After ruling out the possibility of being right with God through the law, Paul presented the only way – through faith in Jesus Christ.
This first parable from Matthew provides the key to understanding all the parables and to entering the kingdom of God.
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
