What reply did Christ make?
Answer
"He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to
them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
Verses 11-13.
NOTE - Christ's object, therefore, in using parables was to teach the mysteries, or truths, of the
kingdom of heaven-truths not necessarily difficult to understand, but which had long been hidden or
obscured by sin, apostasy, and tradition-in such a way that the spiritually minded and those desirous of
learning the truth, might understand them, and the worldly minded and unwilling would not. When asked
the meaning of any parable, Christ readily explained it to His disciples. Matt. 13: 36-43; Mark 4: 33, 34.
See Luke 9: 9-15.
For what work was this baptism to prepare them?
How should the youth he taught to regard the aged?
What message announces the judgment hour come?
8. By what command did the king repudiate the religion taught in Babylon by Daniel and others who feared God?
What did God do in the beginning on the seventh day?
When was the union of church and state formed from which the Papacy grew?
What will Christ do with the saints when He comes?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle