Explanation For The Muslim s Animosity To Israel
You know what? The Arab world consists of more than 10 states whereas Israel is only one and the land occupied by the Arab world is many times over the land of Israel. If the Arab world is so-called united and caring for their own brothers, why don't they integrate the Palestines into their society? Not forgetting the fact that many not all the Arab states are rich with oil with trillions of dollars sitting in their coffers. Fact or fiction you tell me!
In the same way when we want an explanation of the parables of the mustard seed and the leaven, the only one who knows the real meaning of these parables is Jesus, the one who uttered them.
Assume all students bring all materials needed in the game and they have understood the meaning and function of each preposition. In this step, the teacher tells the students about what they are going to do, namely playing preposition game. S/he also explains the properties of the game.
You know what? The Arab world consists of more than 10 states whereas Israel is only one and the land occupied by the Arab world is many times over the land of Israel. If the Arab world is so-called united and caring for their own brothers, why don't they integrate the Palestines into their society? Not forgetting the fact that many not all the Arab states are rich with oil with trillions of dollars sitting in their coffers. Fact or fiction you tell me!
Believe it or not, stress can be a lead "trigger" to these attacks. When stressful life events in family life or working condition become overwhelming they can "trigger" a panic attack. Remember, these attacks can be caused by our genetics.
In summary then we can say that these parables of the mustard seed and the leaven refer to the seed of the Kingdom of God which is the word of God planted in our heart and grows within us and influences our whole personality, transforming our body, soul, and spirit.
There are commentators who point to the great quantity of these three measures of flour. How can a small leaven act on these three measures of flour? It is just too much for that small amount of leaven. Why did Jesus not just say, "a measure of flour"? Why did he specify "three"?
Let's face the hard fact. It's just hard to say "no" and leave it at that. We have been programmed early on to either justify the raising of our drawbridge because we fear the consequences of NO, or worse, dropping it on those to whom in the past we have given of ourselves and whom now we call invaders and robbers.
