Mosaic Church Of Bellingham

One of the dangers we face when looking at the parables of Jesus, is that we insert ourselves into the story far too quickly. It's not that we can't learn from them or relate to them, we can. However, it's important to remember that Jesus' parables about the kingdom of God, though they may use human characters, are primarily about God as king and therefore, what His kingdom is like. We tend to think they are about the response of the people in the stories, but they are not! They're about God, the king. "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen." An apt saying for this weeks discussion.