But what think ye? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said,

Son, go work today in my vineyard. And he answered and said, I will not. But afterward he repented

and went. Hey, listeners, this is Nick from Scripture Central, and today's podcast addresses

the question. how does the

parable of the willing and unwilling sons teach about Christ?

The day after Jesus cleansed the temple, their chief priests and elders came to him and demanded

to know why he performed such an action, asking,

By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority? In response,

Jesus posed a question, where John the Baptist received his authority to baptize, which the

priests and elders could not answer. Jesus responded, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Jesus then offered numerous parables, beginning with the parable of the willing and the unwilling

sons. While Jesus has moved to teaching with parables in this instance may seem out of place,

John and Jeannie Welch have observed that the parable of the willing and unwilling sons is quite

pertinent to the context. While Jesus would not expound on his authority in any explicit terms,

he would answer both of their two calculating questions. Only those who were spiritually attuned

would then be able to discern his answer. Ultimately, this parable

embraces three elements of the plan of salvation. One, that the plan was set forth by the

Father in the Pre-Mortal Council in Heaven. Two, that Jesus was selected by the Father in the

Pre-Mortal Council in Heaven. And three, that the Father had conferred upon Jesus the all-important authority

to act in the Father's name, according to His will. This is especially evident when one examines

the underlying Greek text. When the Father approaches his first son, the King James Version

records the interaction thus. Son, go work today in my vineyard.

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