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. Matt 13:34 and Mark 4:3 are often cited as proof that when Jesus spoke to crowds, he spoke only in parables and never in plain speech. However, the gist of those two references merely indicates that Jesus always included at least one parable in his sermons rather than that his sermons were...

. To bring relief; primarily with water. (Luke 16:24) _

. ● Luke 16:24-26 . . Abraham said: Between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us. The Greek word for "great chasm" refers to a nondescript space, viz: a gap, without really...

. This comment is off-topic, but I seriously think it's something that needs saying from time to time. Internet forums have given many of Christ's obscure followers a convenient venue for sharing their time-won knowledge and experience with a worldwide audience. For the world's sake, I highly...

. The rich man of Luke 16:19-31 is clearly spoken of as dead, buried, and relocated in a place called haides with Abraham and Lazarus within earshot right across from him. (Luke 16:22-23) Christ is clearly spoken of as dead, buried, and located in the same place (Acts 2:25-32) Now the...

. Solomon's man under the sun feels there is no conscious existence for people beyond the death of their body; whereas Christ taught that one's soul doesn't necessarily perish with the body. ● Matt 10:28 . . Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. According to Gen...

. Christ's teachings trump Solomon's ● Matt 12:42 . .The queen of the south will be raised up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, but, look! something more than Solomon is here. Solomon wrote the...

. ● John 6:53 . . Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. When I was growing up a young Catholic boy back in the decade of the 1950s, the congregation was given the bread species at communion, but never the wine...

. Webster's defines an expert witness as: A witness, who by virtue of education, training, skill, or experience, is believed to have knowledge in a particular subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely upon the witness's specialized...

. I've read Luke 16:19-31 all the way thru several times and yet to find where the rich man was curious about how long he could expect to be incarcerated in the fiery sector of Hades. Well; that's not hard to sleuth. He no doubt encountered lots of people who've been down there since the days...

. "without" is not synonymous with "except" The gist of your two references indicates that Jesus always included at least one parable in his sermons rather than that his sermons were spoken only in parable form. Many of the Lord's sermons were plain-spoken without hidden meanings; for...

. Fiction can be defined as stories about people, places, and events that, though untrue; are plausible; viz: realistic. Fantasy can be defined as stories about people, places, and events that are not only untrue; but implausible; viz: unrealistic. For example: a story about a wooden boy like...

. FAQ: What does Eph 2:3 mean where it says: We were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. A: Well; in a nutshell; it means that the sum of all fears is the only option for human nature. FAQ: But human nature is intrinsic in human beings, viz: human nature is what makes us human. You...

. ● Rom 15:4 . . .Whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. The Eucharist speaks of Christ's passover in the same way that the paschal lamb speaks of the Jews' passover; only Christ's...

. ● 1Cor 5:7 . . Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed. Christ's communion service-- per Luke 22:19-20 and 1Cor 11:23 26 --commemorates his passover just as the Old Testament service commemorates the Jews' passover. The word "passover" means, in a nutshell, to exempt; defined by Webster's...

. The passage below is deliberately misquoted. "The supper shall be a sign for you, in the houses where you are; and when I see you eating, I will pass over you, and no plague shall fall upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt." (Ex 12:13) No, that's not right. The angel of...

. FAQ: If the consequence for rejecting Christ is eternal punishment in hell, then why does scripture say: And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matt 10:28) If the soul is also destroyed, then shouldn't...

. FAQ: Well then; how might somebody actually go about eating and drinking the Lord's flesh and blood if not literally? A: There's really only one sane way to go about it; based upon Jesus' statement that his words are life rather than his flesh (John 6:63). It's simply a matter of following...

. FAQ: Didn't the Lord clearly state that the bread and wine were his flesh and blood? (Matt 26:27-28) A: Not all things "clearly stated" in the New Testament are meant to be taken literally; for example: Was John the Baptist really a reincarnation of Elijah the prophet? ● Matt 11:14 . . And...

. ● John 6:48-52 . . . I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live...