Hello Case,
> "Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by
> the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony
> places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because
> they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched;
> and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among
> thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good
> ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some
> thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
>
> Seeds cast from a careless hand or blown upon the wind... A seed's destiny
> is largely determined by where it lands. It's environment bestows on it a
> range of possibilities. Given a comfy landing a seed may sprout. Those
> possibilities expand into roots and branches. Under some conditions growth
> occurs under others it doesn't.
Interesting interpretation, but highly unorthodox. Jesus was not talking about
physical possibilities and probabilities. He was talking about inner abilities
(i.e.,
recognizing wisdom and seeing quality) and choice; "He who has ears, let him
hear." Read on and you'll find the following.
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand
it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.
This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
"The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who
hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no firm
root
in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution
arises
because of the word, immediately he falls away.
"And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who
hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth
choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
"And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who
hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth,
some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."
A message or two ago we were talking about Other and external and internal
perspectives. There was a time not too long ago when I would have told you
that the inward journey was nothing more than seeing one's reflection in a
mirror.
I thank God for helping me to break through and see beyond the mirror.
How do others distinguish ego from Other?
Kevin
---------------------------------
Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?
Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
moq_discuss mailing list
Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc.
http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org
Archives:
http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/
http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
