Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins one of Jesus’s parables of the kingdom of heaven. There are a few symbols to look at here. In this article, we are looking at one section at a time and c…
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins one of Jesus’s parables of the kingdom of heaven. There are a few symbols to look at here. In this article, we are looking at one section at a time and c…
Jesus taught using a series of parables from the world of farming: a world his listeners knew well. He uses the mustard seed as a symbol of the kingdom of God. Again, the sower is Jesus himself. In this story, he is sowing something that seems small and insignificant: mustard seeds. The mustard seed was one of the smallest seeds known to people back then. Even though the mustard seed is tiny, when it grows, it becomes a tall shrub that provides shelter for the birds.
Now Jesus tells a parable about how the kingdom of God grows. It’s an important one with a beautiful lesson for us. The seed is the Word of God, and the man who scatters seed on the soil is Jesus. We’ve seen previously that we are the soil on which Jesus scatters his Word, and of course, we want to be the good soil. The Word of God is powerful in and of itself. That’s why, once the seed has been scattered, it grows and develops by itself. The first lesson of this parable is this “all by itself” principle: that if we let God do his work in our lives, there’s no need for us to do the work. If we are the willing “the good soil,” then God’s work in our lives will happen “all by itself.”
Two minor prophets addressed Israel. Hear what God was saying to Israel, and you’ll hear what God is saying to the world.
Many people have wondered why Jesus taught so much in parables. Here Jesus himself gives us the answer. What Jesus said has caused many people to wonder. Was Jesus really saying that he intentionally didn’t want people to understand, to prevent them from repenting and being forgiven? Not at all. 2 Peter 3:9 says that God wants everyone to repent. John 3:16 says is that salvation is for “whoever believes,” and Revelation 22:17 says, “let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.”
We may be at an all-time LOW for usefulness and effectiveness in the church and in the Kingdom of God. Why is this the case? And, what can we do about? Would you like to live a full and useful life? Find out how to practically become more available and more useful for the Kingdom of God.
We may be at an all-time LOW for usefulness and effectiveness in the church and in the Kingdom of God. Why is this the case? And, what can we do about? Would you like to live a full and useful life? Find out how to practically become more available and more useful for the Kingdom of God.
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After travelling throughout Galilee, Jesus returns to Capernaum, and the people are excited to hear that he has come back. It looks like Jesus is in for a busy time again. This was a dramatic event. This paralysed man had nothing else in this world, but he still had friends. And when they couldn’t get through the crowd into the house where Jesus was teaching, they climbed up onto the roof, made a hole, and lowered their friends with ropes, onto the ground before the Lord. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men, but what happened next amazed everyone. Until now, Jesus had been doing miracles, but hadn’t yet forgiven sin. But now Jesus was going to teach them the next lesson, about what the Kingdom of God was all about.
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Jesus returns from the wilderness and begins preaching the Gospel. There are lots of people today who’ll tell you what the Gospel is. But let’s hear it from Christ’s own lips. The statement, “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” must have been something that Jesus would have often repeated during the early part of his ministry. It was an exciting message for the people to hear. But the idea of the kingdom of God having come near didn’t mean that it was near, but not here. It actually meant that the kingdom of God was present here and now. It meant that while there was nothing that the people could do to reach the kingdom of God, the kingdom of God had come to them.
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