Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. I. THE TRUTH TAUGHT, THE SEED SOWN BY JESUS CHRIST, THE GREAT SOWER. 1. The necessity of repentance. 2. The forgiving love and power of God. 3. The necessity of holiness; of obedience, submission, trust, unselfishness, and brotherly love. 4. Christ enjoined fidelity, and warned of judgment to come. 5. Christ taught the necessity of His death for our redemption; proclaimed Himself the one Mediator between God and man; declared our dependence upon Him for all spiritual life and strength; promised His Spirit to lead us into all truth, and His grace to enable us to endure to the end. II. THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE ANALOGY BETWEEN THE SEED AND THE TRUTH. 1. Both contain the principle of life. 2. The development of the life in each depends upon conditions. The seed must be sown in congenial soil, and duly watered and nurtured; the truth must be received into an honest and good heart. (A. F. Joscelyne, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. |
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