Parables are not nice little stories to help us understand the Bible. We have been told this by well-meaning teachers and pastors, but it is not true. To the contrary, parables are used by God to deliberately keep some from knowing His secrets. Before you click away, let me elucidate.
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Your explanation offers a fresh lens on how parables might function to reveal divine secrets selectively.