1. Some fall off to the side and are taken away by birds.
2. Some fall onto stony ground, grow quickly, but then die just as quickly when things turn bad.
3. Some fall among thorns and grow a bit, but then are choked off by the vines.
4. Some fall onto fertile ground and deliver a massive return to the sower of the seeds.
13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? And how then will ye know all parables?
14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
2006-09-05 20:49:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would like to say that I fall into the #4 catagory, but I think that only the Lord truly KNOWS. I am still in the "growing/pruning" stages & therefore will not know the true event until I stand before the "Sower" :)
2006-09-05 21:09:44 · answer #1 · answered by maranatha132 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even though I have been a Christian for almost 18 years, I have to admit that, most of the time, I fall into the third category: being too mindful of the cares of the world and causing it to be choked off. And God continues to bless me nevertheless. I sometimes wonder, however, what additional and greater blessings I am denying myself by constantly falling into that trap.
2006-09-06 03:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by crowbird_52 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sadly I have fallen among thorns and been choked off by vines.
2006-09-06 03:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Which one "applies" to me? Hopefully the first one, because it says "taken away" and not eaten. So the birds just take you somewhere. I hope it's cool. I wonder how much spending money birds have, and if they will buy me a pizza.
Just a slice?
2006-09-06 03:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by ethical_atheist 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I prefer the parabole of the "starseeds".
2006-09-06 07:23:53 · answer #5 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sound like some bible-thumper high on marigold seeds.
2006-09-06 03:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
neither, i dont compare my life to idiotic and heavily metaphorical -and dare i say childish- bedtime stories
2006-09-06 03:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