Theology, church history and apologetics.
Jesus spoke this scene near the end of the Olivet Discourse, in the last days before His death, as the third and final movement in a sequence that began with the ten virgins and continued through the talents. The virgins…
Parables of ChristA man came out of the crowd gathered around Jesus and interrupted Him with a private grievance. "Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me."1 The request assumed that Jesus stood in the place of a…
Parables of ChristJesus told this parable on the Mount of Olives, in the last week of His life, in answer to a question His disciples had asked about the sign of His coming and the end of the age. It follows immediately…
Parables of ChristJesus told this parable within days of the cross. It stands in the last block of His teaching, after the ten virgins and before the judgment of the sheep and the goats, and all three deal with the same stretch…
Parables of ChristLuke gives the occasion before he gives the parable, and the occasion governs everything that follows. Publicans and sinners drew near to hear Jesus, "And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them."1 Three…
Parables of ChristA lawyer stood up to test Jesus. The word describes an expert in the Mosaic Law, a man whose life was given to the interpretation of the commandments, and his question was the largest a man can ask: "Master, what…
Parables of ChristThe Condition of Our Hearts The setting of this profound parable transports us to the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The morning sun sparkles on the gentle waves as they lap against the shoreline, and the crowd has grown…
Parables of Christ / TheologyAll ten expected the bridegroom and all ten slept. The parable divides them by preparation, and preparation could not be borrowed at midnight.
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