Parables taking another look, pretty kool

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Was looking at this before, but returned to it, then noticed something a little more as it started branching out, ever have that happen, your taking something one way and you start heading into another direction? That happens to me all the time, which is usually why I'm like, "I cant post this". But thought it was sorta kool. I come back to parables again and again differently time and again, if you can add please do. I'll add in others as I find them, I just stopped here but the "harp plays into the parable in revelation they are given the harps of God. Also, when he speaks in a parable (as mentioned below) it was of dark sayings of old (specifically) then speaks of housholder instructed of the Kingdom bring out of his treasure old things as well as new, Paul speaks of having this treasure within him that the power may be of God and not of them. Yet to let a man account of them as stewards of the mysetries (same as he said to his disciples to you it is given to know the myteries of the Kingdom of God but to them it is not given (hidden from) yet Paul speaks the same, "if our gospel be hid, its hid from them who are lost etc. Theres a few I left out but you can see a patern (in more then just a few ways).

Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Mat 13:11 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.

Mat 13:12 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.

Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Said here as well...

Acts 28:26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

In the context of Isaiah it also says...

Isaiah 6:11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,


Isaiah 6:12 And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

Then back to the context Paul speaks of the words of Isaiah (as Jesus) of the same...



Acts 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

Romans 10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

Romans 10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

Romans 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded


Romans 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear unto this day.


Romans 11:15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?


Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

And likewise it says...

Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said unto him,(Moses) Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

And Jesus said...

John 3:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

And likewise (of the judgment) Jesus also says...

John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:


Likewise...

Ezek 20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?


Likewise here (notice the dark sayings of old)


Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:


And also the dark saying upon the harp (posted here on the harp)


Psalm 49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.


Dark sayings of old, opened upon the harp


Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.


Out of his treasure things old and new


2Cr 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.


The treasure "the harp" the things old and the things new


Reminds me of this...


Rev 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.


Things old and things new here just the same...

Rev 15:3 Andthey sing the song of Moses (things old) the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb (things new) saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.


Or as The former things and the news things they which go down to the sea


Showing it before ...(before the things old come to pass he declares the new)


Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

I'll cut it here.

 

[Fireinfolding]

Posting it this way here

Hosea 12:10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.


But likewise...

Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

However (to the multitude)

Mat 13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

But when alone with His disciples

Mark 3:4 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

He'd point out things as clues to all other parables...

Mark 4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

And yet they spake spiritually of things as Jesus words were spirit

1Cr 2:3 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

For example...

Gal 4:24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

Gal 4:25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Gal 4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

So a scribe instructed in the Kingdom could bring out both things old and new out of "his treasure" (which speaks of the treasure in the earthen vessel) and a demonstrating of the Spirits power doing it likewise

You can catch the mirrors

1Cr 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Luke 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.

However, likewise...

2Cr 4:3 But if our gospel be hid,it is hid to them that are lost:

1Cr 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:


Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Romans 16:26 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,


Ephes 6:19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

 

[Forge3]

3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

The seed being the Word of God.

 

[granpa]

the biggest mistake that people make is assuming that each parable has only one 'true' meaning

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

Was looking at this before, but returned to it, then noticed something a little more as it started branching out, ever have that happen, your taking something one way and you start heading into another direction? That happens to me all the time, which is usually why I'm like, "I cant post this". But thought it was sorta kool. I come back to parables again and again differently time and again, if you can add please do. I'll add in others as I find them, I just stopped here but the "harp plays into the parable in revelation they are given the harps of God. Also, when he speaks in a parable (as mentioned below) it was of dark sayings of old (specifically) then speaks of housholder instructed of the Kingdom bring out of his treasure old things as well as new, Paul speaks of having this treasure within him that the power may be of God and not of them. Yet to let a man account of them as stewards of the mysetries (same as he said to his disciples to you it is given to know the myteries of the Kingdom of God but to them it is not given (hidden from) yet Paul speaks the same, "if our gospel be hid, its hid from them who are lost etc. Theres a few I left out but you can see a patern (in more then just a few ways).

Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Mat 13:11 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.

Mat 13:12 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.

Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Said here as well...

