I love what you said about Jesus pursuing us. He is persistent to help and
teach us, out of love. God has pursued us from the very beginning.
Genesis 3:8 God was searching for Adam and Eve as they hid from him in
the garden. They had sinned and God reached out to them anyway. Jesus
uses parables about lost sheep to show us that he is pursuing us.#("Bible
gateway passage: Genesis 3:8 - King James Version," n.d.)
While analogies are affective in helping people learn new concepts and
effective problem solving. (Lin & Singh, 2011) I believe that Jesus knew
that with analogies come our own interpretations.# Unfortunately,
