The gospel attributed to Matthew tells us that Jesus loved speaking in parables and always included them as a staple of everyday dialogue and teachings. When we are introduced to the importance of parables in this gospel (Matthew 13; after we have already heard a smattering of allegories in prior chapters), Jesus presents a string […]
Tag: Judgment
On the God of Judgment
About a third of the way through the gospel attributed to Matthew, we are introduced to the twelve apostles and Jesus’ first charges to them as those called to be laborers for God’s harvest. Chapters 11 and 12 sound a lot like a recapitulation of the earlier Sermon on the Mount a few chapters ago. […]
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