"Tares, Dogs, Swine"

January 11, 2017

“Tares, Dogs, Swine”

Blessings folk!

We are not to be hypocrites.
Yet, we know that there will be hypocrites seeking to be among true believers.
There will be tares among the wheat.

Mat 13:24-30

Jesus presented another parable to them, saying,
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

“But while his men were sleeping,
his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

“But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

“The slaves of the landowner came and said to him,
‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

“And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him,
‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’

“But he *said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares,
you may uproot the wheat with them.

‘Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up
but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”


Jesus will deal with the tares.
They will be among us.
Are we to ignore them? No.
We are to continually bring the gospel before them.
Many are “church members”.
All are unsaved.

We are not to get into “debates” etc. with such.
They will not receive the truths of the Lord if they reject His salvation.

We are to speak judiciously, ever bringing the foundation of the gospel of the Lord.

Save the other things for those who are true believers.

How do we know this?

Mat 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine,
or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Keep focus and attention upon the important.
Be not distracted by the strategies of the world and the enemy.
Do not give what is holy to dogs…the world/unsaved.
Do not throw your pearls before swine.

Tough Word.
Needed Word.