Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13 Lesson 11 Matthew 13:1-23.The Parable of the Sower is Taught and Explained. 1. What overarching truths do the eight parables in Matthew 13 teach us? a. The kingdom of Heaven or the Church b. Apostasy c. Restoration d. Gathering 2. What is the key to interpreting a parable? The only true interpretation is what it meant when first spoken. The application will vary in every age and circumstance. We must consider the context and setting when the parable was first given. We bring to a parable our background, strengths, needs, and our experiences. 3. Why did the Savior teach using parables? It was to veil the meaning. The listener would only hear the religious truth in exactly in proportion to their faith and intelligence. They are a call to greater goodness and to point us to things that matter most in life. The parables call all men regardless of their religious persuasion or lack ther
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Matthew 10–12 ; Mark 2 ; Luke 7 ; 11 (Lesson 9) Matthew 8:1-17. Jesus Has Power Over Disease. 1. What is leprosy? It is one of many skin ailments including Hansen’s disease, elephantiasis, Psoriasis, vitiligo. The affliction here was one that had prescriptions in Mosaic Law. Christ would want the man afflicted such to go to his priest and follow the prescribed procedure found in the Mosaic Law. 2. Why did Christ perform a miracle to cleanse the leper? There were several reasons. a. He wanted to show compassion. b. He wanted to teach, inspire, and motivate the individual. c. He was testifying of His Messiahship and that He was the Son of God. d. He was testifying to all that He had sufficient power to perform the atonement and to bring immortality and eternal life to all mankind. 3. Why did Jesus instruct the leper to tell no man of the healing, but to go to the priest straight away? The healed leper ne