Why did Jesus teach in parables? Question: "Why did Jesus teach in parables?
" Answer: It has been said that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The Lord Jesus frequently used parables as a means of illustrating profound, divine truths. Stories such as these are easily remembered, the characters bold, and the symbolism rich in meaning. Parables were a common form of teaching in Judaism. Before a certain point in His ministry, Jesus had employed many graphic analogies using common things that would be familiar to everyone (salt, bread, sheep, etc.) and their meaning was fairly clear in the context of His teaching. The question is why Jesus would let most people wonder about the meaning of His parables. ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive; For the hearts of this people have grown dull. From this point on in Jesus’ ministry, when He spoke in parables, He explained them only to His disciples. Related Topics: Return to: Questions about Jesus Christ.
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Many Christians have misconceptions about reincarnation.
One particular misconception is that it means people don't inhabit heavenly realms between Earth lives. The misconception is that people reincarnate immediately after death. It ignorantly assumes people will never be permanent residents of heavenly realms. But near-death testimony reveals these misconceptions to be just that - misconceptions. People are free to spend an "eternity of eternities" in afterlife realms before reincarnating to Earth again. A good understanding of reincarnation begins by understanding the ancient teachings on the subject and comparing them to what we know about NDEs.
For thousands of years, Christians believed that when a person dies their soul would sleep in the grave along with their corpse. Many Christians would be surprised to learn that the resurrection of corpses did not originate with Christianity or with Judaism. Jesus revealed John to be Elijah; but John denied it. The Brick Testament. Doctrine twisting: how core biblical ... Apostasy in the Christian church. By Matt Slick "Let no one in any way deceive you, for it [Jesus' return] will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction," (2 Thess. 2:3, NASB).
Apostasy means to fall away from the truth. Therefore, an apostate is someone who has once believed and then rejected the truth of God. Apostasy is a rebellion against God because it is a rebellion against truth. In the Old Testament God warned the Jewish people about their idolatry and their lack of trust in Him. The verse at the top of the page tells us that there will be an apostasy that is associated with the appearance of the Antichrist. Therefore, we must, as Christians, ask this question, "Is there an apostasy occurring in the Christian church today?
" If there is indeed an apostasy occurring in the Christian Church, we would not know it unless we first examined the Bible closely and then compared the present day Church to the Word of God.