Title Matthew 13:10~17, Title: The Heart of God
Content Introduction
God's zeal is God's pity for sinners who suffer the consequences of sin because there is no way for humans who have the image and likeness of God to become 'sinners' and become 'righteous', and there is no other way to die as a result of 'sin'. He works so that sinners can become 'righteous'.
Therefore, the disciples come to Jesus and ask questions as if they were enlightened people, but they have not yet fully understood the meaning of those words. If so, isn't the gospel of the kingdom also hidden as a 'secret' and unknown?
1. the sower
The farmer knows very well which fields are good and which are bad. So the farmer does not do the foolish thing of sowing seeds in bad fields. If it is necessary to sow seeds in a bad field, it is to clear the land and make it a good field, sow seeds and expect fruit, and there is no way for the 'field' to clear itself and become a 'good field'.
2. The Sinner's Way
The characteristic of a sinner is that he is always anxious and anxious, but he does not know the reason. Therefore, sinners try to overcome these problems in various ways, try to become a 'god' by themselves through their own efforts, or think that they can enjoy 'peace' if they find and serve a more 'powerful god'.
In this way, since a ‘sinner’ does not know God’s standards and methods, everything that he thought and tried was inevitably ‘sinful’. Therefore, the ‘sinner’s method’ is no way for the land to bear ‘fruit’ no matter how hard and persevering it is.
3. Heaven's Secret
Even Jesus' disciples did not understand Jesus' words. Therefore, they ask questions about what Jesus said, but they do not know what they are. Therefore, the disciples ask questions as if they had seen with their eyes and heard with their ears, but Jesus is replacing the words of Isaiah, saying that Jesus did not allow the disciples to see with their eyes and hear with their ears.
4. The heart of God
Knowing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven and opening our ears and eyes to hear and see are all the results of God's work. Therefore, God's heart promises various things to save us, who were sinners, and faithfully fulfills those promises.
conclusion
God knows well that a sinner cannot make himself righteous. Therefore, God’s Word does not make “sinners” work and overcome them on their own, but only God works so that sinners can become “righteous,” so God works today.
As ‘sinners’, God made us ‘children of God’ and made us ‘good fields’ so that we could bear abundant ‘fruit’. Therefore, the 'mystery of the kingdom of heaven' is not for those who understand and for those who do not. The secret of the kingdom of heaven is 'good news' that anyone who is a child of God can hear and understand. will be.