Street-level ApologeticsStreet-level Apologetics

Anger and LoveAnger and Love

Jesus replied: "A certain man was Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

"But they all alike began to make excuses. "But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.' "Another said, 'I have just bought me.' "Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ "Still try them out. Please excuse me.’ "Still another said, 'I just got married, so I another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.' can't come.'

"The servant came back and reported this "The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his house became angry and ordered his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.' lame.'

"'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered "'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.' has been done, but there is still room.' "Then the master told his servant, 'Go "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house make them come in, so that my house will be full. I tell you, not one of those will be full. I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet’” - Luke 14:16-24my banquet’” - Luke 14:16-24

2 Invitations:2 Invitations:

- Initial Invitation to get an accurate - Initial Invitation to get an accurate count and let the person invited count and let the person invited know know to be readyto be ready

- Second invitation when everything is - Second invitation when everything is prepared and it’s time to for the prepared and it’s time to for the

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……they all alike began to make excuses. they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.'me.'

"Another said, 'I have just bought five "Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’them out. Please excuse me.’

Still another said, 'I just got married, so I Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.' can't come.'

……the owner of the house became angry…the owner of the house became angry…

'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.' crippled, the blind and the lame.'

- The blind don’t look at fieldsThe blind don’t look at fields- The poor don’t buy oxenThe poor don’t buy oxen- The crippled and the lame didn’t usually The crippled and the lame didn’t usually

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‘… ‘… there is still room.’ "Then the master there is still room.’ "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full.’ in, so that my house will be full.’

“‘“‘I tell you, not one of those men who I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my were invited will get a taste of my banquet’” - Luke 14:16-24banquet’” - Luke 14:16-24

Why is God mad?Why is God mad?

Love without the Love without the potential for angerpotential for anger isn’t isn’t really lovereally love

God is angry because people he loves are God is angry because people he loves are choosing their own destruction.choosing their own destruction.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on see life, for God's wrath remains on him."- John 3:36him."- John 3:36

What does God do with his wrath? What does God do with his wrath?

11stst Invitation- the Cross Invitation- the Cross

22ndnd Invitation- Accept It and Live It Real Invitation- Accept It and Live It Real