Our readings in this series are from the book, Understanding the Times. Here is a brief excerpt from page 73:
“Jesus sketched out the framework of history, so that we could understand the times, where history is headed, and how we should conduct ourselves. The parable of the wheat and the tares is one of Jesus’ most defining teachings. It takes into its scope the whole world and all its people. It outlines the course of history from Jesus’ own day to the day of judgment. It explains why evil and strife persist all over the world. It emphasizes the proper way to think about our times. And it suggests how we, as Jesus’ followers, should be investing our time, talents, and energies until He returns.
“As such, the parable of the wheat and the tares provides a framework for living that allows us to understand the times as Jesus does, and to know what we must do to line up with His rule at the right hand of God.
“Why did Jesus tell this parable? Certainly, He intended His followers to embrace this framework, discern their place within it, and comport themselves at all times to realize the promise of this parable. However, it’s clear the followers of Christ today have not grasped the framework outlined in this parable. In many ways, the Church today has given up on history, and has ceded the world to those who are committed to an under-the-sun agenda.
“Either we are living according to Jesus’ understanding of the times, or we are living at cross-purposes to the cosmic plan of Christ.”
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