Why don't Christians understand what a parable is or that it is a mystery religion?.
Recently I answered a question about parables on a question and answer website. I was shocked that not one Christian understood what a parable was. It quickly became obvious that they had no idea of their religions origins so here I will unlock the Mystery.
Here I will use the proper term for a specific sect or branch of a religion used by historians that being cult for clarity.
Christianity is a mystery cult as was common for most popular religions of the time. A mystery cult is one that gives non cult member information or stories that have double meanings. The non cult members understand the stories in one way but the members once initiated are given the true meaning. This gives the cult members special knowledge that outsiders do not have and binds the cult members together. In this respect the modern Freemasons could be considered a mystery cult.
Parables are simply the stories that have two meanings. In the New Testament Jesus is said to have purposely not revealed the true meaning of parables as the non cult members did not have the ability to understand them while the insiders did. This type of thinking was not only common but expected in mystery cults. We often hear about the mysteries of god and find where they are explained in the Bible. These mysteries are not what we understand in colloquial language today that being things that are not understood. This is a direct reference to how the dynamics of mystery religions worked. That being the revealing of secret knowledge to cult members.
It is sad that most Christians do not understand the basic foundations of the dynamics of their religion.