Parable of the Prodigal Son

1. How do each of the Gospel authors use parables to describe the Kingdom? One of the most common topics for Jesus in the Gospels is the Kingdom of God. Through allegories, analogies and parables, the Gospel authors try to explain the nature, timing, and requirements of the Kingdom of God. Matthew most often refers to the “Kingdom of Heaven,” perhaps because of the Jewish custom of not saying the name of God, although Matthew is not consistent in this practice, occasionally using the term…

open and the Holy Spirit descended in the body and God speaks saying that Jesus is his son. Then at the Transfiguration of Jesus he takes Peter, John, and James to witness on the mountain as he and the two men, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glorious splendor, are talking together. It is stated by Peter in Luke 20 and later on the mountain by God himself. And a voice came from the cloud: ‘this is my son, my chosen one: listen to him.’ (Luke 9:35). Prayer has a unique role for the believers…

Stories in general are usually stories based on stories either made up or that happened in real life. “Take the parables of the prodigal son: in this fiction you learn about sin and forgiveness. And you learn about yourself. You realize the story is about you..”(lines 77-79). Here we are back to that mirror because as you’re looking through the book you’re look into a mirror…

Saint Augustine’s book The City of God talks about the idea of free will and whether humans are truly able to exhibit the idea of free will if God knows all the can possibly happen. During the time of St. Augustine and still to this day many question if humans really are able to exhibit free will, but instead are subject to the will of God. St. Augustine instead perched the idea that humans do exhibit free will, whether it be through the wills of God or against it. St. Augustine argues that it…

and adopting new ideas at a rapid rate, similar to the non-Jewish community in the past Luke was writing for. We also need to be reminded of Jesus’ kingdom and his will, this can be accomplished through Luke’s Gospel which contain many miracles, parables and valuable teachings to show the Power of God, love, faith and hope for our current world. The Gospel of Luke was written in Greek 62AD (close to writing of Matthew’s Gospel) in Antioch, Greece. The author Luke was Gentile…

reality, it is not improbable that the characterization was based on an actual, historic figure. Most biblical scholars agree that the story of Jonah is a parody rather than holding a basis in actual happenings. As there is a mention of “Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet” in 2 Kings 14:25, it is plausible that the author of Jonah used a real, historical figure to feature as the protagonist in their narrative as Seth Grahame-Smith used an actual president in the novel, Abraham Lincoln:…

give it a chance, it grows on you.” (Lines 14-24). Through this Music Analogy, Mack conveyed the message that even though one may not like Shakespeare the first time they read it, if they give it a chance, they can enjoy it. “Take the Parable of the Prodigal Son: in this fiction you learn about sin and forgiveness. And you also learn about yourself.”(Line 77-78) By using this Allusion, Mack explained that by reading Shakespeare and understanding the literature, people can learn more about…

Where would we all be without parents? The answer is we probably wouldn’t exist. Parents are so needed to help us survive. They teach us everything they know. They prepare us for the cruel world that won’t care about us as much as our parents do. They love you no matter what you do, and are willing to go to any extant to help you understand. Unlike some people in the world, parents want what is best for us. They never want to see us go through hard times, but they understand that we reap what we…

On Sunday, 12/11/16, Bethel Community Church meditated the book of Luke. This week the sermon was about the Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman from Luke 36-48 Pastor Anderson explained how this event took place in a unique situation. " This took place In the house of a Pharisee. They hated Jesus, but this one, Simon, invites him over." Anderson continued, "The Sinful woman was in the neighborhood. She heard Jesus was there and went with the jar kissing and wetting his feet. She must have…

to gain deeper insights of what the upside-down kingdom is all about. Just as Jesus did with the parables, Kraybill describes the upside-down kingdom carefully and…