The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: LUK 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
LUK 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the
devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should
believe and be saved.
LUK 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the
word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in
time of temptation fall away.
LUK 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they
have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures
of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
LUK 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and
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