Parable of Wheat and Tares-Matt.13.24-30,36-43.
Message:Who is true and who is false in the Kingdom of God.
The Kingdom of God is likened to a field sown with good seed that brought forth fruit, but at the same time Tares appeared at harvest time (the end of the age).
The seed of the Word falls on good soil but at the same time bad seed sown brings forth tares.
Both seeds grow together but bring forth different fruit, or no fruit for the Tares. Similarly, in the Church we find the genuine believer and the imitation one, a child of God and the other a
child of the devil. Many times it is difficult to recognize the true from the false, Both grow together and both appear the same.
How do we recognise the difference? Matt.7:15-20, The fruit shows what is true and what is false. In the Acts we have the the incident of Ananias and Zaphira, who appeared to be genuine believers but had a tragic end ACTS:5:1-10.
The Lord termed the Tares in the Parable as the seed of the Devil, who is active in the Church,
sowing all kinds of evil; but there will come a day when separation will take place. The servants
wanted quick action but God's ways are different, 'let them grow together till harvest'. There is a time when drastic action is necessary in the Church, as with Ananias and Zaphira, at other times patience and wisdom are necessary,'God is not willing that any should perish....'
We look forward to harvest time when the Righteous Judge will separate the wheat from the chaff.
Message:Who is true and who is false in the Kingdom of God.
The Kingdom of God is likened to a field sown with good seed that brought forth fruit, but at the same time Tares appeared at harvest time (the end of the age).
The seed of the Word falls on good soil but at the same time bad seed sown brings forth tares.
Both seeds grow together but bring forth different fruit, or no fruit for the Tares. Similarly, in the Church we find the genuine believer and the imitation one, a child of God and the other a
child of the devil. Many times it is difficult to recognize the true from the false, Both grow together and both appear the same.
How do we recognise the difference? Matt.7:15-20, The fruit shows what is true and what is false. In the Acts we have the the incident of Ananias and Zaphira, who appeared to be genuine believers but had a tragic end ACTS:5:1-10.
The Lord termed the Tares in the Parable as the seed of the Devil, who is active in the Church,
sowing all kinds of evil; but there will come a day when separation will take place. The servants
wanted quick action but God's ways are different, 'let them grow together till harvest'. There is a time when drastic action is necessary in the Church, as with Ananias and Zaphira, at other times patience and wisdom are necessary,'God is not willing that any should perish....'
We look forward to harvest time when the Righteous Judge will separate the wheat from the chaff.
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