As an admirer of John MacArthur's works, I was delighted to
get the chance to read and review his new book Parables. MacArthur explores Jesus’ reasons for speaking in
parables, as well as the ongoing turbulent relationship He had with the Pharisees
and Sadducees. Each chapter focuses on expositing a parable or collection of
parables and examining the meaning behind it. MacArthur puts each parable in
the context of Hebrew culture at the time, and explains how it still applies to
us today.
All of the parables in the book were familiar to me, but I
learned quite a bit from the in depth discussions, and I feel the lessons
within those parables are much more clear now! He explains that there is a
fairly simple explanation for each parable, and why they are NOT supposed to
mean something different to everybody.
One thing I didn’t expect to gain from reading this book was
a sense of conviction. Some of the parables have to deal with the Gospel and
how to be saved, while others deal with Christian living. They teach how we
should treat each other and behave while we await Christ’s second coming.
Reading through them with open eyes allowed me to examine my own life and see
things I need to change.
I highly recommend this book for every Christian. It isn’t
difficult to get through at all and I think Christians in every stage of their
walk with Christ have something to benefit from it!
I received this book
for free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers <http://booklookbloggers.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to
write a positive review and the opinions and thoughts I have expressed are my
own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16
CFR, Part 255
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