East Ridge Pres

Matthew 25:31-32 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Are you ready for that day? The day when Jesus looks at each one of us and separates us one from another? The day he chooses those that are his. This is the only judgment that matters. And how does Jesus weigh a human life? vv35-36 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ v 40 ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ I reject the modern scholarly opinion that the “least of these my brothers” means only Christian missionaries or disciples. This is not the church’s classic interpretation. Jesus is calling us to love ALL h