When [in a parable] Jesus tells a story about an unjust judge or a murderous tyrant returning to his kingdom and slaughtering his enemies, Jesus is not saying that is a good thing to do. He is telling a story in which such figures appear, and at the end of it he is going to ask you where and who you are.
So, with the parables, it will not help to focus o…
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