Tag: parables of Jesus
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Day 312: Does the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Teach Works-Righteousness? (Matthew 25:31-46)
When Keith Green thundered, “The only difference between the sheep and the goats is what they did and didn’t do,” he captured the urgency of Jesus’ words in Matthew 25. But was Jesus really teaching salvation by works? This parable doesn’t show how we earn salvation—it shows what saving grace inevitably produces.
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Day 287: Treasures Old and New (Matthew 13:51-52)
Jesus ends His parables in Matthew 13 with a line most people skip: a scribe trained for the kingdom brings out treasures old and new. In a world quick to “unhitch” from the Old Testament, Jesus calls us to treasure both—the ancient promises and their fulfillment in Him.
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Day 300: What Does “Prodigal” Actually Mean? (Luke 15)
We call him the “prodigal son,” but that word never appears in the story. “Prodigal” doesn’t mean “wayward”—it means “recklessly extravagant.” And that makes the real prodigal in this story not the son, but the Father.
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Day 287: The Treasure and the Pearl: Two Stories, One Gospel (Matthew 13:44-46)
Jesus told two parables that sound almost identical—a treasure hidden in a field and a pearl of great price. But look closer: one describes how we find salvation, and the other reveals how salvation found us. Together they tell the story of a God who gave all He had to make us His own.
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Day 286: Praying Shamelessly (Luke 11:8-9)
Jesus’ story about the midnight visitor teaches more than persistence—it invites us to pray without shame. The gospel restores what Eden lost: the freedom to come to our Father completely vulnerable, completely safe, completely loved.