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– an oval, with a piece missing.
\n– an oval that has been cut in two.
\n-an egg that is not complete.
\n-two lines curving towards each other.<\/p>\n
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The last remark is what this is all about. It is no different as far as the Bible is concerned. In the case of the drawing something like: two curved lines that lie opposite each other, the two ends of which, from a certain distance, point to each other.<\/p>\n It is the case, however, that many Bible verses only shed light on part of the message. An example:\u00a0<\/strong> The parable of the talents.\u00a0\u00a0 (Matthew 25:14-30) Luke also includes a similar parable in his Gospel (Luke 19:11-27), where the same major points are to be found.<\/p>\n In His teaching Jesus apparently told the same parable in several places, with different emphases. Matthew and Luke apparently recorded the same teaching from different sources therefore, as a result of which their stories are not being completely identical.<\/p>\n Matthew talks about \u2018a man\u2019 going on a journey.<\/p>\n Matthew talks about talents.<\/p>\n Matthew talks about 3 slaves who received different amounts.<\/p>\n In spite of the differing numbers of slaves, both Matthew and Luke recount how 3 of the slaves are called to account, and that the third slave had hidden his talent, or pound.<\/p>\n When the two parables are studied they appear to complement each other, to make one and the same truth clear. <\/p>\n
\nIt is simply the drawing and there is nothing missing!<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWhen we read a Bible verse, we simply read what it says.
\nDo not look for what might be missing.
\nIn doing so one could quickly read something else in the Bible verse than what the author intended to it convey.<\/p>\nSo just read what it says.<\/h3>\n
\nIn that situation the Bible needs to be explained by the Bible.
\nWhen a verse only contains part of the message, the message can only be fully understood when another Bible verse sheds light on the same \u2018oval\u2019, the same subject, in a different way.
\nThe two verses together, or together with yet other verses, then give the full portent of the message.<\/p>\nDo not thereby draw conclusions too quickly…<\/h3>\n
\nIn this parable Jesus tells of a rich man who goes abroad and divides his property among his slaves.
\nAfter a while he returns and calls them to account, to see what his slaves have achieved with his property.<\/p>\n\n
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\nA complete interpretation of these parables can be found in the explanation of: The parable of the gabs of gold<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n