A Spotlight on the Scriptures: Mark 4:10-12: Unveiling the Purpose of Parables and Spiritual Enlightenment

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a spotlight on the Scripture, Mark 4:10-12 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that “‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven. 

 

Some people didn't understand the parable, so they asked Jesus about it. He used parables more often after His enemies rejected His teachings and the crowds became apathetic to spiritual truths. People were interested in His miracles, but not in their deeper meaning.

Jesus used parables to spark their interest. Due to the aggression of His enemies and the indifference of the crowds, parables became necessary. This way, those truly seeking righteousness would understand, and those desiring spiritual truth would have their eyes opened.

 

Paul explains in 1 Corinthians that God's spiritual truths are revealed by His Spirit, not understood through human wisdom alone. We can help people understand spiritual truths, but they must be open to them first. If someone's heart and eyes are open and they want to know, God's Spirit will make these truths real to them.

 

We sometimes say people will be lost if they don't accept Christ as their Savior. They are already lost; they will remain lost if God doesn’t draw them to believe in the forgiveness of their sins. Your reaction to God's Word determines if you are saved.

Here's an illustration: 1 Peter tells us to long for the pure milk of the Word. Many of us want the Word but mix it with other information. As a child at the Alabama State Fair, I loved candied apples. Apples are healthy, but once dipped in sugar, they lose their nutritional value, even though they taste good. A candied apple is sweet but diluted because something with no value was added. Many of us read, hear, and talk about the Word, but then dilute its value by adding human viewpoints. May we long for the pure milk of the Word. 

 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:15):
this is a spotlight on the scriptures mark 4, 10
through 12.
And when he was alone, thosearound him with the twelve asked
him about the parables and hesaid to them To you has been
given the secrets of the kingdomof God, but for those outside,

(00:35):
everything is in parables, sothat they may indeed see but not
perceive, and may indeed hearbut not understand, lest they
should turn and be forgiven.
Some people don't understandthe parables, so they ask Jesus
about it.
He used parables more oftenafter his enemy rejected his

(00:57):
teaching and the crowd becameapathetic to spiritual truths.
People were interested in hismiracles, but not in their
deeper meaning truths.
People were interested in hismiracles, but not in their
deeper meaning.
Jesus used parables to sparktheir interest.
Due to the aggression of hisenemies and the indifference of
the crowd, parables becamenecessary.
This way, those truly seekingrighteousness will understand

(01:20):
and those desiring spiritualtruth will have their eyes open.
Paul explained in 1 Corinthiansthat God's spiritual truths are
revealed by His Spirit, notunderstood through human wisdom
alone.
We can help people understandspiritual truth, but they must
be open to them first.
If someone's hearts and eyesare open and they want to know,

(01:42):
god's Spirit will make thesetruths real to them.
We sometimes say people would belost if they don't accept
Christ as their savior.
The reality is they are alreadylost and they remain lost if
God doesn't draw them to believein the forgiveness of their
sins.
Your reaction to God's worddetermines if you are saved.
Here's an illustration.

(02:04):
Peter tells us to long for thepure milk of the Word.
Many of us want the Word butmix it with other information.
As a child I used to love goingto the Alabama State Fair.
I love candy apples.
Apples are healthy, but onceyou dip them in sugar they lose
their nutritious value, eventhough they taste good.

(02:25):
A can of apple is sweet butdiluted because something with
no value was added.
Many of us we read, we hear andwe talk about the word, but
then dilute it with values byadding human viewpoints.
May we long for the pure milkof the Word.
This is a spotlight on thescriptures.