Time is the subject of several of the most enigmatic parables, such as the parable of the vineyard workers.<ref>Matt 20:1-16.</ref> The workers measured their value and expectation for compensation in terms of time, but the master compensates the workers independent of time. The parable teaches the power of [[God]] to forgive the person who repents late in life as easily as the person who finds God as a young man. But the parable also provides insight on the timelessness of God in contrast with the time-obsessed nature of man. | Time is the subject of several of the most enigmatic parables, such as the parable of the vineyard workers.<ref>Matt 20:1-16.</ref> The workers measured their value and expectation for compensation in terms of time, but the master compensates the workers independent of time. The parable teaches the power of [[God]] to forgive the person who repents late in life as easily as the person who finds God as a young man. But the parable also provides insight on the timelessness of God in contrast with the time-obsessed nature of man. |