Parables

Outline XXI THE UNPROFITABE SERVANT For the parable read Luke 17: 7-10. Strictly speaking the contents of these verses can hardly be called a parable. The usual introductory words “the kingdom of heaven is like unto’’ are altogether absent; besides, the parable does not even say “a certain man had a servant”, or something similar. The introduction is in this case an appeal, “But which of you, having a servant. . . .” Hence the usual form of a parable is altogether absent. Nevertheless, the...