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Why Did Jesus Explain His Parables to Only a Few?

May 24, 2024

Why Did Jesus Explain His Parables to Only a Few?

25 min

Why Did Jesus Explain His Parables to Only a Few?

25 min

“It’s not that Jesus says ‘I don’t want people to be forgiven’ and that He’s stingy with His grace, with His love, with His mercy.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.