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a. "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son.". - p. 321
Parable, a Story; Back of It a Life Lesson
Parables. The reason why Jesus used them.
" The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king which made a marriage for his son. And
sent forth his servants to call them that were bid-
den to the wedding, and they would not come."
This is the first call that the soul hears. It is
the voice of Spirit wooing the soul to enter into
union with it, but it "would not" heed.
A second invitation is heard; the voice pleads,
"Come to me, I will be your supply." . . . " Tell
them which are bidden," says the king, "Behold
I have prepared my dinner, and all things are
now ready. Come unto the marriage." But they
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his
farm, another to his merchandise. Thought still
rejecting the acceptance of Spirit as its supply,
thereby slaying, to its own belief, the higher appeal of Truth "and the remnant took his servants and slew them." But when the king heard
thereof he was wroth and sent and destroyed those
murderers. That condition of thought which rejects the Divine appeal and continues to turn to
the external shall finally be destroyed by the
Truth.
The third call is received by a very different
condition of thought.
"The servants went into the highways and
