Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Matt Wietfeldt, director of admissions and director of the Christ Academy program at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 25:31-46. Jesus concludes His final discourse by teaching His disciples about His coming in glory on the Last Day. Though Jesus compares the Last Day to a shepherd separating sheep and goats, this is not a parable; rather, Jesus is describing what will actually happen on the Last Day. As God and man, Jesus will sit on His glorious throne and separate those who have faith in Him from those who do not. The sheep are those blessed by God with the gift of faith in Christ. They will inherit the kingdom the Father has prepared for them from before the foundation of the world. Their works of love for their neighbor have been done because they are in Christ; all that has happened to Him has happened to them. The goats are those cursed because they have rejected Christ’s salvation. Though they assume they have done good works, they h