Matthew 13:24-41 Another parable put he forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man which sowed good seed in his field:… Six reasons why in the kingdom of grace wicked men should be inseparably mingled with godly. 1. Because hypocrites can never be severed but .by Him that can search the heart. 2. Because if men should make the separation weak Christians would be counted no Christians, and those who have a grain of grace under a load of imperfections would be accounted reprobates. 3. Because God's vessels of honour for all eternity, not as yet appearing, but wallowing in sin, would be made castaways. 4. Because God, by the mixture of the wicked with the godly, will try the watchfulness and patience of His servants. 5. Because thereby He will bestow many favours on the wicked, to clear His justice and render them the more inexcusable. 6. Because the mixture of the wicked, grieving the godly, will make them the more heartily pray for the day of judgment. (A. Fuller.) Parallel Verses KJV: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: |
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