Parable #30— The Lost Coin — Luke 15:8-10 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have […]
Parable # 32 Unjust Steward / Shrewd Manager …Luke 16:1-13…Wa He Shrewd or Dishonest?…The Parable can be found in Luke 16:1–13. Some translations have the heading of “The Parable of the Dishonest Manager” while others have it as “The Parable of the Shrewd Manager” but whatever you call it, Jesus had a purpose in this parable […]
Parable #34 The Persistent Widow The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) teaches the necessity of patient, persistent, and persevering prayer, much like Parable#25 of the Persistent Friend (Luke 11:5-13). A mention of prayer precedes bothparables. Though delivered in different situations, they both show the absolute, immeasurable contrast between God and men, and provide evidence that God […]
“Why did Jesus teach in parables?”……Answer: It has been said that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The Lord Jesus frequently used parables as a means of illustrating profound, divine truths. Stories such as these are easily remembered, the characters bold, and the symbolism rich in meaning. Parables were a common […]
“What is the meaning of the Parable of the Wedding Feast?”……Answer: To begin, let’s take a look at the setting and circumstances wherein the Parable of the Wedding Feast is told: the land is being occupied by the Romans, who had permitted the Jews to keep their religion and way of life. The Pharisees, Sadducees, […]
Parable #36–Luke 18:9-14-…The Pharisee and the Tax Collector?”…Luke 18:9-14 9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[a]: […]
From Blind Beggar to Anointed Eyes By Kersley Fitzgerald……I read John 9 recently — the passage where Jesus heals the man born blind and then the man totally takes the Pharisees to school. Something stopped me short this time. In verse 11, when asked how he regained his sight, the formerly-blind man says Jesus “anointed” his eyes.…That’s such […]