NOTES for Mat 22:1-14

A believer usually faces a difficult and important question: why do some people, like himself, see the meaning of their life in faith and in God, already now trying to live in His Kingdom, while others indifferently turn away, finding other meanings and values for themselves? This question also stood before the evangelist, who lived at a turning point when many of his people discovered Christ for themselves, while many preferred not to notice Him. He found the answer for himself in the words of Jesus addressed to the Jerusalem elders shortly before His execution.

"Many are called, but few are chosen": access to the Kingdom is open to all who desire it, regardless of their language, nationality, culture, or occupation; but those who truly want it enter, those for whom this reality matters more than the most important things - work, trade, or family - and who are ready to answer the King's invitation. And conversely, everyone who does not need all this, for whom it is not important, has the right and freedom to refuse, even after receiving a personal invitation. This is nothing like compulsory "universal happiness" or a closed club "for our own." All are called, and anyone who desires it will become "chosen."