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(Eph. 4:17–25; Mark 12:1–12) The parable of the vineyard depicts the Old Testament Church and God’s care for it. The New Testament Church inherited the Old Testament, therefore this parable can also apply to it, and since every Christian is also a living Church of God, it can also apply to him. The latter is more necessary for us. What's a vineyard here? A soul that has received remission of sins, the grace of rebirth, the gift of the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of the inheritance of the eternal kingdom, the word of God, the Holy Sacraments, and a guardian angel. Who are the workers? Consciousness and freedom. They receive gifts and commit to cultivating them and producing fruit for the Lord. Who are the faulty workers? Those who want to take advantage of Christian benefits and use them as much as is appropriate in the external order of life, but do not bear spiritual fruits worthy of the Lord. Who are the messengers from the Lord? Conscience with the fear of God, the word of God, teachers and shepherds with whom the Lord wants to admonish the faulty. Those who do not want to correct themselves do not listen to them; others persecute them and try to drown out their voice; others go so far as to begin to enmity themselves against the Lord Himself when they reject faith in Him in various forms. End: “The wicked will perish evilly” 11. Matthew 21:41: the owner of the vineyard “will destroy the wicked with evil.” – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: