Wheat and Weeds
The apostle Paul writing to Timothy states,
"For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." 2Timothy 4:3,4.
We especially those of us who live in the western democracies where freedom of speech is a right, are living in the times the apostle Paul is talking about. True freedom of speech allows for people to say anything they wish provided it doesn’t hurt anyone.
Thus when it comes to the interpretation of Scripture we have people who deliberately misinterpret it. Usually for personal gain.
Jesus speaks of these people in this parable.
In the gospel of Matthew we read,
"Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
"The owner's servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'
" ‘An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
" ‘No,' he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' Matthew 13:24-30.
Thus it will be for those preachers, evangelist, teachers and anyone that deliberately mislead people. They will be burned up.
This should be a chilling thought for anyone who would wish to deliberately misinterpret the word of God and lead people astray.
Please think about it.
