Rightly divide scripture. Rom 12:1-2

Divide what apply to you and what applies to Jesus enemies.

When Jesus spoke to his enemies,  he spoke one way, when he spoke to his close followers,  he spoke a different way. Very important to understand this differences. If this is not correctly applied to Jesus saying then they can be misunderstood and taken out of context and come up with the wrong conclusions. If it is not 100% clear who Jesus is talking to then you can not know the correct context of the text. You need to know very clearly who Jesus is talking to so you have it in context.

Mark 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Jesus purpose for speaking to his enemy

Jesus purpose for speaking to his enemy was to confuse, confound, one-upman ship to make there yoke harder, if not  impossible. In their heart they reject Jesus and wanted to kill him. They are close minded, only following there leaders sayings. They were putting heavy burdens on the people.  Jesus had contempt for them. Jesus intentionally help them not to perceive and not to understand to prevent them from coming to the true “lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them”, which is needed to be saved. Jesus knew there hearts.

Jesus, as a Rabbi,  was training 12 disciples, so the religious leaders would spy on Jesus to see what he was teaching them. Similar to a principal stepping in a class room to monitor how the teacher is teaching and what they are teaching. But they were very jealous of Jesus and want to catch him with wrong teaching so they could have him killed.

Mt 23: 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, ^F43 and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi….

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves

30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Read the rest of Matt 23 to understand Jesus feeling about his enemies.

Jesus purpose talking to the close followers

Jesus purpose talking to the close followers was the opposite, to know the mystery of the kingdom of God to explain truth, remove confusion, not one up men ship, help them to understand in him they are worthy of heaven. He gave comfort and hope. He said my yoke is easy. He tried to help them understand, like a shepherd to his helpless sheep. Jesus had love for them.

Mt 11:30 - For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  (to Christians, not to Jesus enemies)

This context must be apply to all Jesus sayings,  to put all Jesus saying in proper context. If Jesus saying to his enemies should be basically N/A to Christians unless they are clearly explained to his disciples afterwards,  to remove any confusion or misunderstanding of what was said. If not then a wrong conclusion may be the results. The disciples knew Mark 4:11 that Jesus  words to his enemies may be not for them,  but unto them (Jesus enemies)  that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Many people totally ignore or are ignorance of this very important context of Jesus sayings. Many think if Jesus say it then it must apply to all Christians. This is not true. To who and why did Jesus say what he said. Many end up tried to apply something to Christians,  which were for Jesus enemies and not to Christians at all.

The Sermon on the Mount is a great example of this. The first 15 verses, (full of mercy and grace and my yoke is easy message,)  were spoken to Jesus close 12 disciples, but the rest of it spoken the outsiders (make their yoke very hard, confound, confuse, one up man ship) similar to the parables.

Sermon on the Mount, at first only the 12 disciples followed Jesus to have a private meeting, but instead of a private meeting, Jesus enemies want to spy on them and they also followed. At the end of the Sermon there were thousands of outsides (many were Jesus enemies)  on the hill.

Sermon on the Mount, but only a few could hear Jesus at any given time, so Jesus had to be walking around speaking out loud to different groups or individuals. But this is not clear we don’t have the explanation to the close disciples afterward to explain it so we can clearly understand it and what and how it apply to Christians.

The 12 disciples saw who Jesus was speaking to, we do not know what they saw. Was it friend or enemies? So with out this clear explanation, we will be misunderstanding of it. Remember the purpose for Jesus talking to the enemies was to “,  but unto them (many were Jesus enemies)  that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

 Mark 4:11 applies to the rest of the Sermon on the Mount. 

I have heard some Christians having a nervous breakdown trying to follow the Sermon on the Mount as best they could. I know some have committed suicide because of the Sermon on the Mount.   They misunderstand most of the Sermon was to outsiders and not to 12 disciples or Christians.

Jesus purpose was to make his enemies have a harder yoke to follower.

To Christians, Jesus said my yoke is easy. 

To his enemies, the way of the wicked is hard. 

Some misunderstood Christians,  are trying to do the opposite, they are putting heavy yoke meant for the outsiders, onto Christian,  just like the leaders of Hebrews during Jesus times putting heavy burden on the people. This may cause depression, lost of Joy of the Lord, a defeated attitude as a Christian, may even lead to suicide.

Jesus said MT 11:30  my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  .

Jesus said, Jn 10:10 The thief's (Satan or Jesus enemies) purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My (Jesus) purpose is to give life in all its fullness ( or more abundant).    

Mark 4

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Mt 13:34

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

Mr 4:34

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

Lu 8:4

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

Lu 12:41

Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

Lu 18:9

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Lu 20:19

And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

Joh 10:6

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.