Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 13:47-50
DISCOURSE: 1366THE NETMatthew 13:47-50. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it urns full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.MEN are forcibly impressed by similes... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:3-50
Matthew 13:3-50 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately use many parables, and those strikingly different from one another. The kingdom of heaven is a many-sided thing, and there are many ways of looking at it, all of which may be true ways, though differing very greatly. II. The kingdom of heaven, as Christ expounded it, is the Gospel, the word of salvation, everywhere... read more