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Parables of Jesus, Part 1: Growth and the Kingdom of God, 1951 September 2
Howard Thurman uses the parables of the sower (Matt. 13:1-23) and the fig tree in the vineyard (Luke 13:6-9) to explore the growth of the kingdom of God. He claims these parables illustrate that “the kingdom of God comes independent of human effort aside from the initial act.” This initial act is the choosing and planting of the seed and after that, “there isn’t any more than can be done.” Then, once the time to reap the crop has come, we must be able to discern between the wheat and the tares. Thurman likens tares to the presence of evil and though it is difficult to know how to remove the tares now, the harvest is inevitable as Jesus promises.
Part of the Collection, The Parables of Jesus (1951, Fellowship Church, San Francisco, CA)
Tags: growth, Kingdom of God, Parables
Description by Erik Mattson
Recorded in Fellowship Church, San Francisco, California
Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Parables of Jesus, Part 1: Growth and the Kingdom of God, 1951 September 2,” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/910.
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By Howard Thurman (Uploaded by Duncan Hamra)Howard Thurman uses the parables of the sower (Matt. 13:1-23) and the fig tree in the vineyard (Luke 13:6-9) to explore the growth of the kingdom of God. He claims these parables illustrate that “the kingdom of God comes independent of human effort aside from the initial act.” This initial act is the choosing and planting of the seed and after that, “there isn’t any more than can be done.” Then, once the time to reap the crop has come, we must be able to discern between the wheat and the tares. Thurman likens tares to the presence of evil and though it is difficult to know how to remove the tares now, the harvest is inevitable as Jesus promises.
Part of the Collection, The Parables of Jesus (1951, Fellowship Church, San Francisco, CA)
Tags: growth, Kingdom of God, Parables
Description by Erik Mattson
Recorded in Fellowship Church, San Francisco, California
Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Parables of Jesus, Part 1: Growth and the Kingdom of God, 1951 September 2,” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/910.