Sorry, Penn Ed but where does the parable state it was a "false confession"
Jesus very clearly states in those on the way side did not believe, "lest they should be saved"
He makes a direct connection between the word "believe" and "salvation"
Your only choice is to say that the rocky ground people lost their salvation, however in terms of the big picture of the new covenant message we know this is not true.
So we know they were indeed "believers" saved and the "fell away" in that they did not continue to develop their faith and produce fruit.
The parable ultimately is about producing fruit......which are converts to the faith.
Jesus very clearly states in those on the way side did not believe, "lest they should be saved"
He makes a direct connection between the word "believe" and "salvation"
Your only choice is to say that the rocky ground people lost their salvation, however in terms of the big picture of the new covenant message we know this is not true.
So we know they were indeed "believers" saved and the "fell away" in that they did not continue to develop their faith and produce fruit.
The parable ultimately is about producing fruit......which are converts to the faith.
The key is that these people heard the Word, liked what they heard, but the fact they fell away proves they didn't have saving faith. And the reason, they didnt have saving faith is because they didn't have a root.
Jesus IS the root. A plant gets it's water and its food from the root.
They have grass seed that you can throw on concrete and it will sprout out and griw, but it will quickly die because it doesnt have a root.
We all know people who fit this bill. Wow! This is great. Sure I believe. But they were just looking for a get out of he'll card and didn't really believe.
If I were to ask my cousin for instance. Do you believe in Jesus? He'd say sure I do. But there is zero evidence that he does. Will he someday? Maybe. But as of now, he has no Root.
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