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---------PARABLES OR NON/PARABLES?-- LUKE 16--------
(in part & with my emphasis)
First we need to ask ourselves, do we 'believe' Christ Word? Really??
Case in point: 'IF YE LOVE ME KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS'. (all ten of them!!)
So when these Words of Christ are given, ask yourself which class are you in?? Then, think of what GROSS means?? (as Christ defines it below)
John states that.. 'He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.' So do we 'Believe Him', REALLY?
We call the Bible the Word of God and rightly so, mostly because of John 1:14! But do we believe the Word of God?
Perhaps some might best question their 'knowledge' by the Word of God by itself? Instead of leaning upon the 'arm of flesh' that have mans reams & reams of educated PhD'ism stuff, that none seem to agree on except perhaps the two great errors that the Word of God cautions against? That of the 'd'evils first lie.. 'Ye shall not surely die' and also a day set aside by man, (see Mark 7:7) for a 'professed' sacred use! Sunday keeping which is attempted to replace the 'Day that God set aside for Holy use'. (see Gen. 2:1-3)
OK: Lets just test our individual 'belief'?
-Parables- (hold on a mite now, ok? We will get to the Luke 16 'parable' of the 'rich man & Lazarus momentarily!)
Christ's Words:
'All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake He [not unto them.]That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; ... Then Jesus sent the [multitude away], and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him, saying, [Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.]'
OK. We.. 'some' can see so far that one group had an explanation from Christ, while the other lost so far multitude did not. Do you believe this so far??
Now: In Mark 4:10-11 we see.. 'And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the twelve asked of Him asked the parable. And He said unto them, [unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: (a short pause please? with all of these denominations teaching otherwise, can this statement of Christ's Word be documented?) but unto [them] that are [without] all these things are done in parables.' Now then, are you still believers?? (Rom. 8:14???)
Again: Mark 4:33-34. 'And with many [such] parables spake He the Word unto them, (who is them, Pharisees & Multitude??) as they were able to hear it.
(pay apt attention please!) But [[without]] a parable [[spake He not unto them]]: (do you believe Him??) and when they [were alone, He EXPOUNDED ALL THINGS TO HIS DISCIPLES].' Again, do you believe the Word of God??
Again: Luke 8:10 says.. 'And He said, [Unto you] it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: (break time again! THINK!!) but to others in parables; (notice?!) that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.' This parable might be a good study for some here, huh? + many Rev. 17:5 professed MINISTERS & Jer. 17:5 Arm of Flesh seekers!! **See verses 11-15 of Luke.
Why did the Lord use Parables?? These Parables my friends will bring real questions to a sincere seeker!
'And His disciples came, and said unto Him, Why [speaketh thou in parables?] He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto [you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them, it is not given.] ... For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; least at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND SHOULD BE CONVERTED, AND I SHOULD HEAL THEM.' Matt. 13:10-15 in part.
Surely we of Heb. 6 can readily see what Christ has told [us] so far, right? We started out with Matt. 13:34 with Christ defining whom Parables were for, & that 'without' a parable He spake not unto them. THESE MULTITUDE included all unbelievers! (And the disciples were not these!)
In Luke 16 the only question that needs to be addressed, is to whom was Christ addressing? The Disciples or the Multitude?
Remember that it is impossible for God to lie! Do you 'believe Him' that is the question for [anyone] to answer to find out which group that you are in, a disciple, or just one of the 'Multitude'?? We often hear of Luke 16's rich man and Lazarus being an 'actual' stated Truth instead of a Parable!
Verse 14 is almost always left out of your today's sermons? Notice what it says in closing!
'And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, [heard all these things: ] and [they derided Him].' And this was the setting for this Luke 16 Parable! Christ was addressing the blind multitude! And again in the next Words, we see who Christ was addressing, His disciples! (chapter 17:1. And remember that the chapters numbers and the verse numbers etc., were added by man)
---Elijah
(in part & with my emphasis)
First we need to ask ourselves, do we 'believe' Christ Word? Really??
Case in point: 'IF YE LOVE ME KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS'. (all ten of them!!)
So when these Words of Christ are given, ask yourself which class are you in?? Then, think of what GROSS means?? (as Christ defines it below)
John states that.. 'He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.' So do we 'Believe Him', REALLY?
We call the Bible the Word of God and rightly so, mostly because of John 1:14! But do we believe the Word of God?
Perhaps some might best question their 'knowledge' by the Word of God by itself? Instead of leaning upon the 'arm of flesh' that have mans reams & reams of educated PhD'ism stuff, that none seem to agree on except perhaps the two great errors that the Word of God cautions against? That of the 'd'evils first lie.. 'Ye shall not surely die' and also a day set aside by man, (see Mark 7:7) for a 'professed' sacred use! Sunday keeping which is attempted to replace the 'Day that God set aside for Holy use'. (see Gen. 2:1-3)
OK: Lets just test our individual 'belief'?
-Parables- (hold on a mite now, ok? We will get to the Luke 16 'parable' of the 'rich man & Lazarus momentarily!)
Christ's Words:
'All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake He [not unto them.]That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; ... Then Jesus sent the [multitude away], and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him, saying, [Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.]'
OK. We.. 'some' can see so far that one group had an explanation from Christ, while the other lost so far multitude did not. Do you believe this so far??
Now: In Mark 4:10-11 we see.. 'And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the twelve asked of Him asked the parable. And He said unto them, [unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: (a short pause please? with all of these denominations teaching otherwise, can this statement of Christ's Word be documented?) but unto [them] that are [without] all these things are done in parables.' Now then, are you still believers?? (Rom. 8:14???)
Again: Mark 4:33-34. 'And with many [such] parables spake He the Word unto them, (who is them, Pharisees & Multitude??) as they were able to hear it.
(pay apt attention please!) But [[without]] a parable [[spake He not unto them]]: (do you believe Him??) and when they [were alone, He EXPOUNDED ALL THINGS TO HIS DISCIPLES].' Again, do you believe the Word of God??
Again: Luke 8:10 says.. 'And He said, [Unto you] it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: (break time again! THINK!!) but to others in parables; (notice?!) that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.' This parable might be a good study for some here, huh? + many Rev. 17:5 professed MINISTERS & Jer. 17:5 Arm of Flesh seekers!! **See verses 11-15 of Luke.
Why did the Lord use Parables?? These Parables my friends will bring real questions to a sincere seeker!
'And His disciples came, and said unto Him, Why [speaketh thou in parables?] He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto [you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them, it is not given.] ... For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; least at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND SHOULD BE CONVERTED, AND I SHOULD HEAL THEM.' Matt. 13:10-15 in part.
Surely we of Heb. 6 can readily see what Christ has told [us] so far, right? We started out with Matt. 13:34 with Christ defining whom Parables were for, & that 'without' a parable He spake not unto them. THESE MULTITUDE included all unbelievers! (And the disciples were not these!)
In Luke 16 the only question that needs to be addressed, is to whom was Christ addressing? The Disciples or the Multitude?
Remember that it is impossible for God to lie! Do you 'believe Him' that is the question for [anyone] to answer to find out which group that you are in, a disciple, or just one of the 'Multitude'?? We often hear of Luke 16's rich man and Lazarus being an 'actual' stated Truth instead of a Parable!
Verse 14 is almost always left out of your today's sermons? Notice what it says in closing!
'And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, [heard all these things: ] and [they derided Him].' And this was the setting for this Luke 16 Parable! Christ was addressing the blind multitude! And again in the next Words, we see who Christ was addressing, His disciples! (chapter 17:1. And remember that the chapters numbers and the verse numbers etc., were added by man)
---Elijah
