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1 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | hopalong | 188474 | ||
Dear Mark, You wrote........ Its sure interesting the symbols Jesus selected. A pearl is a jewel formed inside that which is unclean. It's formed by accretion when something from outside comes in. The harvesting of the pearl destroys that which it was formed in. And it's value is not seen by looking at what's outside, only by knowing what's inside. Its interesting that all of these same things can be said of the church. I also find it interesting that some would say that Jesus is indicating that people can buy His kingdom! Act 20:28 . . . the assembly of God which He purchased through His own blood. Don't you just love the harmony? ------------------------------------------------- Please take another look, it may change your view. Matt 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. That which was purchased by "man" was the KINGDOM. Matt 13:45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, Matt 13:46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. -------------------------------------- When we want to make a point, we may capitaltize the letters ,or use a bold type. But in Jesus day it was common to repeat what one has said by repeating it, but to so in a somewhat different way. After relating this parable (the Treasure) He begins by saying "again", and proceeds to the parable of the Pearl of great price. The Pearl in this parable, is the paralell to the tresure in the preceeding parable; both were the things which were purchased. Therefore, the idea that Jesus intended for the pearl to represent anything but the Kingdom of Heaven as well, would cause dis-harmony; rather than harmony. Hoppy |
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2 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | DocTrinsograce | 188485 | ||
Hi, Hoppy... A sound exegesis, rooted in the actual context of these parables, very well articulated. Thank you! In Him, Doc |
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3 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | stjohn | 188487 | ||
Hi Doc, The interpretation of the parables is not difficult if we use the keys that Jesus himself gives us. I would say that was sound exegesis. If I were you I'd take another look at chapter 13, and use those keys, and then see what you see. God bless. John |
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4 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | DocTrinsograce | 188488 | ||
See post #157835, within the contxt of that whole thread. | ||||||
5 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | stjohn | 188489 | ||
Hi Doc, May I ask what is wrong with letting our lord explain His own parables? Why don't you give it a try? God bless. John |
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6 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | DocTrinsograce | 188490 | ||
I take it you didn't read my old post? | ||||||
7 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | stjohn | 188491 | ||
Ok doc I promise i'll read it If you promise to Give our lords interpretation a try as well. What do you say? | ||||||
8 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | kalos | 188511 | ||
Stjohn, I'm confused. Perhaps you can clarify something for me. Where (in what book, chapter and verse) does our Lord explain the meaning of the parable in Matthew 13:45-46? Grace to you, Kalos |
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9 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | stjohn | 188534 | ||
Hello Kelos, Thanks for asking, I'd be glad to oblige. Well, starting in Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" This is where I believe we Should really start paying attention, and listen to our Lord. He is about to give us the Keys to understanding that which even the Prophets did not have. i.e. "the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven," 11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. Then He goes on to explain that the reason He spoke in parables was to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah. 14 "In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; 15 FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.' Now hear is another place to pay close attention this is where it gets important. I believe that He is talking to all His disciples, because we are His disciples too. 16 "But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 "For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. 18 "Hear then the parable of the sower. Now here in v19 He starts to give us the keys. 19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. This is in reference to v4, so the [birds] symbolize the evil one, the devil. I'm not going through all of these just this one to show how the birds help us understand the parable of the mustard seed, wherein the birds nest in the branches of a overgrown tree. This gives me a picture of the organized Church, with all its false teaching, like, well, I don't want to mention any but there are plenty that are out there, I don't think I need to point them out. Now lets please skip to v 24, the [tares and the wheat] where our Lord begins to give a series of parables. [emphases are mine] 24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to [a man who sowed] good seed in his field. 31 He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which [a man took and sowed] in his field; Now in this one the keys for understanding are not given in matt 13, but liven is used many times in scripture and it [ALWAYS] means evil. Just so we know to be careful of false interpretation, and how a little bit of false teaching can infect the whole Kingdom. 33 He spoke another parable to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened." Now hear is the clincher, the [man] as used in all the parables that have a man sowing, or, the one who sows, Is the Son of Man. 37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 "So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. Notice please just who's kingdom it is. Can we buy His kingdom? 41 "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of [His kingdom] all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. Now take a look at v44 using the key that our Lord gives us on who the [man] is. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which [a man] found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. I will ask you now, How do we gain our place in the Kingdom, do we buy it? Or, do we simply believe in the name of the one that Bought us with His Blood? God bless. John |
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10 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | kalos | 188612 | ||
Stjohn, Question: How do we gain our place in the Kingdom, do we buy it? Or, do we simply believe in the name of the one that Bought us with His Blood? Answer: It is not we ourselves, but Christ who paid the price for our place in His Kingdom. Any interpretation of this parable that says we ourselves paid the price is the wrong interpretation. Grace to you, Kalos |
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11 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | stjohn | 188622 | ||
Amen brother Kalos, We agree, that was exactly my point, and, I believe, the point that our Lord was making as well. The merchant and the man in the field are, the Son of Man. Not that He needed to buy us of course, but that He loves us so much that He gave His all for us. God bless. John |
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