entrusted but by the character of the person who uses it), the Persistent Widow (God will not delay his support of the chosen ones when they are right), the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (he who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted), the Ten Minas (those who seek spiritual gain in the gospel, for themselves and others, will become richer, and those who neglect or squander what is given them will become impoverished), and the Tenants (the servants who were sent to the tenants represent the prophets God sent in former times who were rejected). During this time Pharisees came to Jesus and told him to leave Jerusalem because Herod wanted to kill him. He described the cost of being a disciple. He said that one must love Jesus even more than his immediate family, to give up everything, the cost is complete surrender to him. The ministry of Jesus was a fulfillment of law. He taught adultery was still adultery. "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery." He concluded one exception-marital unfaithfulness. Jesus taught of repentance, forgiveness, and duty. He told the Pharisees that, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. Men will tell you, 'There his is!' or 'Here he is!' Do not go running off after them." Jesus taught that, "anyone who will not receive the k...
