The Purpose of Parables – Parables E1

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Christianity, Old Testament, Torah, Theology, New Testament, God, Demons, Tim Mackie, Bible Study, Angels, Bible, Jesus, Spiritual Beings, Jon Collins, Religion & Spirituality, Spirit, Satan

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🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Parables are a common tool, even today, for teaching morals through short stories. But is this how Jesus used them? In this first episode of a new series, Tim and Jon talk about what parables are and how Jesus used them in surprising ways.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, a quick update before this episode begins.
0:03.1	Today's Monday, March 15, 2020, and the world is figuring out how to deal with the novel
0:08.7	coronavirus called COVID-19. And I'm sure this is affecting your life in some way.
0:14.4	The West Coast of the United States where we are located have banned gatherings of 250 people
0:20.4	or more amongst other precautions. And Tim and I, we were talking about this. We have both worked
0:25.5	on church staff in the past and we know how impacting a church cancellation is.
0:31.2	On the local church, there's a direct connection to the people attending on a Sunday and how
0:35.2	much the church receives and gifts that week. And so we want to encourage you if you're part
0:40.3	of a local church that can't gather to consider making an extra effort to continue to give to your
0:45.9	church during this time. Also, if you're on our email list this week, you're going to get some ideas
0:52.8	on how you can use some Bible project resources during smaller informal gatherings that may be
0:59.5	an alternative to the large weekly gatherings that are being canceled. If you aren't on our email
1:04.6	list, you can get on it. Go to BibleProject.com, scroll to the very bottom of the page and you'll see
1:10.9	a place to sign up for our newsletter. Above all, this is a time for us as followers of Jesus.
1:16.6	To remember, we have a hope that transcends all of this. And it's an opportunity to practice
1:21.4	his vision of generosity and self-giving love to others. Okay, now on to the episode.
1:30.1	Hey, this is John at the Bible Project and today we're kicking off a new series on how to
1:35.2	read the parables of Jesus. Even if you've never read the Bible, odds are you've heard one of Jesus'
1:40.7	parables. A couple famous ones are the Good Samaritan and the Prodicle Sun. These parables have stuck
1:47.9	in our culture because they're memorable. But why did Jesus tell parables? One reason was he wanted
1:55.0	to introduce us to the way he views the world. So they're not primarily just more holistic tales,
2:02.9	telling you what could be a good person, but they do often address ethical values. But what was
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