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Saved Soil Types

Discussion in '2005 Archive' started by richard n koustas, Apr 6, 2005.

  1. richard n koustas

    richard n koustas New Member

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    With all the discussion about 'easy' vs. 'costly' 'believism', makes me consider the parable of the sower. How many of the 4 soil types were saved? we can all agree that the fourth one with so much fruit was saved, and most would agree that the first (path) were not saved. but what about the other two?

    Mark's version (NKJV):

    3 "Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds *of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."
    9 And He said *to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"


    10 But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that

    'Seeing they may see and not perceive,
    And hearing they may hear and not understand;
    Lest they should turn,
    And their sins be forgiven them.'"*

    13 And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."
     
  2. James_Newman

    James_Newman New Member

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    I had to look at it again, but in Matthew it is a little different than in Mark. I don't think Jesus was talking about eternal salvation in this parable to begin with. I think the first ground could be either.
     
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