Why Did Jesus Not Forgive The Fig Tree That Bore No Fruit when He Reached For It?

A tree that was out of season was shown no mercy ... are we not referred to as Seeds that are Sown, in Scripture?

Why Did Jesus Not Forgive The Fig Tree That Bore No Fruit when He Reached For It?
Jesus cursed the fig tree on His way to the temple. On that day He threw out those who were selling and buying in the temple.
Reply:Wrong. Wrong. WRONG.

The reason for the temple was people were disrespecting temple/ which is the House of God. The fig tree is YOU, and anyone who doesn't appreciate the Gifts God gives them. Report It
Reply:Two different stories on two different days.

Learn, and then ask question, or shut up, and keep your ill informed mind to yourself. Report It
Reply:Great the blind leading the idiot. You are both wrong. prejudice, thinking you are the righteous one. Report It
Reply:Christ made two trips to the temple, and He cursed the fig tree on His second trip. Matt 12 says 'Now the next day' referring to the trip to the fig tree on the way to the temple on 2ND day...so how that makes me ill informed or idiot? Report It
Reply:And what part of my answer makes me prejudice and thinking I am the righteous one? I do my share of Bible studying. I cannot help what the asker writes after my answer. The fig tree is you too. Report It
Reply:PL, you are not the prejudice or think of themselves as righteous one, It is Lakota Bob. The question is prejudice, asked without understand, only to provoke others. You are Blind, because your answer was wrong. 'I AM SORRY if I hurt you'. Yes it is me too. Report It
Reply:PL, I AM VERY SORRY IF I HURT YOU. Please forgive me.

It is just I got upset by the question and the Asker reply to you. I should have put down the name.

SORRY PL Report It
Reply:Apology accepted. Now I give you the right answer.

The fig tree was used to illustrate that Israel's rejection of the Messiah would lead to their downfall. And immediately after... Report It
Reply:And immediately after the tree was cursed, Jesus was accosted in the temple by the Jewish authorities, who would soon call for His crucifiction. Report It
Reply:PL, Mark 12: The power of faith. Report It
Reply:God knows
Reply:it is because God creates all things for good purpose. some just refuse to bear good fruits (good actions, good impacts). because of the uselessness, it is the same as they're not even existed.



Jesus never said forgive/not forgive with the fig tree.
Reply:It's an excellent question.



It makes Jesus to look like a tyrant.
Reply:Yep, but later Peter remembered what Christ told the fig tree and saw that it was withered. Jesus went on to explain about faith and asking things from God.

I'm sure the analogy that you pointed out is inferred.
Reply:all that stuff is meant to be taken allegorically, and IN HISTORICAL CONTEX , not as literal truth.
Reply:Thank you..... now I'm even more confused!!!
Reply:Well, considering jesus was fictional - I don't think he had to forgive a tree!
Reply:The stories in the Bible are mostly parables. In this story the fig tree was a disobedient living thing. Even after the Lord gave it the power to produce out of season, it didn't have enough faith to believe in the Lord and produce the fruit.

This is an example, of Believing in God, trusting God, and Knowing that God can do all no matter of seasons or any other obstacles.



If I am correct of what you are referring to! We are referred to as seeds, what, how and where we are nourished we will come out, and grow to be the fruit of that seed. A healthy, well balanced fruit of life, or a barren weak no hope in life without fruit kind of life. That doesn't produce anything, give to other others, teach, help, be useful to others.

Think out side of the box, If religion was that easy to figure out. We will not be doing the same mistakes in our life hundreds of thousands of years, and still doing them again. Not just Christians, Muslims as well as others. They misinterpret, misunderstand, and draw conclusion on their own, that may end up to be wrong.



I hope that was helpful.
Reply:It is an example. We are the fig trees. If we do not bare fruit which is go out and delivery the good news and make disciples as we are commanded. Or we don't be odedient we are cut off in sense like the fig tree.
Reply:Because God gave us the right of bearing fruit or having children as a gift and when the tree bore no fruit it was like the tree didnt appreciate the gift that god had given and this made jesus upset and he never forgave him. Its like the biblical story of the three men that were all given talents and one of the men took his talents and buried them while the others took theirs and used them and gained more. God took the guys talents away when he saw that he had buried them, while the others kept theirs.

larry