The Parables of Jesus

This drawing of a stained glass window depicts connections between Jesus and a variety of his parables. This graphic version is by Kathy Grimm

A parable is  a succinct story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive principles, or lessons, or (sometimes) a normative principle. It differs from a fable in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human characters. It is a type of analogy.

Some scholars of the Canonical gospels and the New Testament apply the term “parable” only to the parables of Jesus, though that is not a common restriction of the term. Parables such as “The Prodigal Son” are central to Jesus’ teaching method in both the canonical narratives and the apocrypha.

Links to Sermons and Articles About Parables:

• The Parable of the Sower
• The Parables of Jesus Christ
• Why did Jesus teach in parables?

Related articles

• Growing in Christ (thekingspresence.wordpress.com)
• Matthew 13: The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like (kingdomnewtestament.wordpress.com)
• A Broken Family (cfcwaterloo.wordpress.com)
• Lost…explosive parables, and the fall out (thewearypilgrim.typepad.com)
• Parable of the Rude-As-Heck-Employees (thecontrarywoman.wordpress.com)
• Matthew 13:1-30 (wiseasking.wordpress.com)
• Be a Good Neighbor (chasingthewind.net)
• Letter: A parable: God must wonder who was paying attention to Jesus’ sermons (tcpalm.com)
• “Parables from the Back Side” Quote (missionmusings.wordpress.com)
• [10] Ready to meet God? (notmanywise.wordpress.com)
• The Power of Parable How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction about Jesus By John Dominic Crossan (evolutionarymystic.wordpress.com)
• When the “Other” is my Neighbor (bobcornwall.com)
• The Road to Emmaus (billpeddie.wordpress.com)
• Heaven is a great place …. who have you told about it? (baaaaa.com)

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Jesus is our “Good Samaritan”

Jesus is our "Good Samarian" by Kathy Grimm

“A musician is not recommended for playing long, but for playing well; it is obeying God willingly, that is accepted: the Lord hates that which is forced, it is rather a tax than an offering. Cain served God grudgingly; he brought his sacrifice, not his heart. To obey God’s commandments unwillingly is like the devils who came out of the man possessed, at Christ’s command, but with reluctancy and against their will. Good duties must not be pressed and beaten out of us, as the waters came out of the rock when Moses smote it with his rod; but must freely drop from us, as myrrh from the tree, or honey from the comb. If a willing mind be wanting, there wants that flower which should perfume our obedience, and make it a sweet-smelling savor unto God.” by T. Watson.

I love the meaning of and the implications of “sacrifice,” however, in this quote the term is used differently. The meaning behind the quote is important I think. Many people give sacrificially from their hearts.

Related articles

• The Story of The Good Samaritan (21st-century-faith.com)
• Getting It Right (ninatidwell.com)
• Have you ever been an outsider? (everydayawe.com)
• Compassion… (brianmcgown.com)

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