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Good Tenants of the Lord’s Vineyard Do Not Hoard the Fruit for Themselves
Eastern Christian Insights
English - September 04, 2023 18:42 - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality homilies sermons texas orthodox church christian priest ethics theology mcmurry Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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By faith in Christ, we have become the new tenants of the vineyard with an obligation to “give him the fruits in their seasons.” That, of course, is precisely what the original tenants refused to do. Instead of tending the vineyard and offering its fruit to their rightful owner, they wanted everything for themselves and even killed the son of the owner in order to take his inheritance. We must read this passage as a reminder that, in order to be good tenants of the Lord’s vineyard, we must offer ourselves in union with His great Self-Offering on the Cross for the salvation of the world.