Why did Jesus speak in parables?
Jesus often used simple stories that sometimes confused His listeners.
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Answer: Jesus used parables to reveal the truth to those whose hearts were open to hear and to conceal the truth from those who were willfully hostile or spiritually dull.
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Biblical Explanation:
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The Purpose of Concealment and Revelation: When the disciples asked why He spoke in parables, Jesus answered, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them... Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand" (Matthew 13:10-13).
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Fulfillment of Prophecy: He also stated that this method fulfilled the prophecy in Isaiah 6:9-10, which spoke of people seeing but not perceiving.
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Explanation: Parables act as a kind of spiritual filter. For a receptive person, the story's simplicity draws them in, and the Holy Spirit opens their understanding to the deeper spiritual truth. For a hostile person, they only hear a simple story, missing the revolutionary meaning, and thus their judgment is sealed by their own rejection.
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