The parables
In the parable “The Prodigal son” I didn’t really learn any specific things that I didn't already know. I've always known the story of the prodigal son,along with most of the other parables, by heart almost. I do think that some things were made a little more clearer now that I have reheard them and that I am older. For example the parable of the prodigal son is fictional. The story didn't actually happen, it was meant to tell the listeners a moral through storytelling. Also in class I just realized that when the son
asked for his inheritance, it was like saying to his father, “You’re not dying fast enough, I just wish you were dead.” when he said this I thought it was a massive insult and I would never dream of telling my parent that. As for the other parables, the story of the sewer was made clearer to me. The parable of the sower uses the idea of a farmer planting his seeds into the ground. Some seeds fell on the path, rock, or among thorns. Because they landed on different ground their outcomes and growth were affected and impacted differently. Another parable that was made clearer was the rich man and Lazarus, but the rest I understood and knew. The rich man and Lazarus parable impacted me the most out of all of them though. The biggest thing I took out of the parable was there is in fact hell. Whenever we go to church the priest or preacher tend to avoid talking about hell and teach us about universalism, where everyone goes to heaven. But Jesus
made it very clear that every person on earth will spend either eternity in heaven or in hell. In the parable the rich man, who has everything, completely neglects Lazarus, who is a very poor man, when all the while he is sitting hungry and disease at his gate. All Lazarus is asking for is the scraps left over from his table. While the rich man may not know it, every time he neglects Lazarus or ignores him, he is setting himself farther and farther into hell. the last with doing nothing and living a humble life is destined to go to heaven. This basically shows you that the more more sins you do the more likely will go to hell, whereas if you repent and try to live a humble life you are aim to go to heaven. If Jesus were in our society today he'll be telling many many parables. There is so much that we have to learn about the goodness of God and how to live our lives the right way. And especially with the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. We neglect so many of the homeless that we have in our cities today. We also have to learn that we need to pick the right path in our lives just like in the parable of the sower. Jesus will just basically have a lot of cleaning up to do.
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asked for his inheritance, it was like saying to his father, “You’re not dying fast enough, I just wish you were dead.” when he said this I thought it was a massive insult and I would never dream of telling my parent that. As for the other parables, the story of the sewer was made clearer to me. The parable of the sower uses the idea of a farmer planting his seeds into the ground. Some seeds fell on the path, rock, or among thorns. Because they landed on different ground their outcomes and growth were affected and impacted differently. Another parable that was made clearer was the rich man and Lazarus, but the rest I understood and knew. The rich man and Lazarus parable impacted me the most out of all of them though. The biggest thing I took out of the parable was there is in fact hell. Whenever we go to church the priest or preacher tend to avoid talking about hell and teach us about universalism, where everyone goes to heaven. But Jesusmade it very clear that every person on earth will spend either eternity in heaven or in hell. In the parable the rich man, who has everything, completely neglects Lazarus, who is a very poor man, when all the while he is sitting hungry and disease at his gate. All Lazarus is asking for is the scraps left over from his table. While the rich man may not know it, every time he neglects Lazarus or ignores him, he is setting himself farther and farther into hell. the last with doing nothing and living a humble life is destined to go to heaven. This basically shows you that the more more sins you do the more likely will go to hell, whereas if you repent and try to live a humble life you are aim to go to heaven. If Jesus were in our society today he'll be telling many many parables. There is so much that we have to learn about the goodness of God and how to live our lives the right way. And especially with the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. We neglect so many of the homeless that we have in our cities today. We also have to learn that we need to pick the right path in our lives just like in the parable of the sower. Jesus will just basically have a lot of cleaning up to do.
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