In the earlier parables, Jesus left people wondering what he meant. In the latter parables, Jesus was often very direct. For example, in Matthew 21:33-46, Jesus spoke a parable directly against the leaders of the Temple in Jerusalem. They had no problem understanding the parable, but they trapped themselves by their reaction to it. We too need to be careful not to fall into the same trap.
We concluded our series with I Peter 5:1-14, in which Peter described the three ways in which God cares for his people: through the...
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
The loss of the Ark from Israel anticipated the way of approaching God through Christ and also warns against faith that is merely outward...