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The interpretation of this parable is this: the field is the world, the man buying the treasure is God, the treasure is the true believers in Christ. The price that was paid was the very life of Jesus on the cross. Jesus saw, through His foreknowledge, a remnant of people who would receive Him as Lord, and "for the joy that was set before him," He endured the cross (Heb. 12:2) and purchased us unto Himself with His own blood (Acts 20:28). He purchased the whole world, but not everyone will receive what He did. Therefore, the Church is hidden (scattered among the world) today.
Father God had the plan of salvation worked out before He even created the world....
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The word "kingdom" means "the realm over which a king rules." When applied to God, it could refer to all creation, since "his kingdom ruleth over all" (Ps. 103:19), but the kingdom more often applies to His rule in and through those who are submitted to Him. "The Kingdom of God" more specifically refers to Christ living and ruling in our hearts. So praying "thy kingdom come" is praying for the expansion and influence of God's rule in the hearts of men everywhere and, ultimately, the establishment of His physical Kingdom here on earth at His second coming (Rev. 11:15; 20:4).
Throughout Jesus' earthly ministry, the Jews kept looking for Jesus to establish a physical kingdom here on the earth and deliver them from the oppression of the Romans. Although,...
DO YOU THINK WATCHING A MOVIE IS A SIN? LET'S LOOK AT SOME SCRIPTURE THAT MIGHT ENLIGHTEN US. 1ST CORINTHIANS 10:23 SAYS "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." AND VERSE 31 "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." I GUESS THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, DO THE MOVIES YOU WATCH BRING GLORY TO GOD?
Satan has secretly infiltrated the Church with some of his followers for the purpose of hindering the influence of the Church. This has been a more effective strategy than direct opposition.
These tares that are spoken of refer to the Old World variety of darnel, which is poisonous. Virtually all grains are almost indistinguishable from tares when they send up the first blade from the ground. By the time the tares become distinguishable, they are so well rooted that, if growing in close proximity to a productive grain, uprooting the tares would also mean uprooting the productive grain. Therefore, verse 30 admonishes us to let both grow together until the harvest. The grains of the tares are long and black in contrast to the wheat, and are easily recognizable...
Just as a candle or lamp is not to be hid, but rather displayed so that everyone can benefit from its light, so a Christian must let his light so shine before men that they might see his good works and glorify his Father which is in heaven. God has ordained us to go and bring forth fruit (Jn. 15:16). The great commission of the Church is to reach the world.
The early Christians experienced the love of Christ in an intimate and life-transforming way. This motivated them to reach their known world with the Gospel of Christ more than any other generation of Christians has since. They didn't have the benefits of our modern technology, but they did have the benefit of being full of the love of Christ. Experiencing the love of Christ causes...
IN PRAYING THIS MORNING FOR OUR CHILDREN IN THE ARMED FORCES, THE VERSE MATTHEW 18:19 CAME TO MIND WHERE JESUS SAYS "Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven."
I HAVE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE IN TALKING ABOUT GETTING A PRAYER PARTNER TO PRAY WITH EVERY DAY. IT CAN BE YOUR SPOUSE, A RELATIVE OR A FRIEND. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE TOGETHER TO DO THIS. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE YOU CAN CALL ON THE PHONE, EVEN IN ANOTHER STATE, THAT WILL WORK. THE MAIN THING IS AGREEING ON WHAT YOU ARE PRAYING FOR.
This third type of ground is characteristic of a large part of the Body of Christ today. These are people who have received God's Word, committed themselves to it to the degree that they are able to remain faithful in persecution, but because of being occupied with the affairs of this life, the Word sown in their heart is choked and no fruit is produced. Just as weeds in a garden will steal all of the nutrients and starve the plant, so the pleasures of this life, if we allow them to dominate our thinking, will stop the fruit that the Word would have produced.
Throughout history, the Church has always grown in size and strength during persecution. This is because during...
WHEN YOU ARE IN CHURCH LISTENING TO THE PREACHER OR TEACHER, OR LISTENING TO A MINISTER ON THE RADIO OR TV, ARE YOU REALLY LISTENING TO LEARN ABOUT GOD OR ARE YOU TRYING TO FIND SOME FAULT IN WHAT THEY ARE SAYING? I KNOW PEOPLE WHO DO THIS. I KNOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE BEING TAUGHT LINES UP WITH GOD'S WORD, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT IS WRONG TO JUST TRY TO FIND FAULT WITH A TEACHING WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING IT OUT.
