I believe one reason Jesus spoke in parables is the same reason that we tell stories today to illustrate a point. He was communicating deep spiritual truths through simple but vivid and illustrative stories. Stories that ordinary people could relate to and understand but that in some cases had deeper spiritual meaning for the scribes and Pharisees who knew the prophesies of the Messiah. He was in some cases speaking to those prophesies but the ones whose hearts were hardened and needed to hear him the most, often had no ears to hear him...same as today!
I love creating pet portraits for people of their favorite pets or wildlife. Felt sculpture, clay sculpture, watercolor pencil, ink, polymer clay are a few of the mediums I work with. I'm so fortunate to live with my family in beautiful eastern Colorado with a view of the sunsets over the Rocky Mountains.
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I believe one reason Jesus spoke in parables is the same reason that we tell stories today to illustrate a point. He was communicating deep spiritual truths through simple but vivid and illustrative stories. Stories that ordinary people could relate to and understand but that in some cases had deeper spiritual meaning for the scribes and Pharisees who knew the prophesies of the Messiah. He was in some cases speaking to those prophesies but the ones whose hearts were hardened and needed to hear him the most, often had no ears to hear him...same as today!
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