02-21-2011, 12:02 AM
Lu 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Lu 8:6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Lu 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Lu 8:8
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Lu 8:9
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Lu 8:10
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Lu 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Lu 8:12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Lu 8:13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Lu 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Lu 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Lu 8:16
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Lu 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Mr 4:13
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Hi all,
I was thinking about this allegory thing and this is what hit me this morning,
It is interesting that Jesus says that he is giving his disciples the key meanings in the parable above. Semantics. This word means this and that word means that etc.,
Then he says he is giving them the "keys" to the "Mysteries."
Now what are the "the Mysteries" he is speaking of? He says he is giving them the power to decipher All Parables and the Mysteries and yet, all parables don't have to do with seeds and sowers etc.,
It is Allegory itself that he is teaching them. That is what is not given to the world. And it is not just the key to deciphering the written word, but ALL Mysteries.
Lu 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
He leaves it to us to find out what means what, but everything means something not apparent.
We are to learn to read this book of life on our own.
But by listening and watching even those meanings are given to us as we go through life.
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Lu 8:6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Lu 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Lu 8:8
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Lu 8:9
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Lu 8:10
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Lu 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Lu 8:12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Lu 8:13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Lu 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Lu 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Lu 8:16
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Lu 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Mr 4:13
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Hi all,
I was thinking about this allegory thing and this is what hit me this morning,
It is interesting that Jesus says that he is giving his disciples the key meanings in the parable above. Semantics. This word means this and that word means that etc.,
Then he says he is giving them the "keys" to the "Mysteries."
Now what are the "the Mysteries" he is speaking of? He says he is giving them the power to decipher All Parables and the Mysteries and yet, all parables don't have to do with seeds and sowers etc.,
It is Allegory itself that he is teaching them. That is what is not given to the world. And it is not just the key to deciphering the written word, but ALL Mysteries.
Lu 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
He leaves it to us to find out what means what, but everything means something not apparent.
We are to learn to read this book of life on our own.
But by listening and watching even those meanings are given to us as we go through life.