Chapter 13 15. See EGW comment on Luke 7:29, 30.{5BC 1093.10}24-30. Tares Attract Attention—The growth of the tares among the wheat would draw special attention to it. The grain would be subjected to severe criticism. Indeed, the whole field might be set down as worthless by some superficial observer, or by one who delighted to discover evil. The sower might be condemned by him, as one who had mingled the bad seed with the good for his own wicked purpose. Just so the erring and hypocritical ones who profess to follow Jesus bring reproach upon the cause of Christianity, and cause the world to doubt concerning the truths of Christ. As the presence of the tares among the wheat counteracted to a great degree the work of the sower, so sin among the people of God frustrates, in a measure, the plan of Jesus to save fallen man from the power of Satan and render the barren ground of the human heart fruitful of good works (The Spirit of Prophecy 2:248, 249). {5BC 1093.11}

Kapitel 13

15. Se EGW for Luk. 7,29. 30.

24-30. Rajgræsset tiltrækker opmærksomhed. - (1094) Rajgræssets vækst iblandt hveden, fik sig særlig opmærksomhed. Kornet vil underkastes hård kritik. Den overfladiske observatører vil i virkeligheden sætte hele marken op som værdiløs, eller af den som fryder sig over at røbe det onde. Han fordømmer såmanden, som en som har blandet det dårlige frø med det gode, for hans egen onde hensigt. Sådan vil den fejlende og hykleren som bekender at følge Jesus, bringe skam over kristendommens sag, og få verden til at betvivle Kristi sandheder. Ligesom rajgræssets tilstedeværelse iblandt hveden i høj grad modvirker såarbejdet, ligeledes forpurrer synden sig iblandt Guds folk, i et omfang, Jesu plan for at frelse faldne mennesker fra Satans kraft og giver menneskehjertets golde grund for gode gerningers frugtbarhed (2SP 248, 249).