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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE
WHY PARABLES? WHEN THE DISCIPLES ASK JESUS WHY HE TAUGHT IN PARABLES, HE TOLD THEM BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN TO THEM TO KNOW THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BUT IT WAS NOT GIVEN TO THE NON-BELIEVERS. THEY SAW WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE AND HEARD WHAT THEY WANTED TO HEAR AND UNDERSTOOD NOTHING. (MATTHEW 13:10-16) JESUS ALSO SAID IT WAS TO FULFILL THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAH WHICH SAID "By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:"
WE DON'T NEED PARABLES TODAY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT WE CAN GET OUT OF THEM. WE ARE BELIEVERS, BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS, AND HAVE HOLY SPIRIT TO TEACH US. (MATTHEW 13:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.) THEY DIDN'T HAVE HOLY SPIRIT BACK THEN BECAUSE JESUS HAD NOT BEEN CRUCIFIED. IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE, TRY THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV) OR THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE. THE NIV IS IN THE LANGUAGE WE USE EVERY DAY AND THE AMPLIFIED EXPLAINS THE VERSES IN MORE DETAIL. I ENJOY ALL THREE OF THESE AND USE THEM IN MY BIBLE STUDIES. I HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP SOME OF YOU THAT ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THESE BIBLES YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THEM, AND MORE, ON LINE AND IT IS ALL FREE.
I FIND IT FUN TO READ THE PARABLES AND REALLY STUDY WHAT THEY MEAN. YOU CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THEM. THE MAIN THING IS TO GET INTO YOUR BIBLE AND REALLY STUDY GOD'S WORD. HE WANTS TO FELLOWSHIP WITH YOU AND THAT IS THE WAY HE DOES IT. HE LOVES YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
