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151:3.1 [[The apostles]] were [[parable]]-[[mind]]ed, so much so that the [[whole]] of the next evening was [[devoted]] to the further [[discussion]] of [[parables]]. [[Jesus]] introduced the evening's [[conference]] by saying: " My beloved, you must always make a [[difference]] in teaching so as to suit your [[presentation]] of [[truth]] to the [[minds]] and [[hearts]] before you. When you stand before a multitude of varying [[intellects]] and [[temperaments]], you cannot speak [[different]] [[words]] for each class of [[Audience|hearers]], but you can tell a [[story]] to convey your teaching; and each [[group]], even each [[individual]], will be able to make his own [[interpretation]] of your [[parable]] in [[accordance]] with his own [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] [[endowments]]. You are to let your [[light]] shine but do so with [[wisdom]] and [[discretion]]. No man, when he lights a lamp, covers it up with a vessel or puts it under the bed; he puts his lamp on a stand where all can behold the [[light]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] Let me tell you that nothing is hid in [[the kingdom]] of heaven which shall not be made [[manifest]]; neither are there any [[secrets]] which shall not [[ultimate]]ly be made known. [[Eventually]], all these [[things]] shall come to [[light]]. [[Think]] not only of [[the multitude]]s and how they hear the [[truth]]; take heed also to yourselves how you hear. [[Remember]] that I have many times told you: To him who has shall be given more, while from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he [[thinks]] he has. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:3.1 [[The apostles]] were [[parable]]-[[mind]]ed, so much so that the [[whole]] of the next evening was [[devoted]] to the further [[discussion]] of [[parables]]. [[Jesus]] introduced the evening's [[conference]] by saying: " My beloved, you must always make a [[difference]] in teaching so as to suit your [[presentation]] of [[truth]] to the [[minds]] and [[hearts]] before you. When you stand before a multitude of varying [[intellects]] and [[temperaments]], you cannot speak [[different]] [[words]] for each class of [[Audience|hearers]], but you can tell a [[story]] to convey your teaching; and each [[group]], even each [[individual]], will be able to make his own [[interpretation]] of your [[parable]] in [[accordance]] with his own [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] [[endowments]]. You are to let your [[light]] shine but do so with [[wisdom]] and [[discretion]]. No man, when he lights a lamp, covers it up with a vessel or puts it under the bed; he puts his lamp on a stand where all can behold the [[light]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] Let me tell you that nothing is hid in [[the kingdom]] of heaven which shall not be made [[manifest]]; neither are there any [[secrets]] which shall not [[ultimate]]ly be made known. [[Eventually]], all these [[things]] shall come to [[light]]. [[Think]] not only of [[the multitude]]s and how they hear the [[truth]]; take heed also to yourselves how you hear. [[Remember]] that I have many times told you: To him who has shall be given more, while from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he [[thinks]] he has. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:3.2 The continued [[discussion]] of [[parables]] and further instruction as to their [[interpretation]] may be summarized and [[expressed]] in [[modern]] phraseology as follows:

151:3.2 The continued [[discussion]] of [[parables]] and further instruction as to their [[interpretation]] may be summarized and [[expressed]] in [[modern]] phraseology as follows:

151:3.13 Toward the close of the evening's lesson [[Jesus]] made his first [[comment]] on the [[parable]] of the [[sower]]. He said the [[parable]] referred to [[two]] things: First, it was a review of his own ministry up to that time and a [[forecast]] of what lay ahead of him for the remainder of his life on [[earth]]. And second, it was also a hint as to what [[the apostles]] and other [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]] might expect in their ministry from [[generation]] to [[generation]] as time passed.

151:3.13 Toward the close of the evening's lesson [[Jesus]] made his first [[comment]] on the [[parable]] of the [[sower]]. He said the [[parable]] referred to [[two]] things: First, it was a review of his own ministry up to that time and a [[forecast]] of what lay ahead of him for the remainder of his life on [[earth]]. And second, it was also a hint as to what [[the apostles]] and other [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]] might expect in their ministry from [[generation]] to [[generation]] as time passed.

151:3.14 [[Jesus]] also resorted to the use of [[parables]] as the best possible [[refutation]] of the [[studied]] [[effort]] of the religious [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] to teach that all of his [[work]] was done by the [[assistance]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon demons] and the [[Lucifer|prince of devils]]. The [[appeal]] to [[nature]] was in contravention of such teaching since the people of that day looked upon all [[natural]] [[phenomena]] as the product of the direct act of [[spiritual]] [[beings]] and [[supernatural]] forces. He also determined upon this [[method]] of teaching because it enabled him to proclaim [[vital]] [[truths]] to those who [[desired]] to know the better way while at the same time affording his enemies less [[opportunity]] to find [[cause]] for [[offense]] and for [[accusations]] against him.

151:3.14 [[Jesus]] also resorted to the use of [[parables]] as the best possible [[refutation]] of the [[studied]] [[effort]] of the religious [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] to teach that all of his [[work]] was done by the [[assistance]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon demons] and the [[Lucifer|prince of devils]]. The [[appeal]] to [[nature]] was in contravention of such teaching since the people of that day looked upon all [[natural]] [[phenomena]] as the product of the direct act of [[spiritual]] [[beings]] and [[supernatural]] forces. He also determined upon this [[method]] of teaching because it enabled him to proclaim [[vital]] [[truths]] to those who [[desired]] to know the better way while at the same time affording his enemies less [[opportunity]] to find [[cause]] for [[offense]] and for [[accusations]] against him.

151:3.15 Before he dismissed the [[group]] for the night, [[Jesus]] said: " Now will I tell you the last of the parable of the [[sower]]. I would test you to know how you will [[receive]] this: [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a man who cast [[good]] [[seed]] upon the [[earth]]; and while he [[slept]] by night and went about his [[business]] by day, the [[seed]] sprang up and [[grew]], and although he knew not how it came about, the [[plant]] came to fruit. First there was the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And then when the grain was ripe, he put forth the sickle, and the [[harvest]] was finished. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_4]

151:3.15 Before he dismissed the [[group]] for the night, [[Jesus]] said: " Now will I tell you the last of the parable of the [[sower]]. I would test you to know how you will [[receive]] this: [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a man who cast [[good]] [[seed]] upon the [[earth]]; and while he [[slept]] by night and went about his [[business]] by day, the [[seed]] sprang up and [[grew]], and although he knew not how it came about, the [[plant]] came to fruit. First there was the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And then when the grain was ripe, he put forth the sickle, and the [[harvest]] was finished. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_4]

151:3.16 Many times did [[the apostles]] turn this saying over in their [[minds]], but [[the Master]] never made further mention of this addition to the [[parable]] of the [[sower]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Sower]

151:3.16 Many times did [[the apostles]] turn this saying over in their [[minds]], but [[the Master]] never made further mention of this addition to the [[parable]] of the [[sower]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Sower]

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[[Category:Paper 151 - Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside]]

[[Category:Paper 151 - Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside]]

[[Category: Parables]]

[[Category: Parables]]