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Series –

Economic Parables
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Articles in this Series
The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward – Luke 16. 1–18
The parable of the unrighteous steward is possibly the most puzzling of all the Lord’s parables. The story concerns a steward who wasted his master’s goods. Being called to account, he decided to enga…
Andrew Wilson
2022 Volume 77 Issue 3
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The Parable of the The Lost Coin – Luke 15
The background to the story Although representing just ten per cent of the total verses, this story is an integral component of Luke chapter 15 and therefore, to understand it correctly, it is necessa…
Richard Collings
2022 Volume 77 Issue 4
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The Pharisee and the Publican Luke 18. 9–14
What or whom we trust is a question of immense importance, for the answer to it will determine our current actions and future destiny. In this chapter, Luke brings together teaching and incidents that…
Michael Buckeridge
2023 Volume 78 Issue 1
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The Parable of the Great Supper
Dining with Christ Luke chapter 14 puts a lot of focus on dining. In the ancient world, sharing a meal was not merely to satisfy one’s appetite; it was a means of engaging with people socially, signif…
Ken Totton
2023 Volume 78 Issue 2
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The Two Debtors
In these ‘economic parables’ our Lord Jesus was giving important practical lessons to His hearers, and, of course, to us. The parables were often, as here, based upon different amounts of money and th…
Bert Cargill
2023 Volume 78 Issue 3
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The Talents (1)
The parable of the talents, as recorded in Luke chapter 19 verses 11 to 27, must surely number among the most challenging told by the Lord Jesus. The clear central message of the parable - that we are…
Mark Sweetnam
2023 Volume 78 Issue 4
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The Talents (2)
In our previous article, we considered the earlier sections of this parable, dealing with responsibility and rebellion. Now, we will consider the events that follow the return of the king. Return and …
Mark Sweetnam
2024 Volume 79 Issue 1
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
God values people. Much of Luke’s material highlights human worth. Luke chapter 14 looks at human value from different angles, including: human indifference to suffering people on the sabbath, vv. 1-6…
Keith R. Keyser
2024 Volume 79 Issue 2
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