{"product_id":"parables-the-mysteries-of-gods-kingdom-revealed-through-the-stories-jesus-told-9780718082314","title":"Parables: The Mysteries of God's Kingdom Revealed Through the Stories Jesus Told","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePastor-teacher John MacArthur helps readers understand Jesus' parables and how they relate to the whole of His message--now in paperback.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus was a master storyteller, and the parables He told were ingeniously simple word pictures with profound spiritual lessons. Understanding the parables is a crucial matter for followers of Jesus. Jesus told parables so His people might comprehend His message about the kingdom of God clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, expositor and Bible commentator John MacArthur deftly explains how\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea parable is an ingeniously simple word picture illuminating a profound spiritual lesson;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeven the most detailed parables usually teach fairly straightforward, uncomplicated lessons; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein those cases where symbolism is more complex, Jesus almost always explains the symbolism for us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacArthur has spent a lifetime explaining the Word of God in clear and comprehensible terms. In \u003cem\u003eParables, \u003c\/em\u003e he helps Christians understand the essential lessons contained in the most famous and influential short stories the world has ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780718082314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"John F. MacArthur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640721174684,"sku":"9780718082314","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_701a5663-897f-453b-aac4-bdb1b2ece834.jpg?v=1603852610","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/parables-the-mysteries-of-gods-kingdom-revealed-through-the-stories-jesus-told-9780718082314","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}