Bible Memory Verse
“If you love me, you will obey what I command.” John 14:15
Matthew 21:28-31
“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
(29 ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
(30 Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, Sir,’ but he did not go.
(31 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. (32 For John came to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.”
1. What did the father ask his two sons?
2. Which one said they would obey him?
3. Which one did obey him?
4. Jesus was talking to the chief priests and the elders at this time. Which of the sons did he compare the chief priests and elders to? Why?
5. Which of the sons did Jesus compare the tax collectors and prostitutes to? Why?
6. What is the main principle Jesus is teaching in this parable?