Jesus Reflection

The Good Samaritan was one of Jesus’s many parables that he used during his teachings about God. A expert in the Law came to Jesus and asked what he had to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asked him what was written in the Law. He replied, to love God with all of your heart,

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The parables were short simple stories/analogies that illustrated spiritual and moral lessons. They connected to the listeners’ lives, showed Jesus’ “voice” incorporated glimpses of the Kingdom of God, since it was easier for people to understand concepts that they can relate to. For example, he used topics of everyday life like the mustard seed appealing to farmers; yeast

Jesus’ use of parables was to fulfill Old Testament prophecy; Psalm 78:2, “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old-” (NIV). Additionally, Jesus used parables to teach the truth, basic moral, and spiritual principles using simple down to earth stories to reveal the message of the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven was the heartbeat of Jesus teachings; often his parables began with: the kingdom of God is like…. Jesus used parables to teach not of an earthly kingdom of God but of a spiritual kingdom, and those who chose to accept God’s kingdom would inherit eternal life. It is important to remember, that Jesus used parables not to replace to doctrine but to illustrate and confirm doctrine teachings.

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Jesus would use parables to deliver His point to the people of the land. "He taught them many things by parables..." (Mark 4:2 NIV) The definition of parable is: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. Jesus would use these simple teachings to show others the way to live without calling someone specific out on their actions. Jesus talks about how the common people will get everything they need from a parable, but He gives the disciples more, so that they can have a better understanding, and have the ability to be closer with Him. "With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when He was alone with His own disciples, He explained everything." (Mark 4:33-34

Jesus is being questioned by one of the experts of the law. He asks Jesus “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29) Jesus then answers the man’s question by telling a story, or a parable. There was a man that was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho (Luke 10:30-37). Then, he was attacked and beat up by robbers and they left him to lie on the road, almost to the point of death. Then there were a couple of men, a Jewish Priest and a Levite, who walked by and did not help him because they had “better” things to do and they didn’t like the way he looked. But finally, came a Samaritan man who treated the injured man’s wounds and brought him to an inn where he paid for the expense of the man’s stay.

Parables are known as a unique style of telling stories, which were used to illustrate a single point. Parables were often used by Jesus to help people understand and sometimes to

The teachings in Gospel are frequently presented in forms of parables, a story illustrating moral or spiritual lesson. The main purpose in using parables was to make the teaching easier to grasp. They were intended to make Jesus’ teachings clear to those like his apostles who had a sincere interest in understanding his teachings while obscuring his teachings from those who were his enemies and who had no sincere interest in understanding his teaching. The parable of the

A parable is a “simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.” Parables are a form of teaching in Judaism, this is where Jesus made it a point in his ministry to gather common things that could be familiar to everyone and anyone who was wiling to hear him speak, for example bread and sheep. He made sure that the meaning of what was said was very clear in the context of His teachings. Parables in other words are an “earthly form of stories with heavenly meaning”. In Matthew (13: 13) Jesus says “Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.” This quote can be seen as Jesus’ way of communicating with his disciples, because many of them could not fully comprehend his teachings and what was being spoken. Another reason why He spoke in parables was so that “…unbelievers would be without comprehension”. Only those who were willing to follow Him and allow Him into their hearts, trusting in Him would understand His ways. His main deal was to be able to teach people, and hopefully in teaching them they would learn an d pass down what was taught to others. Just like in our society now and when it comes to books, magazines, etc Jesus used such things as words, pictures, and stories to help everyone learn and understand things in a certain way, because everyone learns differently he took that into consideration.

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Jesus often used parables to demonstrate core teachings, specifically the Kingdom of God. A parable in the Gospel of Mark is The Parable of the Sower. As seen in Mark 4:1-9, seeds were scattered amongst the ground, some seeds fell on to rocky or thorny soil and failed to grow “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.” The moral of the parable is that the Kingdom of God begins in our hearts and if we are able to listen, understand and embrace God’s Word, our relationship with God will grow stronger. A miracle in Mark’s Gospel is when Jesus Cleanses a Leper. As shown in Mark 1:40-45, a leper approaches Jesus and says, “If you are willing, You can make me clean.” This miracle shows us that, like the Leper when we feel alone or are suffering, we seek God for guidance, love and spiritual support. This links to Mark’s Gospel when Jesus was on the cross just moments before his death (Mark 15:33). Like Jesus and the Leper, our suffering pushes us to seek God for help which guides us to reconnect with God and his

The passage of Luke 10:25-36 is an essential story because it applies to every Christian today the same way, but in order for us to follow the example Jesus made, we must first understand what the story would have meant to the Jews in Jesus’ time. The first step in understanding the story of the Good Samaritan is to understand the relationship between the Jews and the Samaritans of the time. The Samaritans were considered unclean by the Jews, because they saw the Samaritans as a corruption of God’s chosen people, therefore the Jews were not supposed to make contact with the Samaritans whatsoever. Not only were the Samaritans considered unclean, the Jews would have seen them as

The Gospel of Luke thoroughly illustrates the themes of mercy and compassion in his use of literary devices such as symbols, stories and parables. Luke urges how significant it is to feel and deliver the ready willingness to help anyone in need in our society. The Gospel offers a model to live out these virtues through Jesus’ actions and his parables.

The Gospels of the New Testament contain 39 different parables told by Jesus (Phillips 2004, 18-19) and no doubt he spoke many more during his ministry. Jesus’ choice to use parables to teach his people is one that has intrigued many people throughout history. The aim of this essay is to get to discover why he chose to use those parables, and also what we can learn from this teaching method when evangelising today.