Parables of Paul The: The Master of the Metaphor

For over 2000 years the church has looked to the apostle Paul and his letters in order to understand and follow the Christian life. Paul had his own compelling way of sharing Jesus’ message with others through the use of the metaphor—a brief imaginative word picture that shows the same truth as a longer story.From casting himself in the role of a slave to presenting the Christian as a soldier or an actor or even showing how we are vessels in the King’s house Paul’s gallery of enriching life-changing story pictures paints for us an indelible picture of the Christian faith.