Parable for Salvation

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Parable for SalvationÂ

I am going to relate to you a parable.Â Now a parable is a short story with a heavenly meaning.Â

A blind man and his buddy were out in the woods.Â The blind man sat down to rest and his buddy went ahead to scout the trail.Â While the blind man was resting on a log, something long and slithery climbed into his lap.Â Now blind or not, he took off.Â Â Now after a few seconds of running, he started yelling for his buddy while feeling for a safe place to sit and wait.Â His buddy hearing his blind friend and realizing that something was amiss started in the direction of the yelling.Â When the buddy arrived close to the sound he saw a sign saying â€œquicksand aheadâ€ and the yelling was coming from that direction.Â When the buddy arrived he was on one side of the quicksand pool and his friend was already up to his shoulders on the other side.Â Knowing that there was not time to get around to the other side the friend yelled for him to reach up to his left for there was a limb that he might reach.Â Now when the blind man heard his friend, by â€œblind faithâ€, he could choose to trust the word and reach for the limb for his salvation, or he could choose not to reach.Â It was the blind manâ€™s decision.Â Â

This is faith, if the blind man believed in that which he could not see and trusted in the words he heard.Â Hebrews 11:1 â€œNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.â€Â Romans 10:14, â€œHow, then, shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear with a preacher (proclaimer)?â€

Now as all good disciples asked of Jesus after he spoke of a parable,Â â€œWhat is the meaning of that?â€Â

I call this a parable of salvation.

Woods represents life or the world.Â

The blind man represents what?Â Â (Sinner)

Being blind represents what?Â (Sinner does not understand the Word of God) 1 Cor. 1:18; 2:14; 2 Cor. 3: 14 (the Jew); 4:4.

The friend represents whom?Â (Friend) 2 Cor. 3:3-4;

Long and Slithery represents what? (Evil)

Running away represents what? (Manâ€™s natural response)

Why did the blind man yell for his buddy?Â (Realized he was lost or in trouble)

The quicksand represents what? (Sin)

Why did the blind man fall into the quicksand? (Because a friend was not there to guide)

The sign was what?Â (Warning for those that can see)

Telling the whereabouts of the limb represents what?Â (Gospel of Salvation)

Reaching out for the limb represents what?Â (Accepting Salvation through faith)

The limb represents what?Â (Christ)

How could the blind man be saved?Â First he had to have faith in the words from his friend and having faith that following the directions would save him.Â Faith was his salvation.Â The result of his acceptance of salvation was holding onto the limb for his life.Â Of course this would represent eternal life.

Read Romans 10:9-21.Â DiscussÂ Romans 10:13-15. â€œFor whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14. How, then, shall they call on him in whom they have not believed?Â And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?Â And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15. And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tiding of good things!â€Â continue onto verse 17. Â â€œSo, the, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.â€

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Recognition of Lost condition.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The transforming of ones life.Â

Powerless to save yourself.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The new man, Saul to Paul, example 2 Cor.

Faith in the Death, burial andÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:17; Eph 2:15; READ Eph. 4:21-24.

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