[:en]The parable of the vineyard was about a father asking his son to do some work in the vineyard. The sons said: “I will”. But he was all talk and no action. Jesus main application was to religious leaders who spoke of obedience yet refused to follow through with repentance.
If we follow Christ, it has to do it with action and in truth. (1 John 3:18) – not merely making empty promises. We honor God by our actions in obeying Him and doing His will. According to Matthew Henry, “Words are the blossoms, action the fruit”.[:]