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[[File:A tree.jpg|thumbnail|500px|right|The mustard seed parable is a parable of [[Jesus Christ]] (Matthew 13: 31-32) ]]
[[File:A tree.jpg|thumbnail|500px|right|The mustard seed parable is a parable of [[Jesus Christ]] (Matthew 13: 31-32) ]]
A '''Biblical Parable''' is a symbolic story that teaches gospel truths by comparing them to earthly things. There are about 40 parables in the [[New Testament]] and several in the [[Old Testament]], depending on how one counts them.
A '''Biblical Parable''' is a symbolic story that teaches gospel truths by comparing them to earthly things. There are about 40 [[parable]]s in the [[New Testament]] and several in the [[Old Testament]], depending on how one counts them.
Many of the parables are about [[open-mindedness]] and how that leads one to truth and [[God]]. Most of [[New Testament]] parables have a surprise twist that a closed-minded mindset initially has trouble accepting, despite the indisputable logic of the parable.
Many of the parables are about [[open-mindedness]] and how that leads one to truth and [[God]]. Most of [[New Testament]] parables have a surprise twist that a closed-minded mindset initially has trouble accepting, despite the indisputable logic of the parable.
*[[The parable of the net cast into the sea]] - Matthew 13:47-50
*[[The parable of the net cast into the sea]] - Matthew 13:47-50
*[[The parable of the householder]] - Matthew 13:51-52
*[[The parable of the householder]] - Matthew 13:51-52
[[File:Murillo, The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1667 1670.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|Return of the [[Prodigal Son|Prodigal Son]] by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]]
*[[The parable of the lost sheep]] - Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:1-7
*[[The parable of the lost sheep]] - Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:1-7
*[[The parable of the unmerciful servant]] - Matthew 18:23-35
*[[The parable of the unmerciful servant]] - Matthew 18:23-35