Good Seeds and Weeds

"He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil." (Matthew 13: 37 – 39)

Christ is the farmer who sows the good seed. Heresy is the instrument of the devil in sowing weeds among wheat. The mass media also sow weeds by offering alternative message to the knowledge of salvation.

How do we know the good seeds from the weeds? "By their fruits you shall know them." The word of God is the template for the discernment of spirits. I pray continuously for the gift of discernment of spirits. I now understand that the more I am into sacred scripture, the more capable I will be in discerning spirits. Discernment of spirits in this context means applied Scripture.

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For, although we are in the flesh, we do not battle according to the flesh, ⁵

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for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments

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and every pretension raising itself against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive in obedience to Christ,

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and we are ready to punish every disobedience, once your obedience is complete. (2 Corinthians 10: 3-6)