PARABLES OF JESUS – The Sower
Matthew 13:3
"Then He spoke many thing to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.' "
The word "parable" comes from two Greek words – para (beside) and ballo (throw). So a parable is a dramatic story placed beside a truth to explain the meaning of the truth. It is an expanded metaphor. We use figures of speech when we try to describe something by comparing it to something else. For example, we might say, "The new car rode like a cloud." Or, "It was black as night." The metaphor brings to what we are trying to say. So parables are not just good stories. We look for God's truth in the parables of Jesus.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Parables are vivid stories to explain truth.
Have a "looking" day. Love you.
Matthew 13:3
"Then He spoke many thing to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.' "
The word "parable" comes from two Greek words – para (beside) and ballo (throw). So a parable is a dramatic story placed beside a truth to explain the meaning of the truth. It is an expanded metaphor. We use figures of speech when we try to describe something by comparing it to something else. For example, we might say, "The new car rode like a cloud." Or, "It was black as night." The metaphor brings to what we are trying to say. So parables are not just good stories. We look for God's truth in the parables of Jesus.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Parables are vivid stories to explain truth.
Have a "looking" day. Love you.
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