Farming
The spiritual meaning of seed
“I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.”
John 14:29
Spiritual meaning of Satan’s seed
Lies (+/- to God’s Word)
+/- to God’s Word which is Truth
Meaning of Testament
Promise/Covenant
Two types of seeds that are sown into the field
God’s seed and Satan’s seed
“In the beginning was the Word, as the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:1
1) A person’s heart
2) the world (churches)
words
4 components of the Bible and which are the most important
1) History
2) Moral Teaching
3) Prophecy*
4) Fulfillment*
Components of a good soil
“This is the meaning of the parable, the seed is the Word of God.”
Luke 8:11
3 spiritual meanings of fruit
1) Words
2) Actions
3) People
How to distinguish between the 2 types of trees
Reason for God giving so many prophecies in the Bible
so that we can have faith and believe in what is yet to come (Jn.14:29)
Differences between the wheat vs weeds
Wheat: one born of God’s seed, harvested into the barn of salvation, humble
Weeds: one born of Satan’s seed, bundled and burned, prideful
“The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land- not a famine of food or a third for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.”
Amos 8:11
5 kinds of parables found in the Bible
object, person, animal, historic event, place
Reason why Eve could not distinguish
Was not certain in the Truth/Word
Without looking, the title of our last lesson
The Food God has Prepared II
Testify on the 4 types of fields
1) Path like- does not retain the Word
2) Rocky field- persecution and hardships because of the Word cause a person’s faith to fail
3) Thorny field- due to life’s worries, riches and pleasures a person’s faith is choked up
4) Good soil- retains, perseveres, produces a crop
John 14:29
“I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.”
Explain 2 reasons why Jesus spoke in parables
1) To hide secrets of heaven from the enemy
2) To fulfill what was spoken of through the OT prophets
Why it is important for us to learn how to distinguish accurately?
to not be deceived by Satan, who always wants to lead God’s family astray
The food at the proper time today
Fulfillment of the New Testament prophecies