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Man Going On A Far Journey
The Parable of the Faithful Servant (or Parable of the Door Keeper) is a parable of Jesus found in Gospel of Matthew, Matthew 24:42-51, Gospel of Mark, Mark 13:34-37, and Gospel of Luke, Luke 12:35-48 about how it is important for the faithful to keep watch. In Matthew's Gospel, it immediately precedes the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which has a similar Christian eschatology, eschatological theme of being prepared for the day of reckoning. Narrative In Luke's Gospel, the parable reads as follows: Interpretation In Matthew, the parable opens with the injunction: "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come" (Matthew 24:42). In other words, "the disciple must remain prepared for his Lord's coming, remaining alert and awake at his post."Craig S. Keener, A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew', Eerdmans, 1999, , p. 592. Even though there may be general signs of Second Coming of Christ, Jesus' Second Coming, the exact time is unknown. This is a the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A school of thought, or intellectual tradition, is the perspective of a group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy, List of academic disciplines, discipline, belief, social movement, Schools of economic thought, economics, cultural movement, or art movement. History The phrase has become a common colloquialism which is used to describe those that think alike or those that focus on a common idea. The term's use is common place. Schools are often characterized by their currency, and thus classified into "new" and "old" schools. There is a convention, in political and philosophical fields of thought, to have "modern" and "classical" schools of thought. An example is the social liberalism, modern and classical liberalism, classical liberals. This dichotomy is often a component of paradigm shift. However, it is rarely the case that there are only two schools in any given field. Schools are often named after their founders such as the "Rinz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
