Chapter 9—The Pearl

Christ’s Object Lessons Page
Preface 7
Chapter 1—Teaching in Parables 17
Chapter 2—“The Sower Went Forth to Sow” 33
Chapter 3—“First the Blade, Then the Ear” 62
Chapter 4—Tares 70
Chapter 5—“Like a Grain of Mustard Seed” 76
Chapter 6—Other Lessons from Seed-Sowing 80
Chapter 7—Like Unto Leaven 95
Chapter 8—Hidden Treasure 103
Chapter 9—The Pearl 115
Chapter 10—The Net 122
Chapter 11—Things New and Old 124
Chapter 12—Asking to Give 139
Chapter 13—Two Worshipers 150
Chapter 14—“Shall Not God Avenge His Own?” 164
Chapter 15—“This Man Receiveth Sinners” 185
Chapter 16—“Lost, and Is Found” 198
Chapter 17—“Spare it this Year Also” 212
Chapter 18—“Go Into the Highways and Hedges” 219
Chapter 19—The Measure of Forgiveness 243
Chapter 20—Gain that is Loss 252
Chapter 21—“A Great Gulf Fixed” 260
Chapter 22—Saying and Doing 272
Chapter 23—The Lord’s Vineyard 284
Chapter 24—Without a Wedding Garment 307
Chapter 25—Talents 325
Chapter 26—“Friends by the Mammon of Unrighteousness” 366
Chapter 27—“Who is My Neighbour?” 376
Chapter 28—The Reward of Grace 390
Chapter 29—“To Meet the Bridegroom” 405