Acts 28:26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

In the context of Isaiah it also says...

Isaiah 6:11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,


Isaiah 6:12 And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

Then back to the context Paul speaks of the words of Isaiah (as Jesus) of the same...



Acts 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

Romans 10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I willanger you.

Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

Romans 10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

Romans 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded


Romans 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes thatthey should not see, and ears that they should not hear unto this day.


Romans 11:15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?


Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

And likewise it says...

Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said unto him,(Moses) Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

And Jesus said...

John 3:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

And likewise (of the judgment) Jesus also says...

John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgmentunto the Son:


Likewise...

Ezek 20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?


Likewise here (notice the dark sayings of old)


Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:


And also the dark saying upon the harp (posted here on the harp)


Psalm 49:4 I will incline mine earto a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.


Dark sayings of old, opened upon the harp


Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.


Out of his treasure things old and new


2Cr 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.


The treasure "the harp" the things old and the things new


Reminds me of this...


Rev 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.


Things old and things new here just the same...

Rev 15:3 Andthey sing the song of Moses (things old) the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb (things new) saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.


Or as The former things and the news things they which go down to the sea


Showing it before ...(before the things old come to pass he declares the new)


Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

I'll cut it here.

I like the connection you made between the treasure of the music (harp) and the singing (preaching,or testimony) of the old and new song (covenants), good job.


Here is one that is kind of like the music of preaching the gospel.

Luke 7:32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

It is like the people heard the music, but were not moved by it, through faith.

Good thread, Sister

http://www.christianforums.com/passage/?search=Luke+7:31-33&version=KJV

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

A little something on the hidden treasures...


Proverbs 2


1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Matthew 13:44;"Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field."

Luke 14:33;"So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple."

Truly, where your heart is, that is also where your treasure shall be.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

A little something on the hidden treasures...


Proverbs 2


1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Matthew 13:44;"Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field."

Luke 14:33;"So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple."

Truly, where your heart is, that is also where your treasure shall be.

Just thought I would add these...


Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.


Matthew 12:35
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Luke 12:34
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Romans 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Pretty cool how they all tie into each other.



http://www.christianforums.com/passage/?search=Romans+2:4-6&version=KJV

 

[Fireinfolding]

Thanks for adding everyone, God bless you, much appreciated


And yes, amen SpiritIntruth that always grabbed my attention, the very opening up His dark saying upon the harp (not of men) but shows the harps of God... and I thought WOW, now this is very interesting! How kool is THAT?!

I had one of those wow moments, I never returned to the harp again, but heres where I was looking at where it can be found, and shown also in connection to prophesying, and examples of comfort unto men (as well)

Psalm 49:4 I will incline **mine ear** to a parable: I will **OPEN** my dark saying UPON **the harp**


Rev 15:2... These **having the harps of God**

The ((voice of)) "harpers harping"


[SIZE=+0]Rev 14:1 I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps

[SIZE=+0]Paul spake concerning harping a sound. Its in relation to that which edifies others which is called "prophesying". Which is also shown here in relation to the harps [/SIZE]

[SIZE=+0]1Cr 25:3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who **prophesied** with a harp, to **give thanks** and **to praise** the LORD [/SIZE]

[SIZE=+0]However here "prophesied with a harp" [/SIZE]

[SIZE=+0]1Cr 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men **to edification**, and exhortation, and comfort. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=+0]Which could possibly be seen in Saul was "comforted" when David played the harp in His presence, Saul was "comforted"[/SIZE]
[/SIZE]

1Sam 16:16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and **it shall come to pass** when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and **thou shalt be well**.

1Sam 16:23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit **departed from him**


1Cr 14:6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I**PROFIT YOU**, EXCEPT I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

1Cr 14:7-8 And even things **without life** giving sound, whether pipe or harp, EXCEPT """they give a distinction""" **IN** the sounds, HOW shall it be known what is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

1Cr 14:9 So likewise YE, **EXCEPT YE** utter "by the tongue" words easy to be understood, HOW shall it be known what is spoken? for "ye shall speak into the air"

1Cr 14:10-11 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

1Cr 14:12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gift, seek that ye may excel **to the edifying of** the church. 1Cr 14:5...greater is he that prophesieth 1Cr 14:4 he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 1Cr 14:29 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy...1Cr 14:31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.1Cr 14:26... Let all things be done unto edifying.

