Jesus: His teachings about the Kingdom of GOD1. Teachings by parables.Mathe1!: "!#"$Thenhetoldthemmanythingsinparables,saying:"Afarmerwentouttosowhisseed.As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.Some fell on rockyplaces, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up uickly,because the soil was shallow.!ut when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and theywithered because theyhad no root. "ther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop## a hundred, si$tyor thirtytimes what was sown. %e who has ears, let him hear."Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about the Kingdom of GOD1. The purpose of parables.Mathe1!: 1"#1&The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables? "He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables "Though seeing, they do not see! though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is ful"lled the prophecy of Isaiah "#$ou will be ever hearing but never understanding! you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. %or this people#s heart has become calloused! they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. &therwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them. #'ut blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. %or I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about religionMathe"&: 1'#(!"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep#s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. !y their fruit you will recogni&e them. 'o people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles( (ikewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ) good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. *very tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the "re. Thus, by their fruit you will recogni+e them. ",ot everyone who says to me, #(ord, (ord,# will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my %ather who is in heaven. -any will say to me on that day, #(ord, (ord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles? #Then I will tell them plainly, #I never knew you. )way from me, you evildoers.#Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about religionMathe(!: 1)#(!"Woe to you, scribes and /harisees, hypocrites.%or you devour widows0 houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. "Woe to you, teachers of the law and /harisees, you hypocrites. $ou travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. "Woe to you, blind guides. $ou say, #If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing! but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath. #$ou blind fools. Which is greater the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? $ou also say, #If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing! but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath. $ou blind men. Which is greater the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. )nd he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it. )nd he who swears by heaven swears by 1od#s throne and by the one who sits on it. Woe to you, teachers of the law and /harisees, you hypocrites. $ou give a tenth of your spices22 mint, dill and cumin. 'ut you have neglected the more important matters of the law22 3ustice, mercy and faithfulness. $ou should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about prioritiesMathe1*: ()#(*)Then 4esus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. %or whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will "nd it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? &r what can a man give in e5change for his soul?Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about prioritiesMathe*: ('#!)"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink! or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? (ook at the birds of the air! they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly %ather feeds them. )re you not much more valuable than they?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ")nd why do you worry about clothes? 6ee how the lilies of the "eld grow. They do not labor or spin. $et I tell you that not even 6olomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how 1od clothes the grass of the "eld, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the "re, will he not much more clothe you, & you of little faith? 6o do not worry, saying, #What shall we eat?# or #What shall we drink?# or #What shall we wear? #%or the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly %ather knows that you need them. 'ut seek "rst his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. *ach day has enough trouble of its own.Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about religious e+entsMathe': 1()"7o not think that I have come to abolish the (aw or the /rophets! I have not come to abolish them but to ful"ll them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the (aw until everything is accomplished. )nyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. %or I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the /harisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. "$ou have heard that it was said to the people long ago, #7o not murder, and anyone who murders will be sub3ect to 3udgment. #'ut I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be sub3ect to 3udgment. )gain, anyone who says to his brother, #8aca, #is answerable to the 6anhedrin. 'ut anyone who says, #$ou fool.# will be in danger of the "re of hell. "Therefore, if you are o9ering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. %irst go and be reconciled to your brother! then come and o9er your gift.Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about religious e+entsMathe': ('#!""6ettle matters :uickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. 7o it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the 3udge, and the 3udge may hand you over to the o;cer, and you may be thrown into prison.I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. "$ou have heard that it was said, #7o not commit adultery. #'ut I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.)nd if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it o9 and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings about religious e+entsMathe&: ( "Ask and it will be given to you* seek and you will find* knock and the door will be opened to you. +or everyone who asks receives* he who seeks finds* and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.",hich of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone("r if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake( If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your +ather in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him- So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the .aw and the /rophets.)"0ou have heard that it was said, 1.ove your neighbor and hate your enemy. !ut I tell you: .ove your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings abouteternal lifeMathe1$: 1*#(!,ow a man came up to 4esus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?" "Why do you ask me about what is good?" 4esus replied. "There is only &ne who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments. "Which ones?" the man in:uired. 4esus replied, "#7o not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,# and #love your neighbor as yourself. ")ll these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?" 4esus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then 4esus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.Jesus% Teachings about the GOD#human relationshipsJesus: His teachings abouteternal lifeMathe1$: ($)nd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or "elds for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.