Parable of the Tares

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Parable of the Tares

• Matthew 1324-30, 36-43

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Parables (Matt 13)

• Kingdom teaching, Matt 1310-12, 34-35
• Hard hearts do not understand (1313-15)
• Open hearts do understand (139, 16)
• Parable of the Tares, Matt 1324-30
• Sons of the kingdom are surrounded by evil in
  this world
• A separation will occur
• Explanation is given, Matt 1336-43

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Parables of Tares

• Misunderstood and misused
• About kingdom of heaven on earth
• Kingdom of heaven is the church, Matt
  1618-19 (Col 113)
• Christians are unique in this world (cf. Jno
  1711, 15)
• This parable presents the problem of evil and
  our victory over it in Christ

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Explanation (36-43)

• The field is the world, 1338
• His field (Christs), 1324, 27
• He has ownership of this world, 1 Cor 1026 (Psa
  241)
• Called His kingdom, 1341

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Explanation (36-43)

• Two Sowers
• Son of Man (Christ), 1337
• The Devil (enemy), 1339, 28 (His enemy,
  1325)
• Nature of the enemy
• Cunning While men slept
• Cowardly Not openly, but under cover of darkness

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Explanation (36-43)

• Clash of good vs. evil in this world
• Father vs. World (1 Jno 215-16)
• Spirit vs. the Flesh (Gal 517)
• Son vs. Satan (Gen 315)

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Explanation (36-43)

• Two Products
• Wheat (29) Sons of Kingdom (38)
• Good seed growing in the world
• Tares (25) Sons of Satan (38) Jno 844 Eph
  22-3 56
• Darnel Weed grass that looks very much like
  wheat until it is mature, when a great
  difference is revealed
• Used for chicken feed or burned

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Explanation (36-43)

• Two Questions
• Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field?
  How then does it have tares? 1327
• Problem of evil in the world (its origin and its
  continuance)
• Enemy introduced the evil not God
• Be concerned about victory over evil rather than
  full explanation of it (Matt 513-16)

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Explanation (36-43)

• Two Questions
• Do you want us then to go and gather them up?
  1328
• Such would be beyond the wisdom and ability of
  His servants (29)
• Separation will happen at the time of harvest
  (30)

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Explanation (36-43)

• The Harvest, 1330, 39
• End of the age, Matt 1349 (2531-32)
• Reapers Angels (Matt 2531)
• All that offend and those who practice
  lawlessness, 1341
• Two results
• Wheat (sons of the kingdom) Gathered to
  heaven, 1330, 43
• Tares (sons of the wicked one) Punished in
  hell, 1330, 40-42

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Lessons

• God did not introduce evil into the world, Gen
  126-27 Eccl 729
• Christians live in a world of sin (evil is not
  going away), Jno 1715-17 1 Cor 510
• God expects us to be different from the world, 1
  Pet 29-12 Phil 215-16 Titus 211-13

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Lessons

• Parable does not forbid withdrawing from
  unrepentant brethren, cf. 1 Cor 510-13 (4-5,
  6-7) 2 Ths 36, 14-15
• Satan is subtle Always trying to deceive, 2 Cor
  1113-15
• The Lord will execute righteous judgment, 2 Ths
  14-10 Rom 21-2, 6

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Lessons

• Sons of the kingdom keep growing and patiently
  wait for the Lords harvest, Jas 57-9 Heb
  121-2
• We live in the age of grace (Tit 211)
• Sons of the wicked one still have time to become
  sons of the kingdom! 1343 (1323)

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Parable of the Tares

• Sons of Wicked One
• Living, yet dead in sin
• Counterfeit

• Sons of Kingdom
• Alive and growing
• Genuine

Matthew 2819 (Rev 15-6) Colossians
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