1Cr 14:22 """prophesying""" serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.


Num 11:27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad **do prophesy** in the camp. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, **forbid them**.

1Cr 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, **but rather that** ye **may prophesy**.

Num 11:29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put **his spirit** upon them!

1Cr 14:32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

1Sam 12:5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and **they shall prophesy**


1Cr 14:24 But if **all prophesy**, and the
re come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all

1Sam 12:6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt **be turned into another man**. 1Sam 12:7 And let it be, when these **signs** are come **unto thee**, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for **God is with thee**.

1Cr 14:25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will **worship God**, and report that God is **in you** of a truth.


Thats as far as I got, so add to this if you catch more, I mean, I was looking at this way back, the document is from 2007, so I havent looked at it since, quite awhile. But then when I was looking at parables, the same thing come up again and it was brought to my remembrance and come up again from a different angle. I love when that happens, and more is added but I also love when another can add more in from another angle.

So feel free to add anything more if you can bro, but yeah, the treasure and the harp that which is from God both speak to the things old and the things new (in respects to both) inclusive of the new song

Psalms 33:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

The new song and the sea...

Isaiah 42:10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Rev 5:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.


Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses (things old)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, (things new) saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

Glass is also in beholding glory, theres that of Moses and that of Christ. One passes away (the other remains) a glory unto glory, things old and things new etc. These can be seen in them.

Just noticed the sea in both and thought, this too kool, gotta look more closely.

God bless you

 

[Fireinfolding]

As I was posting you posted two more times SpiritinTruth! LOL

Amen!! Great posts my brother!

I will be back, hubby wants a quiche (now)

He goes back to work Monday

 

[Steve Petersen]

Brad Young wrote a good book on the Parables of the New Testament.

The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation

 

[Fireinfolding]

I got 8 minutes for the pie shell to cook

Thank you too Steve Peterson, but you know... I dont read other books myself (personal preference). I suppose because when I had tried to earlier in my walk my head began to spin

Well for me anyway. Some find them helpful but I havent for some reason. Might depend though. Ive always been a scripture with scripture person (minus as much commentary as possible). I have not found much of most of the commentary I've run across (as most men do so) to be helpful (to me). I suppose thats not always the case. Which might be why Ive always been drawn to those who use scripture only (whereas others want the commentary) but for me its like the commentary gets in the way of the revelation (more often then not). For me (personally) for some reason. Might sound odd I guess but thats always been the case for me.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

A couple more on that hidden treasure...

Isaiah 45:3;"And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou may know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel."

Colossians 2:2-3

King James Version (KJV)



2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

 

[Fireinfolding]

Amen SpiritInTruth, its like there is no end to finding Christ in whom are hid all the treasured of wisdom and knowledge and that which pertains to Christ in us (the precious stone) the good treasure, or the every good thing that is in us by Christ. Which is even kooler because it also speaks of ones faith becoming effectual by the very asknowledging (of the same) in us. The riches of the glorious mystery (kept secret) but God would make known which is Christ in us (our hope of glory).

How awesome!

Keep playing around with the parables but its like you have to start deleting things because so much starts infusing into them, I always find they are never ending that way, and sometimes I get my similitudes mixed. Like knitted for a garment, verses stones for a building, verses seed for a feild etc. I'll be like, dang, whats the wording that goes better in this similitude that I am catching in another but I cant find for that one.

I do that alot lol... so just playing here....

Mat 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Romans 12:3..... according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

1Cr 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

1Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth:

Mat 25:18 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

Romans 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Mat 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

1Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.


1Cr 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.


1Titus 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry

Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.


2Cr 1:4 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Phil 2:21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.

Mat 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

2Cr 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

Phil 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things,and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

Forgetting those things that be behind

Ecc 5:20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

1Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

2Cr 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

Sometimes better shown then others times, but you can really think on these things all day and receive from Him through them.

God bless you