Matthew 13:24-29, 36-43
2007-02-28 03:55:58 · 7 answers · asked by debbie2243 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Satan the Devil could not silence the early Christians. Instead, he countered the impact of the good news by another means—apostasy. Jesus had foretold this development in his parable of the wheat and the weeds. (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) The apostle Peter had also warned that false teachers would arise within the congregation, bringing in destructive sects. (2 Peter 2:1-3)
Following the death of the apostles, the good news came to be overshadowed by pagan teachings and philosophies. As foretold, false teachers distorted and polluted the pure message of truth. Gradually, true Christianity was eclipsed by a counterfeit called Christendom. A clergy class arose that tried to keep the Bible out of the hands of the common people. Though the numbers of those who called themselves Christians increased, their worship was not pure. Christendom grew geographically and became a powerful institution and a dominant force in Western culture, but it had neither God’s blessing nor his spirit.
Eventually, as foretold in the book of Daniel, ‘the true knowledge became abundant.’ This has occurred in “the time of the end”—the time in which we are now living. (Daniel 12:4) Holy spirit has led lovers of truth worldwide to an accurate knowledge of the true God and his purpose. Even after centuries of apostate teaching, God’s word prevails, symbolically rooting out the weeds from the wheat. Today, the good news is being proclaimed everywhere, pointing people to the hope of a delightful new world, in which justice will prevail and where True Christians will live. (Psalm 37:11 Revelation 21:1-5)
2007-03-01 02:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by hollymichal 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-05 01:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by bartow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It talks about when you reach out to share the gospel with others. If you dont take care of the seeds after you plant them they will be ripped up and killed when you weed the garden. The people you minister to will be in the same condition as the seeds if you dont take good care of them and help them to grow in Christ as they mature.
A good example is a person who grew up in a healthy christian home as opposed to someone who went to church a couple times and lost their way....no...never found their way to begin with.
2007-02-28 04:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by 1* 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What is "fortel?"
It means that we (humans) are not qualified to judge others, therefore we should leave all the judging to God.
2007-02-28 04:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Feed your body and your soul, perhaps?
Like have some wheat bread and then smoke some weed.
That makes sense.
2007-02-28 04:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Malcolm Knoxville III 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
either that everyone smokes weed, gets the muchies, and eats bread, or absolutely nothing. just like everything else the bible says.
2007-02-28 04:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by kokis_jap 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you need to reread that chapter and then think about it
2007-02-28 04:00:07 · answer #7 · answered by ken s 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