Thorny-ground Hearers
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. Matthew 13:7. In the thorns that choke the good seed, the Great Teacher would depict the dangers that are around those who hear the Word of God; for there are foes on every hand to make of no effect the precious truth […]
Stony-ground Hearers
Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. Matthew 13:5. The seed sown upon stony ground finds little depth of soil in which to take root. The plants spring up quickly, but the tender roots cannot penetrate into the […]
Wayside Hearers
A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside. Luke 8:5. The great controversy between Christ, the prince of light, and Satan, the prince of darkness, is presented before us in the parable of the sower…. The sower is the Son of God, or the one to […]
I Have Many Things to Say Unto You
I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth. John 16:12, 13. The Lord Jesus had precious truth to open before His disciples, but He could not unfold it to their minds until […]
Deceitfulness of Riches
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:10. Many who profess the special truths for our time have not a proper discernment of character. They fail to appreciate moral […]
Two Sons
A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, “Son, go, work today in my vineyard.” He answered and said, “I will not,” but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, “I go, sir,” but he did not […]
