Preaching on the Parables

In the outset of this essay, it is perhaps well to answer the questions as to what the parables are and the purpose of Christ in introducing parables in the course of his instruction and preaching unto the people. The very word parable means the placing of two or more subjects together, in order to compare them. The parables spoken by our Lord during His public ministry were the earthy and the heavenly objects, which He compared together, and found them to be VERY COMPARABLE. There was utmost...