Jesus Parables

Why did Christ use parables when teaching?

• To make His teachings less boring

• To hide the meaning of His teachings from those who wouldn't understand

• To confuse the people that did not believe Him

• To make it easier for the uneducated to understand His teachings

What is a parable?

• A believable story used provide a comparison to an abstract concept

• A song of worship

• A fictitious story with a moral value

• A story that illustrates a point by providing a contrast to reality

In the parable of the good Samaritan, what was Christ trying to teach?

• In the parable of the good Samaritan, what was Christ trying to teach?

• That the priests and the Levites had become corrupted

• That the priests and the Levites had become corrupted

• That everyone is our neighbor

In the parable of the good Samaritan, what was the significance of the one who helped being a Samaritan?

• The Samaritans were a class above even the priests

• The Samaritans were well known as a group of thieves and robbers

• The Jews hated the Samaritans, and would have no business with them

• The Romans had carried away the Samaritans, and no one believed they would ever return

In the parable of the sower, what did the seeds that fell on the way side represent?

• Those who heard the word and followed it, but shortly afterward fell away

• Those that did not have the chance to hear the word

• Those that heard the word, and followed it

• Those that do not understand the word of God

In the parable of the sower, what did the seeds that fell in the stony places represent?

• Those who would be trampled down by the difficulties in life

• Those that did not have the chance to hear the word

• Those who heard the word and followed it, but shortly afterward fell away

• Those that heard the word, but were caught up by the riches of the world

In the parable of the sower, what did the seeds that fell in thorny places represent?

• Those whose lives were too busy to hear the word

• Those who would be trampled down by the difficulties in life

• Those that heard the word, but were caught up by the riches of the world

• Those who did not want to hear the word

In the parable of the sower, what did the seeds that fell into good ground represent?

• Those who were distracted by the riches of the world

• Those that heard the word, and followed it

• Those that did not receive the word

• Those who heard the word and followed it, but shortly afterward fell away

In the parable of the ten virgins, what was Jesus trying to teach?

• That no one can be ready for when He comes

• That God does not know us

• That all must be ready for when He comes

• That sharing is not correct

In the parable of the ten virgins, what did the unprepared virgins not bring?

• Identification

• Lamps

• A present for the bridegroom

• Oil for the lamps