WHAT ARE THE CEREMONIAL LAWS?
When Christ was on earth, He spoke in parables and “without a parable spake He not unto them” (Mark 4:34). Sometimes Jesus told the people He was telling a parable. At other times He simply told a story and from the setting in the Bible we know it was a parable. For example, frequently He would begin a story or a declaration with the words “the kingdom of heaven is like.” When He used these introductory words He was teaching with a parable. A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. That is, a parable is a story or illustration taken from the secular world, but the application relates to some aspect of salvation. It might teach some aspect of Christs death or resurrection; it might relate to faith in the life of the believer; it might emphasize the sending forth of the Gospel; it might point to Judgment Day. Because of the nation of Israel was an intimate part of the Gospel story, some parables teach about Gods plan for them. For example, in Matthew 21:33-45, the parable of
