1 Timothy 2:3-4: “This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Summary: The Parable of the Wedding Feast…
Matthew 6:19-20: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves…
Galatians 2:16: “…we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ…” Summary: In the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16), Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to…
Matthew 16:18: “…I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Isaiah 6:9- 10, “…hearing, but do not understand;…seeing, but do not perceive.” In my Sower and the Seed post, I explained that “Christ used parables to teach His disciples (and us) for several reasons. First, parables were a means to…
Matthew 19:21, “…sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” Summary The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price in Matthew 13 illustrate…
Matthew 7:14: “…the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to [eternal] life, and there are few who find it.” Summary: This article contrasts the biblical teaching that the path to eternal life is narrow and…
Matthew 13:13: “This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.” Summary In Matthew 13:13, Jesus explains His use of parables to reveal…
1 Peter 1:24: “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers, and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” 1 Peter 1:24 above speaks…
