May 15, 2006
The Word May 15, 2006
What Kind of Believer Are You?
Luke 8: 4-8 (King James Version)
“And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable. A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had
said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
-The question of the week is; what kind of believer are you? Luke 8: 4-15 talks about four different types of believers. In the above verses, Jesus uses a parable to explain the four types of believers. After He used the parable, His disciples asked Him, “What might this parable be?” (Luke 8:9). Jesus then, in verses 12-15, re-explains in the parable in plain words so that the disciples could understand. During the course of this week, we are going to study the above parable and the explanation that Jesus gave His disciples.
However, before we move on we need to define believer. The Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary gives four definitions. What I found interesting, is that the four definitions match the four types of believes that Jesus described.
Believer:
1. suppose, guess/think
2. credit, praise
3. have faith in
4. to accept as true or real
“Lord, please give me the understanding to know what type of believe I am and the ability to transform into the type of believe you would have me to be.”
What Kind of Believer Are You?
Luke 8: 4-8 (King James Version)
“And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable. A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had
said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
-The question of the week is; what kind of believer are you? Luke 8: 4-15 talks about four different types of believers. In the above verses, Jesus uses a parable to explain the four types of believers. After He used the parable, His disciples asked Him, “What might this parable be?” (Luke 8:9). Jesus then, in verses 12-15, re-explains in the parable in plain words so that the disciples could understand. During the course of this week, we are going to study the above parable and the explanation that Jesus gave His disciples.
However, before we move on we need to define believer. The Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary gives four definitions. What I found interesting, is that the four definitions match the four types of believes that Jesus described.
Believer:
1. suppose, guess/think
2. credit, praise
3. have faith in
4. to accept as true or real
“Lord, please give me the understanding to know what type of believe I am and the ability to transform into the type of believe you would have me to be.”
posted by Phybee | 12:41 AM
1 Comments:
Yes, that is very true the heart needs to be ready to receive. However, they must open their hearts to God. This is done by wanting and praying for a relationship with God. When we do that he will open our hearts to receive his word.
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