Great Faith vs Little Faith?
It seems to me that many of us, myself included, want to go to heaven, but not right now. It sounds together like a good enough definition of forever to me if I ever heard it.
As for Matt 21:21 - So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have (enough in some translations) faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done."
Now according to my own personal way there is no evidence this statement from Jesus now that there is any evidence Jesus was speaking figuratively, as there would be if it were set in a parable. There is no para, alongside comparison as there is in a parable.
It is a flat out stand a lone statement. In a parable the story is not true but is made up to illustrate the spiritual which is true. In Matt 21:21 there is nothing similar to a parable. '
The setting does seem inspired by Psalm 46 however. My view is strongly in favor of the power of faith here, notice from Jesus Himself. There are many, maybe many more if they thought about it, who do not agree with me but rather favor a figurative view.
This, I tend to think, weakens the strength of Jesus statement from my personal orbit. When do I stop? Is the Cross figurative as well?
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