Parables : the mysteries of God's Kingdom revealed through the stories Jesus told / John MacArthur.

2022 reprint

Published in association with the literary agency of Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc.

Introduction -- One ominous day in Galilee -- A lesson about receiving the word -- A lesson about the cost of discipleship -- A lesson about justice and grace -- A lesson about neighborly love -- A lesson about justification by faith -- A lesson about faithfulness -- A lesson about serpentine wisdom -- A lesson about heaven and hell -- A lesson about persistence in prayer -- Appendix. Storied truth : objective meaning in narrative.

Pastor-teacher John MacArthur helps readers understand Jesus’ parables and how they relate to the whole of His message. Jesus was a master storyteller, and the parables He told were ingeniously simple word pictures with profound spiritual lessons. Understanding the parables is a crucial matter for followers of Jesus. Jesus told parables so His people might comprehend His message about the kingdom of God clearly. In this book, expositor and Bible commentator John MacArthur deftly explains how
a parable is an ingeniously simple word picture illuminating a profound spiritual lesson; even the most detailed parables usually teach fairly straightforward, uncomplicated lessons; and in those cases where symbolism is more complex, Jesus almost always explains the symbolism for us. MacArthur has spent a lifetime explaining the Word of God in clear and comprehensible terms. In Parables, he helps Christians understand the essential lessons contained in the most famous and influential short stories the world has ever known.--Reformers Bookshop.

Added to GBC Library Holland Park 10 September 2023.