Chris1975

I don't believe the parable is alluding to this specifically, although there is nothing wrong with the assertion you just made. We are not justified with God the Father by any works that we do alone. We are justified by Faith in Christ. However that faith in Christ (if it is true faith) has evidence in our lives - this evidence being obedience to God's word, works that will not burn up, and fruit of the Spirit through abiding in Him. The above parable refers to the comparison between those who hear the words of God and put into practice the teachings and commandments of the Lord, verses those who give mere mental assent but take no effort to do them. Luke 6v46 - why do you call me Lord, Lord and not do what I say. Those who heed the Word of the Lord will build up their houses (their lives) on a solid foundation. When life throws the curve balls that invariably come, their faith will remain solid.

Matthew 22 The Parable of the Wedding Feast 22 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king (God the Father) who arranged a marriage for his son (Jesus Christ), 3 and sent out his servants (Prophets) to call those who were invited (Israel/Jews) to the wedding (Eternal Life-Revelation21v2); and they were not willing to come (Rejected God's ways). 4 Again, he sent out other servants (More Prophets), saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ 5 But they made light of it (Their own will be done, not God's will / A disobedient and wayward people) and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business (living for self, and not for God). 6 And the rest (Israel/Jews) seized his servants (the prophets), treated them spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king (God the Father) heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. (Israel and Judah Taken into captivity into Assyria and Babylon respectively, and then later the Roman Empire overturning Jerusalem) 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy (They rejected the last Prophet, Jesus Christ). 9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find (Gentiles/Expansion of the Church), invite to the wedding.’(Opened the path to salvation). 10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good (Many are called). And the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 “But when the king (God the Father) came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment (Ephesians 5 26 that He might [g]sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.). 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants (Angels), ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Those who reject the message of holiness and sanctification, those who will not repent, those who refuse to be led by the Spirit but rather yield continually to the flesh, those who wilfully keep on sinning----will be left without wedding garments). 14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” For few are Chosen. Matthew 7 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [c]Because narrow is the gate and [d]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.