12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.”
Why would God curse a tree for not carrying fruit out of season?
Great question! As for the out of season, there were leaves on the trees but no fruit, I think there was an expectation of the first budding fruits for Passover. Moreover this is symbolic of looking 'alive' but being 'dead', it really comes together when you take the whole chapter onto account, Jesus drives out the money changers in the temple too this chapter, He is calling out bad stuff and showing us it will not work in His Kingdom.
The fig tree died, by God's will and God was explaining how those that appear to be alive but bear no fruit (fruits of the Spirit) they will also die (and are dead already). The Lord cannot abide it, He cannot be with a soul determined to stray from the vine of life, herein lies freewill. The Lord has control over the tree and made it the right condition to illustrate this human condition to which we are prone, we are prone to death and averse to life. Sucks.
"Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." In this case it was an action serving as a parable. There's a lesson about fruitfulness and the importance thereof in that event, but you're missing it.
Would you be willing to pick an instance for discussion? Edit: and by what comparison, if you please.
Why would God curse a tree for not carrying fruit out of season?
Great question! As for the out of season, there were leaves on the trees but no fruit, I think there was an expectation of the first budding fruits for Passover. Moreover this is symbolic of looking 'alive' but being 'dead', it really comes together when you take the whole chapter onto account, Jesus drives out the money changers in the temple too this chapter, He is calling out bad stuff and showing us it will not work in His Kingdom.
How do you know that? The text presents it as something that really happened. Are you saying the episode with the fig tree did not actually happen?
The fig tree died, by God's will and God was explaining how those that appear to be alive but bear no fruit (fruits of the Spirit) they will also die (and are dead already). The Lord cannot abide it, He cannot be with a soul determined to stray from the vine of life, herein lies freewill. The Lord has control over the tree and made it the right condition to illustrate this human condition to which we are prone, we are prone to death and averse to life. Sucks.
"Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." In this case it was an action serving as a parable. There's a lesson about fruitfulness and the importance thereof in that event, but you're missing it.
This isn't Jesus telling a parable. It's a description of an event involving Jesus.
Whoosh. I'll try explaining again. The action taken held a lesson in it, like how a parable does.