Metaphores don't pay

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Daniel Marsh:
How literal does one take metaphors in scripture?
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If it is a true metaphor, by definition, you don’t take it literally. Metaphors are used for comparison or examples to clarify a main point": “The kingdom of God is like…”

Do you have any specific examples in mind?
 
I didn’t know that was a metaphor. I thought it was a Fact!

Notworthy
 
Daniel Marsh:
em, God as King
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Literal Truth: God is ruler of the universe; he is all powerful, and we are subject to him out of justice and charity. We are his subjects and part of his kingdom when we acknowledge this and live by the requirements he has set for us.

**Carrying The Metaphor Too Far:**God is probably not siting in a physical castle with a literal crown made of the element gold on his head. To be in the presence of God is REAL, but not limited to what we are used to in our limited physical world. What the reality is to which the metaphor points, we can only imagine.
 
Jesus preached the coming of the kingdom. How does this become a metaphor?

Notworthy
 
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Fidelis:
If it is a true metaphor, by definition, you don’t take it literally. Metaphors are used for comparison or examples to clarify a main point": “The kingdom of God is like…”

Do you have any specific examples in mind?
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“The kingdom of God is like…” is NOT a metaphor. It is a simile.

Now that’s grammatical nit-picking. 🙂
 
Daniel Marsh:
Hi Notworthy, whom is the heavenly court?
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I would say Jesus reigns as king, and Mary as Queen.

Why do you ask?

Notworthy
 
asteroid said:
“The kingdom of God is like…” is NOT a metaphor. It is a simile.

Now that’s grammatical nit-picking. 🙂
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You’re right–on both counts! 😃
 
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