heya guys! i have never been so excited about ASS before! we are going to embark on a WHOLE NEW series to help us lead our daily christain lives! in case you're wondering what's happening, we are going to start a brand new series of blog entries, starting this week, on the Parables of Jesus. watch and look out for them!
before we kick off the parables, i think it's essential that we get the right definition of the word 'Parables'. well, i did a search, like all curious people on the internet do, and i found this definition: (4) ordinarily, in a more restricted sense, a comparison of earthly with heavenly things, "an earthly story with a heavenly meaning," as in the parables of our Lord. taken from BibleDictionary.com
there are a few things that we will find familar with the parables:
1. it probably defined our sunday school teachings
2. it has the popular saying of Jesus: "He who has ears, let him hear."
so what's the purpose of us studying the parables? i believe that God told the parables for a specific purpose. Matthew 13: 10 - 17 illustrates this.
(READ Matt 13: 10 - 17)
Jesus knew that the people he spoke to generally did not believe who He was and did not take Him for granted. although they heard from Him and saw His acts, they still perceived Him as another powerful prophet. Jesus knew that by using parables, He could spread the message about the Kingdom of God effectively! Hallejulah! Jesus purposely made the parables easy to understand(my guess is that the crowd he had made up of fishermen, famers and what not).
Similarly, we can learn plenty from the parables of Jesus. In these stories, we learn the figurative measures Jesus took to portray the Kingdom of Heaven!
let's dive into the Parables! :)
isaac
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