' "... There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.' "'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. "Which of the two did what his father wanted?" "The first," they answered. Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you." '
[Matthew 21:28-31]
Just as children should be obedient to their mothers and fathers, the children of God should also be obedient to their heavenly Father. Jesus’ parable of the two sons asked to go work in the vineyard [by their father] relates this principle to Jesus’ audience. Saying we will do what is asked of us and then not following through in doing so is just as sinful as saying we won’t do it/simply not doing it. But obedience – even obedience after first saying we won’t do it – is returned to us as righteousness. Doing the willing of God is commended. Repentance will help us be received into the kingdom of God.
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