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For
Reflection
"Therefore
speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not;
and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
Matthew 13:13
"Jesus
["the prince of teachers"] desired to awaken inquiry...
Christ had truths to present which the people were unpre-pared
to accept or even to understand. For this reason ... He taught
them in par-ables. By connecting His teaching with the scenes
of life, exper-ience, or nature, He secured their attention
and impressed their hearts." Comment on Matthew 13:13-15,
Christ's Object Lessons, pp. 20, 21.
"The
Revelation was not written without tears; neither without
tears will it be under-stood." Benson
"Despise
not proph-esying [of which par-ables are often a part]. Prove
all things; hold fast that which is good." 1 Thess 5:20,
21
"There
is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every
split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan."
C.S. Lewis, Christian Relations, p. 33
"Now
faith is the sub-stance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen. ... But without faith it is impossible
to please him: for he who comes to God must believe that he
is, and that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek
him." Heb 11:1-6
"New
opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without
any other reason but because they are not already common."
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