Wheat Among the Tares
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The episode discusses the tension of the kingdom of God as illustrated by Jesus' Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds, focusing on discernment amidst challenges in the church.
Counterfeits are easy to spot until the fake looks almost real. That is exactly why Jesus’ Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds in Matthew 13 still hits a nerve, especially when we look at the church and ask, “If God planted this, how did it get so messy?” We sit with Jesus’ answer, an enemy has done this, and we name the daily tension of the kingdom of God: it is truly here, growing and bearing fruit, yet it is not yet perfected. From there, we talk about Christian discernment in a worl...
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