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It’s very clear, to be holy is to be separated unto God. In the first century this would mean to walk away from Judaism/religion.
Would you be willing to share the religious perspective of the parable so we can compare the two?I did listen & it reminded me of this.........
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Inside these hollowed out seeds is a moth larvae.....trying to get into the shade out of the hot sun by moving inside the shell.
Jumping around w/o scriptural context on a straight forward scrip is as such also !
Don't know what this man said. I get too many videos of 1/2 hour or longer to watch to watch them all.
I'll let Jesus tell us what they were for and to whom the parables were to be understood by.
or "all over the map" or " convoluted " to use a terms in the modern vernacular.I did listen & it reminded me of this.........
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Inside these hollowed out seeds is a moth larvae.....trying to get into the shade out of the hot sun by moving inside the shell.
Jumping around w/o scriptural context on a straight forward scrip is as such also !
or "all over the map" or " convoluted " to use a terms in the modern vernacular.
But the "key" is this: That the parables of Jesus are a small sampling of the greater context of all scripture...literally stated as man being created "in the image" (of God) rather than being created as his own.
The "key" then, is even greater than the classic parable examples given by Christ, and His saying "all parables" (as opposed to saying "all My parables") is rather meant in that greater context of all creation and scripture-- "all" then meaning almost all of scripture.
Good one Epi, we all need to really count the cost!!
Okay guys, it seems it's the same ones who are goading, mocking and following Episkopos around no matter what he posts. This happens EVERY time he posts ANYTHING. I don't see you all doing this to universalists, JW's Mormons and so on, just Epi. Please, we are to respect each other on here agreed or not. Can't you simply reply maturely and move on?
I have so many on ignore here...but Nancy's post got me a little curious about the carnal reactions I might be getting for posting deeper truth.Agreed, or not. -I agree.
Which means we can disagree and voice our disagreement (with respect) and we don't have to acquiesce to your particular sensibilities of what is proper or not. He presents himself as a teacher. People are allowed to have opinions about what he teaches and what he presents.
It's a discussion board after all.
He spends almost 30 minutes on the key, without even mentioning what the key is, or anything about it. It isn't "disrespectful" to have, or voice, or share this opinion about what he posts. People simply disagree with what he is saying. That shouldn't be perceived as personal.
Jesus himself, gave us the key. We don't need all of scripture to understand the key. Just the opposite. We need the key to understand all of scripture.
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but Nancy's post got me a little curious about the carnal reactions I might be getting for posting deeper truth.
The key to all the parables of Jesus is within the parable of the Sower itself. The 4 possibilities or eventual destinies for all who hear the gospel.
Now I realize that this might be too deep for those who have only a religious grasp of the bible.
My detractors seem to have trouble with both reading skills AND hearing skills. or is it just that whatever I post seems to go against the carnal nature of people who have been taught that they are saved IN their sin and rebellious ways.
I know I'm not the best public speaker...but the point gets across if you listen.
This is my best attempt currently.What or who, is the following:
The sower--? = Jesus
The field--? The world
The seed--? Simply put, truth
The harvest--? Citizens for Jerusalem above
The reapers/harvesters--? Workers chosen by God
The kingdom--? The hearts of men