In the parable of the sheep and goats, God separated His children based on whether they had given meat when He was an hungered, given drink when He was thirsty, taken Him in when He was a stranger, clothed Him when He was naked, visited Him when He was sick, and come to Him when He was in prison. The parable emphasizes the importance of serving others and overcoming selfishness.
Jesus gave several parables involving human relationships that are important in gospel living. The Lord often asked his followers to control anger, jealousy and forgive others. One classic story is that of the unforgiving servant that Jesus related following Peter’s question on how often he should forgive. The parable of the importance of forgiveness then followed the Savior’s answer to Peter.
In one of the parables the Savior mentions a Pharisee and a Publican. "And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went…
Paul's military metaphor helps us see how to protect ourselves spiritually.
The Savior taught a powerful parable referred to as "the prodigal son." "And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give…
Every one of us has been blessed with many marvelous capabilities, and one of the great objectives of our journey through mortality is to improve upon them. The Savior taught this lesson in His parable of the talents.
Paul wrote to Timothy: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God…
Jesus, our Redeemer, has given a powerful parable to stress the importance of constant personal spiritual preparedness. It is the parable of the Ten Virgins, a warning to all mankind everywhere.
A physical body is given to each of us by our loving Heavenly Father. He created it as a tabernacle for our spirit to assist each of us in our quest to fulfill the full measure of our creation. Our bodies allow each of us to experience the great plan of salvation that He has designed for all His children. He wants us eventually to become more like Him and return to live with Him.
Each of us have a spark of divinity in us as sons and daughters of God! What a marvelous truth!