Introduction Few teachings in the Bible stretch our minds and humble our hearts like the doctrine of predestination, which is God’s eternal decree by which He graciously chooses some to eternal life in Christ and justly passes by others in…
A life of true happiness is that rare gem which every human heart seeks. An entire industry – marketing – exists with the intent to make you, a needy human heart, feel a lack of happiness and to assure you…
Basic Bible interpretation teaches this pattern: observation, interpretation, application. What good is it if we know the facts without applying it to our lives? Now that we have looked at in-depth Mary’s Magnificat, what can we in 21st century America…
Mary, did you know That your baby boy will one day walk on water? Mary, did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know That your baby boy has come to make you…
After the preacher has wrestled well with all the interpretive difficulties that come with reading and understanding the parables of Jesus, the task now lies before him to communicate and preach the parable faithfully, clearly, and persuasively. This jump from…
Since 1854, the Roman Catholic Church has adopted the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, the idea that Mary was sinless from her conception to her death. It reads, “The doctrine which holds that the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the…
The Parables of Jesus are some of the most delightful passages to read in Scripture. Within them, Jesus, the God-man, weaves together powerful stories filled with symbols, metaphors, and illustrations that only the greatest Story-Teller would be able to tell.…
I would imagine that most if not all of those reading this article have read or at least heard of the book The Pilgrim’s Progress, the allegorical story about a man named Christian and his journey from the City of…
“Context is king.” This is the paramount hermeneutic for all Bible texts, each having one exegetical point.[1] The Bible’s entire text, including the parables, has one ultimate homiletical point: Bow before Jesus the King of Kings! Steven McCarthy points out…
Among the many genres of Scripture, the parables of Jesus hold a unique power. They are simple and profound, familiar and unsettling, inviting and confrontational. They draw hearers into a story before they realize the story has drawn them before…
