Summary
Jesus explains the world is a field where two types of plants from different seed grow side by side. Good seed sown by Jesus and his gospel produce children of the kingdom who grow to life giving wheat fit for harvest. The others are weeds sown in by the devil. They will have to be separated from the wheat at the time of harvest. The evil one’s seed do not produce life but only bring death and will be thrown in to fiery furnace. This picture of final judgment and the end of the age is both vivid and sobering for the “sons of the evil one”, as Jesus description twice includes fire, weeping, and gnashing of teeth. Good cannot dwell with evil, for kingdom of God to remain good it must be inhabited by children of the Father and separated from the work and children of the enemy. Christians should humbly and faithfully engage the world with the good news that children of the king are adopted by faith in the saving work of the Son.
Bible References
- Matthew 13:24 - 30
- Matthew 13:34 - 43
- Matthew 13:47 - 50
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