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Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs in it. They were like figs that ripen early. The other basket had very bad figs in it. In fact, they were so bad they couldn’t even be eaten.
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1 Corinthians 10 1-1 Corinthians 10 5
Brothers and sisters, I want you to know something about our people who lived long ago. They were all led by the cloud. They all walked through the Red Sea.They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.They all ate the same spiritual food.They all drank the same spiritual water. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was Christ.But God was not pleased with most of them. Their bodies were scattered in the desert.
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Matthew 7:24-27
“ So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock.The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. But it does not fall. It is built on the rock.But everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man. He builds his house on sand.The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. And it falls with a loud crash.”
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Matthew 13:19-23
People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path.The seed that fell on rocky places is like other people. They hear the message and at once receive it with joy.But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.But the seed that fell on good soil is like those who hear the message and understand it. They produce a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than the farmer planted.”
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Matthew 13:38-43
The field is the world. The good seed stands for the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.The enemy who plants them is the devil. The harvest is judgment day. And the workers are angels.“ The weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire. That is how it will be on judgment day.The Son of Man will send out his angels. They will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin. They will also get rid of all who do evil.They will throw them into the blazing furnace. There people will weep and grind their teeth.Then God’s people will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Whoever has ears should listen.
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1John 2:19
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Jude 1:5
I want to remind you about some things you already know. The Lord saved his people. At one time he brought them out of Egypt. But later he destroyed those who did not believe.
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Matthew 24:45
“ Suppose a master puts one of his slaves in charge of the other slaves in his house. The slave’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise slave for this.
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Matthew 13:47-48
“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net. It was let down into the lake. It caught all kinds of fish.When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and gathered the good fish into baskets. But they threw the bad fish away.
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Matthew 22:10-11
So the slaves went out into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good. Soon the wedding hall was filled with guests.“ The king came in to see the guests. He noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
