Isaiah
Chapter 55 10 For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to him who sows and bread to him who eats, 11 So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.
Romans
Chapter 8 18 1 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us. 19 For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God; 20 for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; 23 and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
Matthew
Chapter 13 1 1 On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. 3 And he spoke to them at length in parables, 2 saying: "A sower went out to sow. 3 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, 6 and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. 7 Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. 8 But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. 9 Whoever has ears ought to hear." 10 The disciples approached him and said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" 11 4 He said to them in reply, "Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. 12 To anyone who has, more will be given 5 and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 6 This is why I speak to them in parables, because 'they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.' 14 Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: 'You shall indeed hear but not understand you shall indeed look but never see. 15 Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted, and I heal them.' 16 7 "But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. 17 Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. 18 8 "Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart. 20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. 21 But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away. 22 The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. 23 But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold."
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Catholic Fundamentalism Interpretation:
God, The Programmer, has programmed water and programmed a way for it to come to the earth program and nourish the plant programs while providing sustenance for all beings who rely on and work with them. My Word is like water, it goes out and achieves the end for which I sent it. (One of those ends is the bringing of souls away from the things He Programmed to The Programmer, Himself.)
Being incorporated into The Program is the best thing any human can do. It makes any problems (you may have) with programmed entities look pale by comparison. The (My) entire Creation Program rejoices when one of the human programs accepts, downloads, and obeys My Program. The Creation Program was written to be corruptible, not by itself, buy by those who chose to want to corrupt it. The goal was that people would choose to free themselves from that corruption, and share in the (true) freedom given to those who love and obey The Loving Programmer. All of the Creation Program is groaning with the pain caused by those who have chosen corruption. We groan too, because we are waiting to be redeemed (uploaded) into The Very Program, Itself.
Jesus (The Program, Second Person of The Trinity, in perfect, loving, human form) left a structure programmed (built) by humans, and sat down where the Earth, Air, and Water programs met. So many people gathered around him that He sat down in a boat, and spoke to every person who, by being there, showed that they wished to download The Program, (if only through words; a greater download, The Eucharist, would come later). He spoke to them in parables, so that, in Catholic Fundamentalism terms, "The Programmer's Words gave people the chance to be saved." Some of the words fell where they could neither be used nor do any good. But, some of the Programming Instructions were passed on, allowing many more to download them. Any human program who hears these instructions should be able to understand them." The disciples asked: "Why do you speak to them in parables?" He answered, "Because (more direct) knowledge of the Heavenly Programs has been given to you that they are not authorized to access. Anyone who has authorization to access will be given more, and he will be enriched; anyone who doesn't (want to) get closer to The Programmer will lose the little bit of access he has.
"That's why I speak to them in parables, because they look, but do not (let themselves) see. They hear, but do not (let themselves) listen or understand. (Catholic Fundamentalists think that's because some choose to worship idols more than The Programmer of All).
Isaiah, who was authorized great access to The Program, is now shown to have been given that access (which could only come from The Programmer) because his words have come true: "you'll hear, but not understand, you will look, but you will not see. Their gross hearts are more obsessed with the programmed entities than with He Who Programmed them, and, they do not want to consider His program, they're so in love with their own, even though I'd like to re-program them so they'll know joy forever.
"But, your eyes and ears see how much better His Program is. Lots of prophets and good people longed to see The Program you now see and know, but couldn't.
"This is the parable. If The Program does not take root, the virus will corrupt it. Some are happy to download The Program, but can't obey it. Under pressure, they'll let it be erased or corrupted. Some are too obsessed with amassing programmed entities to worry about sharing in The Program. But, the true downloader operates according to The Program's Instructions and understands them. He will help bring more souls to The Program. Some will bring a hundred souls to The Program, others will bring sixty, others will bring thirty."
The "seeds" He sows are passwords that allow access to The Program, in their most refined form, they are The Sacraments. |