The Soil--by the Wayside That with which the parable of the sower chiefly deals is the effect produced on the growth of the seed by the soil into which it is cast. By this parable Christ was virtually saying to His hearers, It is not safe for you to stand as critics of My work, or to indulge disappointment because it does not meet your ideas. The question of 44 greatest importance to you is, How do you treat My message? Upon your reception or rejection of it your eternal destiny depends.

Det emne, som lignelsen om sædemanden hovedsagelig behandler er den virkning, jordbunden, som sæden sås i, har på dens vækst. Med denne lignelse sagde Kristus i virkeligheden til sine tilhørere: "Det er ikke godt for jer at kritisere min gerning eller at give efter for skuffelser, fordi den ikke svarer til jeres forestillinger Det, der har størst betydning for jer, er hvorledes I tager imod mit budskab. Jeres evige skæbne afhænger af, om I antager det eller forkaster det."