Some of my favorite teachings of Jesus are His parables. The parables hold a two fold purpose. To the open hearted believer, they are simple stories Jesus told to help believers to understand something complicated. They are masterful tools to people with open hearts. The other purpose is to keep the hard hearted from understanding. One author said in this regard, the parables are a form of judgment, calling people to repent of their hard hearted ways. That being said, does this mean all the parables are easy to understand? No, and we will be exploring one of those today. The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. If you read nothing of the Bible but the nine verses of this passage, from Luke 16, You would get a very different picture of Jesus. Listen to the message to learn more.