(Tikikala;52094)
(For some unusual reasons, I actually believe that the same passage in the bible can be interpreted in fifty other ways...)This one is for the Parable of the tenant farmers.If Jesus is the "boss"'s son and God is boss, and that the workers are the pharisees or basically anyone working, with skills, in the farmlandand the people that the boss sent is prophets etc.can i also say that...(Jesus is still the boss's son, and the boss is still God)Can I say that the prophets etc. are signs or mircles or testimonies around our lives to remind us that God is seeking us?... (to use our gift to serve God but not beating up or ignoring or denying the signs that reminds us God's presence)Gah, this is the very very first thread and post in this forum and I am intimidated... by this forum for some unknown reasons.
Welcome to CB, Tikikala.I think that's one way of looking at it. However, I do think that God can use prophecies in our modern times, also, to show us what we are supposed to be doing, warn us of what is to come, etc. In that case, it is important that we know God's voice, so that we can know whether or not these are true prophets of God.Remember, the point of the story was for the Pharisees to see that God sent them many prophets so that they could have a chance to repent, but they wouldn't listen. There are many ways that God can reach us; He knows what we need to hear/see to get us to leap into action, and He gives us many chances to repent...There are many different interpretations of Scripture, but by rightly dividing the Word of Truth and praying, we can know (with the help of the HS) what each Scripture means so that we can apply it to our lives.