Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God by using parables and allegories.

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Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God by using parables and allegories. I will outline his teaching by using examples from St. Mark's Gospel, then I will go on to explain the differences between a parable and an allegory and explain the symbolic meanings of the allegories of the tenants in the vineyard and the sower. Following that I will explain the use of parables in St. Mark's Gospel and why Jesus' preferred teaching method was by using parables. Finally I will go on to explore the quote "this earth will never be God's Kingdom" and give my opinion on this showing that I have considered another point of view.

The Jews had a very strict idea about what they believed the kingdom of god should be like. They were tired of being ruled by people. They wanted to fight to be free and rule the world from Jerusalem. They thought that the kingdom would be mighty and powerful. They believed that a leader called the Messiah would arrive and lead them to victory.
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However Jesus had a different point of view. He believed that the Kingdom of God already existed here on earth. Anyone who was not a Jew could be part of it. Jesus used parables to describe what the kingdom of God is like and how people should act if they wanted to be in the Kingdom.

In the parable of the lamp, Jesus describes the Kingdom of God as a lamp because when a lamp is lit, it should not be put under the bed or under a bowl, but it is put on a stand ...

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