In a painful conversation with Peter recorded in John 21:1-19, Jesus asked him three times if he loved him. Peter answered by declaring his love for Jesus three times. In response, Jesus charged Peter to take care of his people and to follow him. The question and the charge are for us as well.
In one of Jesus’ most famous parables, he taught us that the only proper response to a son being dead and coming to life...
Through his death Christ has brought near believers from the nations who were very far from God.
The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.