In the Parable of the Wedding Banquet a king gives a wedding banquet for his son.
But the invited guests make excuses not to come.
So the king sends his servants out into the streets to invite anyone who will come.
But in Matthew's Gospel the king notices a man who is not wearing a wedding robe.
He rejects him and throws him out. (Matthew 22:1-14)
I believe that this passage (which only appears in the Gospel of Matthew) is intended to refer to our attitude.
The wearing of a wedding robe is a sign of respect - an attitude of reverence and devotion - due to God.
"For many are called, but few are chosen." Matthew 22:14 (NRSV)
[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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