Matthew Chapter 13 - Judgment Coming

Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Matthew 13:24-30,36-43. Do you ever wonder why God allows bad people to remain in our world? Why doesn't God let good people remain separate and trouble-free? Today's parable explains that God chooses to allow both His transformed children and the world's rebellious sinners to live together until judgment day. We can expect to frequently interact with those who are opposed to God's will and refuse to abide by moral rules. How we interact will set us apart as God's children, most of all realizing that sinners are not our ultimate enemy, but rather it is Satan who stirs up trouble in our world and entraps sinners in harmful behaviors. We stand our ground in God's armor, reaching out to the lost, knowing that God's justice will arrive on the day of reckoning. Those who belong to God will graduate to Heaven and be free from sin. Anyone not forgiven in Christ will be punished in the eternal flames of Hell. Either way, God's mercy and justice will be served.