PARABLES ABOUT THE KINGDOM

1. The Sower - Mattew 13:1-9, 18-23

In explaining the need to hear from God, understand what it says and work in accordance with the word of God in order to enter into the kingdom of God. Jesus taught us the parable of a sower. He said:

A sower went to sow and he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and devoured them. Others seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up (since they were not deep-rooted in the soil), the sun rose and scorched them, and they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grains, some a hundredfolds, some thirty, some sixty.

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In His explanation, Jesus told us that those seeds are the way people react after hearing God's word. The seeds that fell on the path are people who hear the word of God everyday but they do understand what it's saying and therebh lose it to the evil ones. The second set of people are the seeds that fell on the rocky ground and they represent people that reject God in times of trials because God's word is not rooted deeply in their heart. Thirdly are the seeds that fell on among thorns, they are the people who receive the word of God happily but the pleasures of the world could not allow they to keep it. Lastly, are the seeds that fell on good soil, they are the people that hear the word of God, understand what it says, apply it and it spring forth and bear fruit in them.

2. The Wheat and Tares - Mattew 13:24-30,36-43

Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a man who sowed good seeds in his field; but when men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left. When the servants asked the farmer if they could uproot the weeds growing among the wheat, he refused and replied them saying, "No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them." He advised them to wait until the harvest day when the wheat would be gathered stored in the barn, and the weeds gathered and burnt with fire.

In His explanation, Jesus said that he who sows the good seeds is the Son of man, the field where the seed is sown represent the world, the good seeds are the righteous ones and the weeds are the evil doers. The enemy who sowed the is the devil; the harvest is the day we all are waiting for which is the judgement day and the harvesters represents the angels. When the wheat were harvested and stored in the barn, and the weeds gathered and burnt with fire, so will the righteous ones be preserved in the kingdom of God while the unrighteous ones will be cast into hell.

To be continued!!

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