Can someone reconcile these verses?

Question

Matthew 13:38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the CHILDREN of the wicked one;

Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I cannot reconcile those verses,help please

Answer 1

This is easy and slightly complicated. The first verse is a parable that shows how the people who accept Jesus as their Savior will be separated from the people who do not. The christians are the children of the kingdom.

The last verse says just as it reads. God loves all of us so very much that He sent Jesus to be born on earth as a man and to die for us so that we will not have to die eternally in payment for our sins. Jesus has done that for us. Not only that, but He rose from the dead in 3 days, triumphing over the grave!

The middle verse is the tricky verse as it is one that can be interpreted differently by different people. Many believe that the sons of God in that verse were angels sent to earth at that time. Those angels liked the looks of the women and married them, creating children.

Answer 2

I assume that you see these as showing some kind of contradiction, thus the need for some kind of reconciliation. There is a degree of figurative speech in all of these passages, and it is intended to there. It does not hide anything, it communicates. We all use figures of speech multiple times everyday, not to confuse, but to communicate.

The use of children/son(s)/daughters in these passages is to describe some kind of relationship. It is (clearly) not a statement about these children/son(s)/daughters being the result of a sexual union (physical offspring).

In the Bible, all humanity is, in one sense, considered children of God. This describes our relationship to God as our Creator. In the Bible, there is also a much more narrow usage of the concept of 'children of God' or 'children of the kingdom,' that being a reference to those humans that trust their Creator as their worthy King and Savior. The context of a passage will usually make clear what is the intended meaning.

The usage of 'Son of God' in reference to Jesus is again a figure speech to describe relationship, not a statement about Him being the result of a sexual union (physical offspring). It, in fact, describes a _unique_ relationship that exists between Jesus and God the Father.

Answer 3

matt 13:38 the good seed are all children (not kingdom or anything)
genesis 6:2 fair???? please - that is insulting

John 3:16 or so they say

Answer 4

Read your bible. A listing of many commentaries is available on BlueLetterBible.org. You may find what you are looking for there.

If you think this is a discrepancy, then you are mistaken.