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Why Did Jesus Teach in Confusing Parables?

February 21, 2024

Adriel Sanchez

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Why Did Jesus Teach in Confusing Parables?

25 min

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Why Did Jesus Teach in Confusing Parables?

25 min

“The parables throughout scripture are a kind of judgment or indictment brought against, specifically, the Covenant people who had rejected the word and the law of God.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. How can I be sure of God’s will for using my gifts?
  2. How can I keep my conscience blameless before God?
  3. On the cross, did Jesus mean that the thief would be in heaven that day?
  4. Why did Jesus teach in parables?

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Adriel Sanchez

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.

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