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Weeds & Wheat (Mat. 13:24-30; 36-43). Like the Kingdom, the Church. (Matthew 13:24) Another parable He put forth to them, saying: " The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; (NKJV). Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares.
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Weeds & Wheat (Mat. 13:24-30; 36-43)
Like the Kingdom, the Church • (Matthew 13:24) • Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; (NKJV)
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed.
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept.
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept. • Christ is not the only one sowing seed, so is the devil.
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept. • Christ is not the only one sowing seed, so is the devil. • The seed sewn is that of “tares”.
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept. • Christ is not the only one sowing seed, so is the devil. • The seed sewn is that of “tares” • Servants initially assume the sower must be at fault.
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept. • Christ is not the only one sowing seed, so is the devil. • The seed sewn is that of “tares” • Servants initially assume the sower must be at fault. • Sorting the wheat and the tares will take time.
By Their Fruits… • (Matthew 7:16) • "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? (NKJV)
The True Test • (2 Corinthians 13:5) Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? --unless indeed you are disqualified. (NKJV) • (1 John 3:9-10) Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. (NKJV)
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept. • Christ is not the only one sowing seed, so is the devil. • The seed sewn is that of “tares” • Servants initially assume the sower must be at fault. • Sorting the wheat and the tares will take time. • To uproot the tares will also uproot the wheat.
Weak Will Be Among Us • (Romans 15:1) • We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (NKJV)
Notes of Interest About the Parable of Wheat and Tares • The original field had good seed. • The bad seed is sewn while people slept. • Christ is not the only one sowing seed, so is the devil. • The seed sewn is that of “tares” • Servants initially assume the sower must be at fault. • Sorting the wheat and the tares will take time. • To uproot the tares will also uproot the wheat. • In the end, everything will be exposed.
Warning!!! • (Acts 20:29-30) "For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. "Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. (NKJV)
In the end, everything will be exposed. • (Luke 12:2) • "For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. (NKJV)
In the end, everything will be exposed. • (1 Corinthians 4:5) • Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God. (NKJV)
In the end, everything will be exposed. • (Revelation 20:12-13) And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. (NKJV)