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It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Parable of the Dragnet, This means that, like these similitudes, depending on the heart condition of the hearers the word will have varying effects. In this parable, the same thought was presented as in the preceding one; only here, the pearl seemed to represent the church rather than Israel. Do you know that all sin, and even all action proceeds from thought? Living Stream Ministry publishes the works of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, providing the authoritative and definitive collections of treasures from these two servants of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources. Amazon Rapids Fun stories for kids on the go. As seen in the former parables: Christ is, through the people of God, filling the world with the proclamation that He is King over all humanity the first fruits bearing Him witness; see Num. The scattering of the seed upon the soils is, namely, the preaching of the gospel in the hearing of humanity, and seeing that three of the four soils were not savingly affected by the word of God, this scattering of the seed upon the soils is the preaching of the gospel to the world — all of lost humanity elect and non-elect.
These soils do not, therefore, represent the population of humanity which does maintain a Christian profession. Nay, these are persons of the world who have, simply put, heard the preaching of the gospel, and depending on the condition of their heart their soil , the seed which is the word of God proportionately works within them. Depending how much the word of God is affecting each individual, representing this, the parable shows how the word of God affects their hearts taking root, being planted, sprouting to life, growing, and bringing forth a perfection of fruits.
This means that, like these similitudes, depending on the heart condition of the hearers the word will have varying effects. When the seed has some form of life or growth in one person, and in another, lesser or more growth in the aforementioned scenarios , we are shown the differing degrees of effect the word of God is working within the lost individual.
How will this Kingdom be mysteriously spread throughout the whole world? In this very way, in these similitudes, and having these differing effects in the heart of lost humanity. Those who hear the word of God and are converted, these are those in whom the seed has planted, and it, being rooted and grounded Col. The soils of the three unsaved men 1.
If their hearts the soils , never changed from a condition which lacked saving faith and repentance , for this reason the word of Christ did not effectually work in them. My reader, the former three soils which represent the heart of faith-less and unconverted humanity heard the gospel and, take note: This parable pictorially reveals how the preaching of the gospel has a varying effect upon lost humanity based upon the condition of their heart , and one can be sure that a conversion experience by this effectual word is discoverable and distinguishable from those persons who lack it.
The Lord strives with all men to repent and believe in Him! Thus, we can understand that, as the gospel is preached to the whole world, all are affected by it to some degree , even though one man cannot even understand it, so that, whatever effect was wrought within him was quickly taken away by the enemy of his soul see Matt. With all this contextually established by The Parable of the Sower, this much is clear: You see, my reader? You see, the planting is different than the harvest, but the place where the planting happens is the same place where the harvest happens.
The planting comes first, then the harvest.
The landscape in focus from parable to parable throughout Matthew Chapter 13 has never changed. Jesus Christ is and must be the King of the world! And at this time, when those who are saved from among humanity do finally reach the ripened stage in which God is glorified with the yield: The 2 nd return of Christ will happen and the actual sovereignty of Christ will commence worldwide!
The field of soils is not, therefore, the professing Church , as many wrongly assume! No, this is an erroneous interpretation! According to the promise, all the world must hear the gospel! Therefore, the seed must be sown in every soil like a net must be dragged to the uttermost parts of the sea to gather every kind of fish; even so, every kind of person in the world is to hear the gospel every nation, tribe, and tongue before the Kingdom consummates.
Just as the seed in its planting was far-reaching worldwide , even so, also, the net is in its catching! All peoples of the world are thus affected by the word in some way and in differing degrees, but not all are good soils; and, likewise, not all are good fish. As you might have noted so far, my reader. Before moving forward into a more thorough address of these seeming contradictions, it is needful for us to understand certain perplexities which appertain to parabolic language.