The Sower and the Seed
Pastor Bill Gasser
Grace Baptist Church, 1/27/2013 Sunday
Worship Message
Why do some people start to follow Christ, but not finish?
The difference is the heart. The terms in Jesus’ parable in Luke
8:4-15:
4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to
Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went
out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path;
it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky
ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the
plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded
a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
When he said this, he called out, “Whoever
has ears to hear, let them hear.”
9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He
said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to
you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,
“‘though seeing, they may not see;
though hearing, they may not understand.’
though hearing, they may not understand.’
11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of
God. 12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the
devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not
believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who
receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They
believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14 The
seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their
way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not
mature. 15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble
and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a
crop.
The Sower = The Lord
The seed = God’s Word
The four soils represent four kinds of listeners or four
types of hearts.
Road-side Soil = Closed heart
Identification: disinterest in spiritual truth.
Rocky Soil = Impulsive heart
Identification: doesn’t
endure.
Thorny Soil = Divided heart
Identification: preoccupied.
Good Soil = Open heart
Identification: fruit!
关于撒种的比喻，先看路加和马太的相关经文（马可第四章也类似）：
回覆刪除路8 : 11「這比喻乃是這樣：種子就是神的道。
8 : 12 那些在路旁的，就是人聽了道，隨後魔鬼來，從他們心裏把道奪去，恐怕他們信了得救。
8 : 13 那些在磐石上的，就是人聽道，歡喜領受，但心中沒有根，不過暫時相信，及至遇見試煉就退後了。
8 : 14 那落在荊棘裏的，就是人聽了道，走開以後，被今生的思慮、錢財、宴樂擠住了，便結不出成熟的子粒來。
8 : 15 那落在好土裏的，就是人聽了道，持守在誠實善良的心裏，並且忍耐着結實。」
太13 : 18「所以，你們當聽這撒種的比喻。
13 : 19 凡聽見天國道理不明白的，那惡者就來，把所撒在他心裏的奪了去；這就是撒在路旁的了。
13 : 20 撒在石頭地上的，就是人聽了道，當下歡喜領受，
13 : 21 只因心裏沒有根，不過是暫時的，及至為道遭了患難，或是受了逼迫，立刻就跌倒了。
13 : 22 撒在荊棘裏的，就是人聽了道，後來有世上的思慮、錢財的迷惑把道擠住了，不能結實。
13 : 23 撒在好地上的，就是人聽道明白了，後來結實，有一百倍的，有六十倍的，有三十倍的。」
第一种：无疑是没信或不信；
第四种：肯定是信，而且信心丰满、坚固、忍耐。
第二种和第三种呢？不信？假信？真信？根据司布真牧师的看法，我认为是信，只是遇到逼迫或试探的时候，有跌倒或迷茫。
司布真牧师说“跌倒”与来6:6的“离弃道理”有极大的分别。他在《最终蒙保守》中说：【圣经里没有地方说过，一个人跌倒就不能重新再起来；相反，“义人虽七次跌倒，仍必兴起。”（箴24:16）。神的儿女无论跌倒多少次，主依然要扶持义人是的，当我们骨头折断，他要再次为我们接上，再次把我们高举在磐石上。他说：“背道的儿女啊，回来吧。因为我作你们的丈夫。”如果基督徒真是背道如此远离，大能的恩典依然高喊：“回转，回转，回转，回到受伤父亲的心里。”他依旧呼召他的儿女再一次回头。跌倒不是离弃。让我解释其中的区别；因为一个跌倒的人，他的表现可能就像一个离弃道理的人一样，然而两者之间有极大的分别。我找不到比晕倒和死亡之间的分别更好的例子。】
关于來6：4-6,无疑是针对信徒讲的。司布真牧师在《最终蒙保守》中的解释和论证比较符合圣经执笔者和原作者的本意。
6 : 4 論到那些已經蒙了光照、嘗過天恩的滋味、又於聖靈有分，
6 : 5 並嘗過神善道的滋味、覺悟來世權能的人，
6 : 6 若是離棄道理，就不能叫他們重新懊悔了。因為他們把神的兒子重釘十字架，明明地羞辱他。
司布真牧师论证说，这里不仅是对一般信徒说的，而且第4、第5两节中列举的五种人，其实是灵命一级比一级更长进的信徒。司布真牧师论证说，这五种人都不可能離棄道理（虽然即使会跌倒）。“若是離棄道理，就不能叫他們重新懊悔了”是警告不可离弃真道，是不可能的条件语气，如同说“太阳若是从西边出来，就不能叫它重新升起了”。“把神的兒子重釘十字架”也是不可能的。
司布真讲道第0075号《最终蒙保守》链接在这：
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_63cc0a900100gjov.html