Monday, March 15th, 2010 | Author: Chris
Today we being the week with Matthew 13. Chapter 13 is loaded with parables. What are your thoughts on Jesus’ reason for speaking in parables (Matthew 13:10-17)?
How has one of these parables impacted your life today?
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Monday, 15. March 2010
One of the things that people outside the church don’t like about church is that they find so many hypocrites there. This fact isn’t an unexpected development to God–in fact, Jesus addresses it head-on in several of these parables.
Why are there hypocrites (and seemingly zealous people who fall away)? The rocky and thorny ground: they either don’t get rooted and therefore can’t take persecution, or they’re distracted by the worries and the lures of this world (James would call them double-minded).
What is God going to do about it? For the time being, he’s going to let it go–the weeds stay in the field, the bad fish stay in the net–so as to avoid harming the developing true believers. But in the end, they will have no part in the eternal Kingdom: God will eventually sort us all out and the true disciples will be with him forever.
Monday, 15. March 2010
my study Bible says cause of their spiritual dullness. I think for a reader it does create more of a visual illustration. I use to think maybe parables maybe transcended cultures and ages better but strait talk usually gets the job done.
Monday, 15. March 2010
Why does Jesus talk in parables?: “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why i speak to them in parables.”
I’m praying that God will give me more, an abundance…not of riches or even hapiness….but more knowledge of the secrets of heaven.
I’m thankfull to you Lord for speaking to me in parables that I might seek you out and ask you for more understanding of you.
I love you.
lol
so happy today:)
Peace
Monday, 15. March 2010
Telling parables is wrapping a truth around a story. The reason why Jesus expressed truths in parables most of the time is because of 2 reasons: 1) To give the truth a relevant connection in order for his followers to understand it better. 2) To hide the meaning from people who are spiritually blinded. In regards to number 2, I feel like the sinners who are blinded are not understanding what Jesus is talking about because Jesus doesn’t want them to understand, but that they are unable to understand because of their hardened heart and lack of understanding. They voluntarily close themselves off to the truth.
Monday, 15. March 2010
I think his parables had more of an effect than just a straight “this is what you do” and “this is what you don’t do”. Jesus provided real life examples of how the kingdom related to the real world. I think it helped the people relate more and kept them interested in what else Jesus had to say.
He is a really good teacher. He reminds me of a father who tells his children stories. Which do the children learn more from a lecture on what they did wrong or a story?
Monday, 15. March 2010
@Vinnie
1) Thats a good desire Vinnie. It reminds me of Colossians 2:2-3. Jesus Himself is God’s mystery and wisdom.
“My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
2) Luke 8 might partially be a parallel account of Matthew 13. In verse 10 of Luke 8 one gets the impression that Jesus isn’t trying to have everyone understand Him! This is actually quite common with Jesus. He frequently allows Himself to be misunderstood, and often isn’t straight forward, at least at first (Matthew 15:21-28, John 6, Matthew 19:17).