The Parable Of The Tares
A very common misunderstanding and misapplication surrounding the story of the enemy who sowed tares in another man’s field is that the church (churches) will necessarily be a mixture of saved and unsaved folks and any attempt to maintain a regenerate membership is counter-productive. The correct understanding is quite plain…
Matthew 13:24-32, Matthew 13:36-43
- “The field is the world” (v. 38).
- The good seed are the children of the kingdom.
- He that sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
- The tares are the children of the wicked one.
- The enemy that sowed them is the devil.
- The harvest is the end of the world.
- The reapers are the angels.
- “So shall it be in the end of this world” (v. 40).
Meditation Points:
- This is NOT about allowing unsaved people to take part in church functions.
- This IS about whether Christians should live in communes and about whether Christians should kill the unsaved. (The answer to both is “No”.)
- For an extended passage on the subject of Christians cooperating with non-Christians in religious matters, please read 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 and 2 Corinthians 7:1.
- Again notice that the “kingdom of heaven” is already on earth interacting with the wicked one. See also that it extends on through the day of judgment.
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