The Key to all the Parables of Jesus

[Jim B]

Jesus is God, and he can explain parables. But the point is only God knows what the parable means. He would have to explain it for someone to understand it. There is no "key" to understanding them.

I have no idea what you're writing about. Jesus told truths in parables, so that only those whom God chose would understand them. Jesus explained the parables to His disciples and they have been written in our Bible so that we can understand them.

The key to understanding them is the Holy Spirit. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables," Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10, "He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand.’" And it has been given to us also.

 

[Raccoon1010]

I have no idea what you're writing about. Jesus told truths in parables, so that only those whom God chose would understand them. Jesus explained the parables to His disciples and they have been written in our Bible so that we can understand them.

The key to understanding them is the Holy Spirit.

Yes it took Jesus to explain those parables to the disciples as they couldn't understand them. It's the same for the dream of Joseph in Egypt. It was a metaphor that no one could discern except for God. He made that clear in the story.

The problem is that too many people think they understand parables and visions like the book of Revelation and then we have all kinds of strange interpretations. You have visited this forum and noticed that haven't you?

 

[ChristisGod]

I have no idea what you're writing about. Jesus told truths in parables, so that only those whom God chose would understand them. Jesus explained the parables to His disciples and they have been written in our Bible so that we can understand them.

The key to understanding them is the Holy Spirit. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables," Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10, "He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand.’" And it has been given to us also.

The disciples did not understand them so much for the OP.

 

[ChristisGod]

I have no idea what you're writing about. Jesus told truths in parables, so that only those whom God chose would understand them. Jesus explained the parables to His disciples and they have been written in our Bible so that we can understand them.

The key to understanding them is the Holy Spirit. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables," Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10, "He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand.’" And it has been given to us also.

The 12 elect,chosen sheep were carnal, not spiritual.

1 Corinthians 2
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.

John 16:17-18
At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

Jesus had told them NUMEROUS times about His passion yet they did not understand this until the Spirit was in them. Once again proving 1 Corinthians 2 the natural man cannot understand the things of the Spirit.

Matthew 16:8-11
Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread?

Mark 7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

I can provide NUMEROUS other scriptures showing the disciples did not understand Jesus teachings until after Pentecost. They did not understand until after His death and Resurrection.

 

[Jim B]

Yes it took Jesus to explain those parables to the disciples as they couldn't understand them. It's the same for the dream of Joseph in Egypt. It was a metaphor that no one could discern except for God. He made that clear in the story.

The problem is that too many people think they understand parables and visions like the book of Revelation and then we have all kinds of strange interpretations. You have visited this forum and noticed that haven't you?

Jesus gave the keys to understanding the parables to His disciples and to us. Neither His disciples nor Joseph were born of the Spirit, which is the key to understanding.

Revelation is difficult to understand, as it is a vision given to John. It is difficult to interpret to others but that doesn't mean that we can't understand it.

 

[Raccoon1010]

Jesus gave the keys to understanding the parables to His disciples and to us. Neither His disciples nor Joseph were born of the Spirit, which is the key to understanding.

Revelation is difficult to understand, as it is a vision given to John. It is difficult to interpret to others but that doesn't mean that we can't understand it.

Nonesense. And that is how people come up with false doctrine probably.

 

[Jim B]

Nonesense. And that is how people come up with false doctrine probably.

Nonsense (spelled correctly!) to you perhaps, but that just shows your lack of understanding. That is nothing to boast about!

 

[amigo de christo]

Love is [patient, love is kind...

The fruit of the Spirit is love...

LOL!!! You are the one who continually "throws mud" on everyone, including sincere, church-going Christians.

sincere christains dont mock GOD and the gospel which saves jim . They dont go with the lie
that muslims and other religoins are serving the same GOD we do .
They dont TROD the dire necessity of Christ under foot .
The muslims preach a false jesus . Figure it out . THEY dont no GOD anymore
than even the JEWS who rejected the true CHRIST DO or did .
ANYONE can make the claim they follow TORAH and the prophets JIM .
BUT had they truly followed IT , they would have BELIEVED IN CHRIST . Social gospel IS A LIE
a lie sold and spun with some good works , BUT A LIE INDEED .
The true church , corrects error and sin JIM . But to you , to warn against certain sins is seen as EVIL .
You throw the mud of confusion as do others . TO correct sin and error and those who teach such , AINT EVIL
nor is it accusing the brethren .
BUT i can prove you DO accuse the brethren . LOOK at all the warnings PAUL , peter and others who were BRETHREN gave .
And yet when i bring those same reminders , YOU ACCUSE ME .
Guess what jim , you aint really accusing me , BUT THE DOCTRINE . And if you accuse the doctrine GOD inspired
HIS CHRIST inspired , and later the apostles inspired by GOD left us , GUESS WHO YOU are the accuser of ............
MIGHT wanna ponder on that the next time some progressive lips more lies to you . HEED not the progressives
for their doctrine cannot save but will only grave .

