PARABLES ARE TRUE BECAUSE THEY REVEAL GOD'S NATURE, NOT BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS' ACTIONS ARE MEANT FOR US TO IMITATE. IN REAL LIFE, GOOD SAMARITANS GET SUED, FATHERS CELEBRATING WAYWARD SONS ARE CRITICIZED, EMPLOYERS PAYING EQUAL WAGES FOR UNEQUAL WORK FACE ISSUES, AND SHEPHERDS WHO LEAVE NINETY-NINE SHEEP TO FIND ONE GET OUT OF BUSINESS QUICKLY. THESE STORIES SHOW WHAT GOD IS LIKE, NOT WHAT WE SHOULD DO. THE ONE THING WE SHOULDN'T TRY TO IMITATE—GOD'S GRACE—IS WHAT SAVES US. PARABLES HIGHLIGHT THE DIVINE GRACE THAT BRINGS LIFE FROM NOTHING, NOT SENSIBLE HUMAN ACTIONS. ROBERT FARRAR CAPON
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