The Parables
A parable is a story from ordinary life laid beside a spiritual truth. Jesus used parables to teach those willing to hear and to answer those who had hardened themselves, and we read them by their setting and His own explanations, not as a secret code.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
Define a parable, and show where parables stand in the life of Christ
Explain why Jesus spoke in parables from Matthew 13:10-17 and Mark 4:11-12, and answer the Calvinist reading fairly
Read a parable by its setting, its explanation, and its main point
Answer allegorizing, including Shincheonji's claim that parables are sealed prophecy
Read the kingdom parables of Matthew 13 as describing the age between the King's rejection and His return
Walk through the sower, the prodigal son, the Good Samaritan, the talents, and others