 

[Episkopos]

These final two is all that it boils down to:

“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” (John 5:28-29)

It is bad practice, and therefore ill-advised, to take one verse and make it cancel out all the others.

In the above verse the translation has the article "the" in front of both resurrections...as if these were definite. But in Greek these are absent and better described as "a" resurrection.

So then which ever resurrection we are part of...a resurrection of life is to be preferred over a resurrection of damnation.

In both resurrections there are both winners and losers. Besides that, the above verse is speaking of when ALL people are resurrected...at the GWT.

Just like in the judgment of the house of God ...there are winners and losers.

At the GWT...it is life and death. At the Bema seat judgment it is honour and dishonour. (blessing and cursing) Judgment begins at the house of God.

But if people want to prefer one verse over all others....go ahead.

 

[amigo de christo]

So those who don’t understand the parables don’t understand Gods spiritual language right ?

Dont make jim a king . rather simply remind him . THE PROGRESSIVES DO NOT HOLD THE KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING
the PARABLES . The only KEYS progressive sold out doctrine holds , leads to a path and an end NO man wants .
JIM has held to the progressive views of how to understand . IT AINT no differnent that a man who clings
to the pope for understanding of the parables . THE KEY IS , DO WE REALLY FOLLOW HE WHO GAVE those parables .
IF we contradict and omit Some of His teachings , IF we hold our view points to the ideals of progressive men
THEN WE DENY JESUS CHRIST . HOW Then are we gonna have ANY TRUE understanding OF WHAT JESUS SAID .
Too many new age progressive men have long turned to carnal knowledge . And by that carnal knowledge
now say WE HAVE THE KEYS to understanding the parables and truth . AS THEY OMIT
as they down play the bible . THIS LAMB AINT GONNA FOLLOW NO SUCH MEN .
This lamb Gonna follow THE GOD and HIS CHRIST of said BIBLE . Now lift those hands and praise the LORD .

 

[Episkopos]

Nonesense. And that is how people come up with false doctrine probably.

Everybody interprets the bible. Most people follow human traditions and put their trust in men. Some (a few) go to God and are shown the way. But these will sound a lot like the ones who are mere religious speculators.

But everybody interprets...most incorrectly and a few correctly.

 

[amigo de christo]

I have no idea what you're writing about. Jesus told truths in parables, so that only those whom God chose would understand them. Jesus explained the parables to His disciples and they have been written in our Bible so that we can understand them.

The key to understanding them is the Holy Spirit. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables," Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10, "He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand.’" And it has been given to us also.

Most of the parables in that bible JESUS explained quite well to his OWN .
As for the few that were not explained , THOSE who have the HOLY SPIRIT will understand . So on that note you are right .
BUT , and this is a big ol BUTT .
THE HOLY SPIRIT would never tell folks MUSLIMS worship the same GOD WE DO . PROGRESSIVES WOULD , BUT NOT THE SPIRIT .
So beware of the progressives who try and expound on such parables . FOR THEY NEVER get them right in FULL .
TIME to repent of the lie that muslims worship the same GOD we do . TRUTH is its time to get back in the bible .
NOT THROUGH the progressive view , not through the lens of prosperity preachers
not through the lens of whateverism . SIMPLY LEARN LOVE and EMBRACE the plain truth written in the scriptures .
BUT WE BOTH KNOW you hold the PROGRESSIVE VIEW . And with that view all i can do is say
SO LONG as you hold to it , YOU WONT MAKE IT and cannot see the plain simple whole rightly divided truth .

 

[amigo de christo]

Everybody interprets the bible. Most people follow human traditions and put their trust in men. Some (a few) go to God and are shown the way. But these will sound a lot like the ones who are mere religious speculators.

But everybody interprets...most incorrectly and a few correctly.

