Mat 13:47-48 | MHM | STEP | v. 47-48 : Jesus then tells the parable of the net cast into the sea (Matthew 13:47-48 ). The world is like a big sea, and people are like the fish in it (Psalm 104:25; Habakkuk 1:14 ). The preaching of the gospel is like fishermen throwing a net into the sea. The net gathers all kinds of fish, both good and bad. This is like the church, which has both true believers and people who are not sincere. At the end of the age, when the net is full, the fishermen separate the good fish from the bad. In the same way, God will one day separate the righteous from the wicked (Isaiah 55:11 ). Until then, everyone is mixed together in the church.

‏ Matthew 13:47-48

v. 47-48: Jesus then tells the parable of the net cast into the sea (Matthew 13:47-48 ^a). The world is like a big sea, and people are like the fish in it (Psalm 104:25; Habakkuk 1:14 ^b). The preaching of the gospel is like fishermen throwing a net into the sea. The net gathers all kinds of fish, both good and bad. This is like the church, which has both true believers and people who are not sincere. At the end of the age, when the net is full, the fishermen separate the good fish from the bad. In the same way, God will one day separate the righteous from the wicked (Isaiah 55:11 ^c). Until then, everyone is mixed together in the church.

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