you, I know you not.’

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh.

The Parable of the Talents

14 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants and delivered unto them his goods.

15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his several ability, and straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them another five talents.

17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained another two.

18 But he that had received one went and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.

19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them.

20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, ‘Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents. Behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.’

21 His lord said unto him, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.’

22 “He also that had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.’

23 His lord said unto him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.’

24 “Then he that had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed.

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth. Lo, there thou hast what is thine.’

26 His lord answered and said unto him, ‘Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed.

27 Thou ought therefore to have placed my money with the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with interest.

28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath ten talents.

29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.

30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man shall come in His glory and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory.

32 And before Him shall be gathered all nations, and He shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.

33 And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, ‘Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

35 For I hungered, and ye gave Me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took Me in;

36 naked, and ye clothed Me; I was sick, and ye visited Me; I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.’

37 Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when saw we Thee hungering and fed Thee, or thirsty and gave Thee drink?

38 When saw we Thee a stranger and took Thee in, or naked and clothed Thee?

39 Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee?’

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, ‘Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.’

41 “Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42 For I hungered, and ye gave Me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink;

43 I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in; naked, and ye clothed Me not; sick and in prison, and ye visited Me not.’

44 Then shall they also answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when saw we Thee hungering or athirst or a stranger, or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister unto Thee?’

45 Then shall He answer them, saying, ‘Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me.’

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.” — Matthew 25 | 21st Century King James Version (KJV21) The Holy Bible; 21st Century King James Version Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. Cross References: 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Kings 2:19; 2 Kings 4:10; Job 31:32; Psalm 45:9; Psalm 49:7; Psalm 112:10; Proverbs 11:17; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 28:20; Isaiah 58:7; Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 18:16; Ezekiel 34:17; Ezekiel 34:20; Daniel 12:2; Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 4:2; Matthew 4:10; Matthew 5:3; Matthew 5:6; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 7:23-24; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 10:41-42; Matthew 13:12; Matthew 13:24; Matthew 18:23-24; Matthew 19:16; Matthew 19:29; Matthew 21:8; Matthew 21:33; Matthew 24:42-43; Matthew 24:45; Matthew 24:47-48; Luke 13:25; Luke 19:12-13; Luke 19:23; Luke 19:38; John 3:15; John 15:2; Romans 14:6; 1 Corinthians 8:12; Ephesians 5:33; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 6:10; 1 John 5:11

[byfaithmedia]

Well done, good and faithful servant (Matthew 25:23)

[viljaangelica]

It's as difficult for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven as it is for an elephant to pass through the eye of a needle. (My Bible😊)

[coreofthebible]

Only the best for the King

Only the best for the King

This is the ideal that we should be continually striving for within the Kingdom. Proverbs 22:29: “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.” In reading the proverbs, one of the ways of drawing out the meaning of the proverb is by stating its opposite. For example, in this case, the skillful worker is the one who will be selected to serve the king,…

[graceandpeacejoanne]

Isaiah 10: Discipline Versus Destruction

What lay ahead would be a devastating ordeal, yet God did not want God’s people to be afraid, for their crucible would soon pass, and those who harmed them would receive just judgment from God. #Isaiah10 #FinalJudgment #GreatWhiteThrone

Discipline Versus Destruction What lay ahead would be a devastating ordeal, yet God did not want God’s people to be afraid, for their crucible would soon pass, and those who harmed them would receive just judgment from God. Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O my people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they beat you with a rod and lift up their staff against you…

[s-o-a-p-ing]

MATTHEW S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 25

Wednesday, 3/20/21

SCRIPTURE:

"When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them;  "but the wise ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps." ~ Matthew 25:3-4

OBSERVATION:

How can I be "the light of the world" if I don't have "oil" for my lamp?

APPLICATION:

Carry the oil of His Word with me...

Keep my lamp full and my wick trimmed...

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father - May I refill my lamp with Your Word and surrender my will for Yours in order to have room to be refilled throughout the day... In Jesus's Name, and for Your praise and honor...

As always, yours always, in all ways... through Him...

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[biblebloodhound]

Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids (Matthew 25:1-13)

We prepare for things we really care about; we anticipate things that are important to us.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins, by Lilibeth Kindle “When the end comes, the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids. They took their oil lamps and went to meet the groom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they didn’t take any extra oil. The wise bridesmaids, however, took along extra oil for their lamps. Since the groom was late,…

[azarafel]

Kill the voice of God,

And you kill the voice of God.

[idealog]

Sinners: Care about others or you'll be in Prison.

Selfish fakes.

Love, or calculation?

God's Will Heads toward the Future End.

Animals.

[onenakedfarmer]

Just in case you were wondering what the Christ-hating Christians are up to this Holiday Season.

[adventurechristianity]

Talent Show

But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.  Matthew 25:18 You, my friend, are talented. You’ve got some natural abilities, some long-learned skills, some spiritual gifts that make you one of a kind. Not everybody realizes this about themselves, but it’s true. Maybe in great big ways or little subtle ways, you can do things…