I think the biggest blow to the Parables of Christ was including the Letters of Paul in the creation of the Bible.

The bar that Christ set for salvation was extremely high, but the bar that Paul the Apostle set is even lower than secular standards.

I think that is one of the reasons why there are a lot of church members with very little change. By Paul's standards, everyone who believes in the storyline of Christ is saved, much like children believe in Santa Claus.

That is a lot different than sacrificing everything for the truth. I don't have anything against followers of Paul, but I wanted to point out that there is a difference between the Parables of Christ and the Letters of Paul.