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Paul talks about being baptized into a body, as if one could be immersed into a torso. Peter talks about Christians as “living stones,” itself a mixed metaphor, and then he says that these “living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood” (1 Peter 2:5 ESV).
Nov 28, 2021 · The Bible writers and Jesus often mixed metaphors and the OP has listed a prime example. Here is another example from the writing of Paul in 1 Cor 3 - V1, 2 - Paul uses the metaphor of infants drinking milk; V3 - metaphor of a walk compared to the Christian life; V6, 7 - church compared to a plants in a farm being watered and harvested
Jun 10, 2019 · In Rom 3-6, Paul develops the theology of the Atonement where he uses numerous metaphors such as, legal (Justification/acquittal), Accounting (credited as righteous), slavery (redemption/manumission), Family reconciliation, Jewish sacrifices, etc, etc.
Sep 5, 2024 · The Bible uses metaphor to help us make connections that allow us to understand deeper truths. Jesus often used metaphors to make statements about Himself, as in the examples below: Jesus said, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35). This confused some people.
Apr 16, 2018 · But in the tenth chapter the writer of the Gospel of John goes all out and has Jesus using not just a metaphor but a mixed metaphor. For in chapter 10, we read that Jesus declared: “I AM the Gate. The gate through which the sheep must pass.” and then mixes it up by saying, “I AM the Good Shepherd.”
Nov 30, 2023 · Metaphors help us understand lesser-known concepts by comparing them to known truths. David used a metaphor when he famously wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1). In that statement, he was comparing God’s relationship with him to the relationship a shepherd has with his flock.
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Feb 8, 2016 · The Bible is filled with hundreds of metaphors for God, yet Christians tend to limit themselves to only a few: shepherd, father, rock, king. A few of the obscure lyrical ones include clothing, beekeeper, a loaf of bread, a cypress tree. Consider how the power of metaphor may influence how our friendship with God, and our sense of ourselves ...
