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Luke 8:11-15;
Luk 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
(1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. )
Luk 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
(luke 11:28 Blessed are those who hear the word and keep it.
Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.)
Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. Love must be the principle of action. Love is the underlying principle of God's character. The thought of his honor and glory will come before anything else. This is the religion of Christ. Anything short of it is a deception. The effort to serve both self and Christ makes one a stony ground hearer, and he will not endure when the test comes upon him.
Luk 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. (compare with the next verse)
Heb 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Heb 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Luk 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
(1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. )
Luk 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
(luke 11:28 Blessed are those who hear the word and keep it.
Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.)
Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. Love must be the principle of action. Love is the underlying principle of God's character. The thought of his honor and glory will come before anything else. This is the religion of Christ. Anything short of it is a deception. The effort to serve both self and Christ makes one a stony ground hearer, and he will not endure when the test comes upon him.
Luk 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. (compare with the next verse)
Heb 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Heb 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Those who “draw back” from the pathway of faith can never expect to hear the words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: … enter thou into the joy of thy lord” (Matt. 25:21). But he includes all of his readers in the group that will “live by faith” (verses 38). The advice of verses 23–36 implies that some of them were in danger of drawing “back unto perdition.” But the writer now banishes the thought that any of them will actually do so. (also compare with next verse)
1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
The fact that God, to whom the Christian entrusts himself, will not permit the enemy to tempt His children beyond their strength and ability to endure should be a source of great encouragement. It is not God’s wish that men should suffer. God does not tempt man (see James 1:13). Man has brought this condition of affairs upon himself by his disobedience (see Gen. 1:27, 31; 3:15–19; Eccl. 7:29; Rom. 6:23). Since this is the case, God uses these experiences to develop human character according to His will (see 1 Peter 4:12, 13). When men are tempted, therefore, they should remember that the temptation comes, not because God sends it, but because He permits it. Moreover, if rightly met, in the strength God supplies, temptations may be the means of accelerating the Christian’s growth in grace. Seeing that God has given assurance that temptations are never beyond the individual’s strength to endure, man himself is entirely responsible for falling into sin. Nichol, Francis D.: The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 6. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1978; 2002, S. 744
Joh 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
The fact that God, to whom the Christian entrusts himself, will not permit the enemy to tempt His children beyond their strength and ability to endure should be a source of great encouragement. It is not God’s wish that men should suffer. God does not tempt man (see James 1:13). Man has brought this condition of affairs upon himself by his disobedience (see Gen. 1:27, 31; 3:15–19; Eccl. 7:29; Rom. 6:23). Since this is the case, God uses these experiences to develop human character according to His will (see 1 Peter 4:12, 13). When men are tempted, therefore, they should remember that the temptation comes, not because God sends it, but because He permits it. Moreover, if rightly met, in the strength God supplies, temptations may be the means of accelerating the Christian’s growth in grace. Seeing that God has given assurance that temptations are never beyond the individual’s strength to endure, man himself is entirely responsible for falling into sin. Nichol, Francis D.: The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 6. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1978; 2002, S. 744
Joh 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.