Metaphysical Monday: Metaphors and Parables
The gospel can be seen as a great mystery, which man has difficulty comprehending. Speaking of it in plain terms sometimes confuses a person more than telling the gospel by using symbols and allegory. It seems strange to some of us, but if we are to see the gospel fleshed out in our daily lives, we must understand this and not give up on understanding more difficult or veiled truths.
This is one reason, I believe, that Christ’s teachings were peppered with parables and His instructions veiled with the heavy use of symbolism. … Continued →