true, but the seeds do not refer to simply just deeds, as
presented in another parable in the same chapter. the seeds
actually refers to the gospel. let me show u :
1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and
sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3Then he told
them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his
seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and
the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it
did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was
shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and
they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among
thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell
on good soil, where it produced a cropa hundred, sixty or thirty
times what was sown. 9He who has ears, let him hear."
18"Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19When
anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand
it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his
heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20The one who received
the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word
and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he has no root, he
lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because
of the word, he quickly falls away. 22The one who received the seed
that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the
worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it,
making it unfruitful. 23But the one who received the seed that fell
on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He
produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was
sown."
besides, in another passage in the bible says that salvation comes
not by works but by faith in the finished work of jesus (the
gospel)
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faithand this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God 9not by works, so that no
one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to
do.
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i do agree that it may look unfair if u put it to me that a
christian goes around raping and killing yet goes to heaven.
let the bible speak for itself:
17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the
Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18I
tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the
smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means
disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19Anyone
who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches
others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of
heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you
that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and
the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom
of heaven.
since you talked about murder, lets see what good ol jesus says
eh?
21"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not
murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'
22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother[b]will
be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother,
'Raca,[c]' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says,
'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
so what do you think? that God is this being who don't know what's
going on, and you can cheat him? you can twist his arm and think
you can make it?
