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Published on: 12-29-2020
As a child I enjoyed a series of biblical cartoons that were very well done, both for their artistic quality and for their respectful adaptation of the biblical text. These cartoons re-created various stories from the New Testament. Now that I am a father, I still find myself watching these Bible lessons from time to time with my children.
One of the stories included in this animated series is the well-known parable of the 10 virgins (Matt. 25:1-13). Toward the end of the parable, when the bridegroom addresses the foolish virgins, we hear an answer that in many ways captures the spirit of the biblical text: “If you are my friends, why didn’t you come when I announced it? . . . I don’t know you; I’m sorry.”