How do we sift through all the things that we are seeing as Christ says affliction, violence, false christs and false signs, and wonders so deceptive that even the elect were in danger of being deceived.
I would offer sign to wonder after for the unbeliever. Prophecy the living word of God for those who have been given faith of Christ to believe God.
Many shy away from parables, as prophecy
More than one instruction needed to rightly divide the word of God in order to seek the approval of God as lovingly commanded . (2 Timothy 2:15)
In that way he has not left Christian as orphans without any 20 /20 prescription on how we can seek His approval.
Because God knew dying mankind with no eternal vision or living hope beyond the grave would seek after the temporal thing's seen, he designed parables to teach us to look to the eternal
In John it is shown they demanded of Jesus to do a trick work a miracle (like a circus seal) and then when they see it with there own eyes then they will believe . Having no
faith as
it is written in the Bible (the gospel)
Natural unconverted mankind "out of sight out of mind" as in who believes in a god one cannot see . The cause of the fall the serpent "Look at my beauty and live forever."
John 4:48Then said
Jesus unto him, Except ye see
signs and wonders, ye will
not
believe.
John 6:30 They said therefore unto
him, What
sign shewest
thou then, that we may see, and
believe thee? what dost
thou work?
Because Jesus said it a evil generation (No faith coming from scriptura)Those who do seek after the things seen the temporal historical and not vision the eternal things of. Therefore not mixing the two the temporal with the eternal in effect not understanding the parable
In that way believers are given the mixing formula needed to rightly divide the parables which without Christ spoke not Parables as prophecy teach us
how to walk by the
faith that comes from hearing the living word of God
2 Corinthians 4:18King James Version18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the
things which
are seen are
temporal; but the
things which are
not seen are
eternal.
I would think losing the understanding of the mix in exchange for lusting after the things seen like those in John not understanding the spiritual .
Makes me wonder as in Luke . .when he comes on the last day will he find his faith as a labor of His love working in mankind or will mankind seek after signs to wonder after rather than prophecy (parables)
No
mix between the temporal historical
things of men with the unseen eternal
things of God. No
gospel rest .Yoked with Christ he can make that burden lighter
.Hebrews 4King James Version4 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left
us of entering into
his rest, any of
you should seem to come short of
it. For unto
us was the
gospel preached, as well as unto
them: but the
word preached did not
profit them, not being
mixed with
faith in them that heard it.
In that way God is no longer bring new prophecy the prefect is sealed with 7 seals til the end of time . But Satan the king of lying signs to wonder after is still displaying his power of deceiving mankind rather than look to rightly divide the parable . . he keeps them bewildered, wondering, marvling Not coming to establishing
His Spirit of
faith
2 Thessalonians 2:9King James Version9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all
power and
signs and lying wonders,
Again I would suggest don't avoid the parables. When they seem confusing dig a little. God has established the spiritual of gospel meaning we must search it out . Like he offered search as if for Silver or Gold. You might find a pearl
Matthew 13:46 Who, when he had found one
pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought
it.
It seemed as a new believer at first everything was a parable confusing as in. What's that supposed to mean etc Time to mark the bible seeing the parables repeats the spiritual understanding in like passages, called faith to faith or the unseen things of God to the things of God.
The apostles in Luke 9 learned the lesson in parable ,Christ hiding the gospel understanding again and again In order to teach us
how to walk by the understanding of his faith .On one occasion they were so confused that they took a vote on who is the greater teacher with Jesus 3 feet from them They must of thought Jesus the Son of man went off the deep end or off his rocker Even his own family had doubts (where is he coming from what's that supposed to mean?) Like hidden mana ?
.I would think the most misunderstood person that ever walked of earth In the end he rebuked the apostles and informed them they knew not what manner of spirit they were of . The spirit of this dying world .
The world has no eternal vision parables are foolish to them
