Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Clint Poppe, pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 25:1-13. Jesus continues His parables concerning His coming on the Last Day. He sets before His disciples the need for watchfulness by comparing the kingdom of heaven to ten virgins awaiting a bridegroom. The difference between the foolish and the wise was their readiness for the bridegroom’s coming. The foolish who have no oil provide a picture of those who would attach themselves outwardly to the Christian church without true faith. The wise who buy oil ahead of time provide a picture of those who have received the Holy Spirit’s gifts in the means of grace through faith. The Lord keeps His bride, the Church, in such wisdom through the Word of Christ crucified preached and heard. Those who have spurned these gifts in this life will find out it is too late on the Last Day, while those who have been kept by the Holy Spirit in true faith will be welcomed on the Last Day into the marriage sup