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| Another approach to this passage would focus on the soil. After all, the sower does not change, nor does the seed. They both remain constant, which infers that the results are not the fault of the sower, but of the soil on which the seed falls. So, the passage may more appropriately be called The Parable of the Soils. The sower doesn’t determine ahead of time which soil will grow the seed and which soil will not grow the seed. Instead, the sower spreads the seed on all four soils, hoping it will grow. Both of these interpretations are valid and give us much to think about and strive for as followers of Jesus. Jesus expects us to be good soil and receivers of the Word, as well as to be sowers of his Good News for all. WORK CITED: The Broadman Bible Commentary Luke-John Vol 9. Broadman Press Nashville, Tennessee. 1970. The Interpreter’s Bible, Luke-John, Abingdon Press, 1952. |
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