You being one of the MOST . your views ARE HUMANISTIC TRADITIONS of a lie sold by those progressive social gospel
all inclusive HUMAN TRADITIONS .
Again EPI preaches a certain truth . IT IS TRUE that most hold to and follow HUMAN traditions .
BUT HE HIMSELF IS a leader OF such humanistic traditions . Just like ol epi preaches more than most
against EGO and yet dont realize HE more than most FOLLOWS EGO . the blind cannot lead the blind .

 

[Raccoon1010]

Nonsense (spelled correctly!) to you perhaps, but that just shows your lack of understanding. That is nothing to boast about!

Wow you sure corrected me Jim. LOL.

 

[amigo de christo]

It is bad practice, and therefore ill-advised, to take one verse and make it cancel out all the others.

In the above verse the translation has the article "the" in front of both resurrections...as if these were definite. But in Greek these are absent and better described as "a" resurrection.

So then which ever resurrection we are part of...a resurrection of life is to be preferred over a resurrection of damnation.

In both resurrections there are both winners and losers. Besides that, the above verse is speaking of when ALL people are resurrected...at the GWT.

Just like in the judgment of the house of God ...there are winners and losers.

At the GWT...it is life and death. At the Bema seat judgment it is honour and dishonour. (blessing and cursing) Judgment begins at the house of God.

But if people want to prefer one verse over all others....go ahead.

again epi opens with a truth . but then they come and try and take one verse out of text to support a view that all are saved .
Ol epi , cant you see you are more guilty than even those you try and accuse .
I dont see ol micha trying to take one verse out of text , but i sure do see the universalists DOING THAT
with what paul wrote to timothy . BETTER RETURN to the bible epi
FORE ITS TOO LATE . and how often JESUS warned WHO WOULD BE SAVED and WHO WOULD NOT BE SAVED .
BELIEVE YE ON CHRIST JESUS IS THE KEY TO WHO WILL BE SAVED . And to believe not is key to HE who shall be damned .
Stop supporting human traditions of men who say buddists , muslims and others worship the same GOD we do .
STOP holding to the view that it dont seem to really matter if one believes JESUS IS THE CHRIST .
FOR I TELL US ALL what john once wrote . HE WHO BELIEVES NOT that JESUS IS THE CHRIST , IS ANTI CHRIST ./
LEARN IT EPI and flee the progressive humanistic views of men and learn to FOLLOW CHRIST .

 

[Raccoon1010]

Everybody interprets the bible. Most people follow human traditions and put their trust in men. Some (a few) go to God and are shown the way. But these will sound a lot like the ones who are mere religious speculators.

But everybody interprets...most incorrectly and a few correctly.

The bible is clear cut, there is very little in the need for interpretations. And only God can discern dreams and visions, parables.

 

[amigo de christo]

Wow you sure corrected me Jim. LOL.

Thats ol jim my friend .

 

[amigo de christo]

Everybody interprets the bible. Most people follow human traditions and put their trust in men. Some (a few) go to God and are shown the way. But these will sound a lot like the ones who are mere religious speculators.

But everybody interprets...most incorrectly and a few correctly.

Again epi leaves us with a certain truth . Everyone does interpret and most do so incorrectly and only few correctly .
But EPI is king of the most who misinterpret INCORRECTLY .
TIME to open that bible again with a love for the pure truth . Fleeing all progressive views
and learn rather for yourself .

 

[amigo de christo]

Wow you sure corrected me Jim. LOL.

He cant bring doctrine , but by golly if you mispell or mistype a word , well at least he can correct that .
Cause he sure cant correct the true doctrine .

 

[Episkopos]

You being one of the MOST . your views ARE HUMANISTIC TRADITIONS of a lie sold by those progressive social gospel
all inclusive HUMAN TRADITIONS .

You are thrown off by the fact that you are judging from yourself...a platform of a religious indoctrination.

Again EPI preaches a certain truth . IT IS TRUE that most hold to and follow HUMAN traditions .

I follow the apostolic tradition of being centered both on the word AND the Spirit.

BUT HE HIMSELF IS a leader OF such humanistic traditions . Just like ol epi preaches more than most
against EGO and yet dont realize HE more than most FOLLOWS EGO . the blind cannot lead the blind .

The humanistic traditions are seen in the over-simplification of doctrines that cater to the flesh. Making it an "us-and-them" when no such distinction is required. This human tradition champions a religious bigotry that gives God a bad name.

Once people are indoctrinated into believing that they are righteous and everyone else isn't...a Pharisaical practice takes over...that is very hard to undo.

To remedy this apostate behaviour, I suggest going to the cross.