"We will
deal a lot with parables in this gospel. They
are important because they are illustrations of
truth; they are not intended to hide the truth
as some wrongly suggest. Jesus was a teacher
whose style included word-pictures,
illustrations, and every day examples from life
to insure that He was understood by those
listening. If they didn’t want to hear—that
wasn’t His problem. He made sure they could
understand if they would hear."