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It's not. You don't understand the parable itself. Until you deal with the parable and its teaching, it does little good to harmonize a misunderstanding. You could have started in 1871, wrong understanding begets further misunderstanding.

Some are extra foggy.

We're all hypocrites and we should all be ready to employ any means for the sake of the gospel. There is a beauty in humility that seems to surpass all other.

And how if God does not intervene, how every heart will follow this fate.

Something about flies and honey.

I disagree. We cannot change soil in the way I'm referring. While the actions of others may be used of God to give increase, God alone gives increase. There's more here that is true, but none of it contradicts what I have just stated. Where we fundamentally disagree over is the estate of fallen...

No doubt we are sitting on a mountain of debt and the rating is justified. But you did actually answer the question: because people were being protected for political reasons.

AI is your source? Lol

I'm not ignoring God's word. I am first coming to an understanding of them before attempting to harmonize them with other passages. You are first adding to the passage and then harmonizing your additions before ever understanding the passage.

You are adding to the parable and harmonizing with your own additions. That's not harmonizing.

We cannot change soils, just as we can't change hearts. It is good to plant and water, but the increase is of the Lord.

Why now? The rate of increase in the debt has been cut by 92%. Inflation is ticking down. Perhaps for the same reason the Fed hasn't reduced interest rates?

Of course not. You would be forced to admit that the passage is only describing what types of soil the gospel encounters. Interestingly, when Jesus sent out His disciples in 2's, He didn't tell them to attempt to change the soils their message fell on, but simply move on.

You cannot harmonize scripture you don't understand correctly. That leads to error. You only think you are harmonizing.

We should certainly attempt to make application of scripture once we understand its teaching. But making application without understanding is not pleasing to God. And while we should desire to help others in the faith, changing soil is analogous to changing hearts. And no mention of changing...

None of this is in the particular parable in view. Can you not stick with this particular parable and learn what it is teaching?

Other than accept for receive in Mark 4:20, I believe the texts are fine. Now we are back to descriptive or prescriptive.

So, if the purpose is for to change, where are the instructions on how to change? People can't change color or leopards their spots, but soil can change its consistency and location?

The purpose isn't to suggest that soil change itself. That is impossible. It merely teaches what types of soil exist, and what the outcomes are for each soil. There is no admonition to change to the right kind of soil. Can soil change its consistency or location? It's not that I don't agree...

You are correct, but only 4 heard with an honest and good heart. And only 4 understands in Matthew. No comment on this?