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Mickyd:
You know what's amazing to me? How the Bible is the most popular book on Earth, but at the same time the least read and the least understood.
 
"And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." Matt 13:10-13[/b
 
The whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation is a parable. In knowing this, the truth is revealed only to whom it is given....and to whom it is not given, it's taken away even that which he has. Jesus is in the business of blinding the world...yet at the same time, he is the "Light of the World". That's the sharp two edge sword that proceeds from his mouth. The Law of Moses is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for I would not have known sin if not by the Law. But the flaming sword placed in the garden that twist every way that blocks the way to the tree of Life... which is Christ and the New Testament is the word of God itself.
 
I stand in Aw of the spectacle that is the word of God...for it is truly of divine inspiration.
 
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits." Matt 7:13-16

YellowStone:
MickyD wrote:

The whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation is a parable.
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Ummm, not sure if I agree with this. I do not believe that the story of Christ was/is a parable. This of course includes his human lineage from David.

So I would not go as far as saying the "whole" bible is a parable, just the teachings of Christ.

Moderators, if I am wrong on this, please correct me. :)

Love,
Darren

Robin:
God showed me that the bible was a parable many years ago. I only speak on what I've seen myself, but many of the parables of the old testament have been shown to me and there is still so much more to them that I can still learn.

The exodus from Egypt was the parable God used to teach me almost everything I learned on no free will and the sovereignty of God. The trees in the garden were very important. The story of Job showed me the inner working that God was doing within me. The proverbs were used to show me that I needed to leave the church along with other scriptures. The giving of the law showed me how sin springs to life in us when we are under the law and how utterly hopeless it is for us to try to deal with that in our weak flesh.

The comparison between the giving of the law and Pentecost took my breath away. The story of Joseph showed me how God used evil to fulfill his purpose. There are so many. It is all a wonderful mystery that God reveals through his parables. It is also beyond my comprehension how God causes actual real life stories to also show his mysteries down through the ages. There is no doubt that he is in control of every detail in our lives.

I can see some of the parables in the bible. I know there are many more that haven't been revealed to me yet. It took me 5 or 6 years just to learn the few I mentioned. I know that God teaches me using parables. I know it's not like that for everyone. God teaches my brother differently than he teaches me. It all fits together though.

Hugs,
MG

ciy:
Great thread.

 It came to me a couple of years ago that the bible is a parable about us getting the revelation of Christ.  I was an enthusiast on bible archaeology.  It was great when they found something with King David on it or the walls of Jericho, etc.  Then it came to me that it does not matter whether Moses, Jacob, David, etc ever existed at all it is all about me and my trek to find the truth of God's mystery.  I am Moses.  I am Jacob, or David, or Jonathan, or Saul, or Judas, and on and on.  It is all taking place in me.
 
May not be something that works with everybody but I see new parables in the bible all the time now.  I love the plan God has for us. 
CIY

gmik:
I love hearing about so many of you knowing the truth BEFORE you came to Ray's site.  That gives me hope for people around the world.  The Lord can drag them to the truth.
They don't need a computer, or need to speak English, or need to find Ray.

  I was a happy-go-lucky "christian", sort a minding my own business when my son and then I stumbled onto Ray's website.  I was "blown away" so to speak as this truth was all new to me (except way down deep I did say to myself "I knew it!!!!" about salvation for all).

 :)

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