No Parable: Works that Judge Us
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No Parable: Works that Judge Us
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In this powerful sermon on Matthew 25, Abp. Irineos emphasizes a startling reality: Christ's description of the Last Judgment is not a parable but a direct account of how all nations will be judged. The Archbishop explains that while other teachings required parables to convey difficult truths, Christ spoke plainly about judgment. He outlines the stark criteria by which humanity will be separated into sheep and goats—feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick and imprisoned—actions done unto "the least of these" that Christ counts as done unto Himself. Challenging the "faith alone" doctrine, Abp. Irineos argues that while no deed merits salvation on its own, our works inevitably reveal our faith, echoing James's teaching that "faith without works is dead". Perhaps most movingly, he distinguishes between God's eternal intentions: the Kingdom was prepared for humanity "from the foundation of the world," while the fires of judgment were prepared only "for the devil and his angels"—a place where the condemned cast themselves through their own negligence, hard-heartedness and lack of love. The Archbishop's message is both sobering and hopeful: God asks us to see Christ in every person we encounter and to love our neighbor not abstractly, but through concrete acts of mercy.
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