Jesus often taught using parables. These fascinating stories would be the window of understanding, the filter, to separate those two types – the believers in Jesus and those who rejected Him. Parables revealed truth to those who were hungry, and concealed it from those who were too lazy to look for it, or too blinded by hatred and prejudice to discern it. God’s Word brings light for those who look for it, but for those who don’t, the darkness intensifies. It’s our choice.