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TRUTH ~ LIKE A DIAMOND
IN THE SKY
by Eighth Day Assembly
The following is the parable of the wheat and the tares.
What does this parable teach us about Truth? Let's read it first, then consider what might be hidden inside..... Matthew 13:24 - 30 and 37 - 39: And Jesus, Yeshua speaking (37) He answered them and said unto them, He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man; (38) The field is the world; and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the
tares are the children of the wicked one; (39) The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest the end of the
world; and the reapers are the angels.
Most sermons preached today on the "Parable of
the Wheat and the Tares" usually interpret the "children of the kingdom and the children of the wicked
one" as people. And on one level of Truth, this may be a true thing. In many
cases they also appear to use these passages of scripture to reinforce a certain belief system that may be different
or more advanced than others. But, then, in many cases, they go on and add to it the idea that they are the only one's with the Truth, therefore, they are the wheat,
and all others who believe differently are living in the darkness of error; therefore, all others are the tares,
and will be burned. In the Christian arena, you hear this over, and over, and over again! And because such a teaching
promotes the attitude of elitism and separatism instead of unity, there is indeed something wrong with this teaching. Another error is in the idea that because one has discovered
a facet of Truth in a burst of light in revelation knowledge, that they are the only ones, and because they are
the only ones, they need to start a new religion based upon that light! We see many denominations and non-denominations
today based upon that very thing -- and as a result, have corrupted themselves! But, the worst error of all is
in the judgment upon those who seek more light, more revelation, more facets of Truth -- which is not just error
-- it is evil and is a tare sown in with the wheat! Eighth Day Assembly
(24) Another parable put he forth
unto them, saying, the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: (25) But while
men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. (26) But when the blade was sprung
up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. (27) So the servants of the household came and said
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? (28) He said unto them,
An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? (29) But he
said, Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. (30) Let both grow together
until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and
bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
As the first century Christian, Clement of Alexandria , stated -- "Not all true things are Truth"!! And why is that? It's because Truth is
multi-faceted, like a diamond with many sides. At any one time, the perception of mankind can only perceive just
one angle or facet of something that is absolutely enormous and has so very many angles and facets that the human
mind in one lifetime could never comprehend it. That is why we who are seekers must be "Champions of the Quest." Moving from one facet of Truth to another facet of Truth is indeed
an adventure and a journey. And what is the treasure? It is simply for a glimpse at that one single ray of light
that bursts forth its colors from that one particular facet. Then, it's time to move on to a new adventure for
another glimpse at another facet.
There are many in the Christian arena who are so taken with the facet they have that they never move on. For them,
their experience of Truth is limited to just that one area of light. But, because of limitations, does that make
them "living in the darkness of error and ignorance?" Well, it may be a true thing that they are living in a sort of ignorance because they are not aware of the other facets of
Truth, but to them, they have all the light they need from the facet they have! Ignorance may be a true thing, but it is not Truth! For we are all ignorant in that
there are ever more facets of Truth to explore! The error is in the idea that the facet of Truth one has is the only Truth!
There is another facet of Truth to the parable of the wheat and the tares. And that is that the "children
of the kingdom and the children of the wicked one" are
the fruit of our own thoughts, ideas, and perceptions.
In our own thoughts, ideas and perceptions are sown the good seed by the Son of man, and the bad seed by the wicked
one. Note in the parable of the wheat and the tares in verse (25) But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, ... This happens to us while we are spiritually asleep. What we get
in our own experience is both wheat and tares. Anyone who says they have no tares in their own
life is utterly deceived! Our fruit are our children! And what are the children/fruit of the kingdom of heaven?
It's revealed in Galatians 5:22 & 23, "But
the fruit of the Spirt is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance"...
Count them. How many are there? There
are 9! And 9 in gematria means, "fruit, or fruit of the understanding (good or bad)." Our children (wheat
or tares) are the fruit of our own understanding based upon our own thoughts, ideas, and perceptions! The fact
is, I would love to have the tares in my own life burned to ashes. Thank God they will be! -- Praise God!!!
And there is yet another facet of Truth to the parable of the wheat and the tares. And it has to do with Truth
itself. In the world are many understandings, thoughts, ideas, and perceptions too numerous to count. And many
of them say they are "The" Truth. The fact is, that sown among all understandings, thoughts,
ideas, and perceptions in the world today are both wheat and tares. In all of them one can find, if he looks hard
enough, many true things as well as many tares that need burning. And what does the Lord
say about these things? Read again verses (28) - (30), above -- "He said unto them, an enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that
we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let them grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest "I" (not us) will say to the reapers...
The Lord says to "let the tares alone, lest you root up the wheat with them -- at the time of the end of the
world, HE will give the orders to root them up"! It is not our job to be rooting up other people's
fields; however, we can search out their fields for the wheat existing in all of them, for the wheat existing in
other fields are new facets of Truth to behold that the light in us might be brighter and fuller. This is why I
have links in the Eighth Day Assembly Home Page that many may consider error. The fact is, that existing in those
other fields are both true things and error. It is NOT our job to eliminate
them, because to do so would be in disobedience to the will of God, as stated above in verses (28) - (30).
However, it is our job to be able to discern between the two. What is true and what is error? The big, big question!
The true thing is that it all depends! And it all depends based upon how much light we have managed to accumulate
in all of our searching! It's different for each individual. It could be that one individual has discovered more
facets of Truth than another. What one might consider a true thing may be different from what another might consider
true.
It is very important that we not close ourselves up in a box in regards to Truth, for it closes the doors to much,
much light. Many fear what is different. This is a tare and not wheat. The fact is, we've been given a
guide who will guide us into all Truth. And that guide is the Spirit of Truth. We need not fear where we go, for
we have a mighty steed, the Holy Spirit, to guide us no matter how dangerous the journey! We can go to these places
in absolute safety and take from them what is wheat and leave the tares. Again, the skill in doing this is in the
discernment between the two.
This now leads us to yet another facet of Truth. And it has to do with the very "nature" of Truth itself.
As absolutely everything in the universe and in the heavens are a trinity, so too is Truth a trinity (for a more
in-depth study on "trinities", get the book entitled The Pattern & the Prophecy, by James Harrison ). Truth is a trinity as is everything else, whose foundation is
Love. It's comprised of three -- Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge. Knowledge without Wisdom is not Truth. Understanding
without Knowledge is not Truth. And Wisdom without Understanding is not Truth. For something to be Truth, it absolutely
MUST have all 3 elements.
I'm sure we all have seen people who have great, great Knowledge, but their Wisdom in the use of that Knowledge
is much to be desired. This is probably the error that has caused the splintering all through Christianity. People
who have much Knowledge, but absolutely no Wisdom. People who have much Understanding, but no Knowledge. And People
who have much Wisdom, with no Understanding. Without the trinity of the 3 in perfect operation, it is not Truth, it is rather a true thing! There
is actually only one who has all 3 in perfect operation, and that is Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah Himself. This
is why He had the confidence to say He was "The Truth."
In order for a trinity to be perfect, all three elements must be working in proper order. If one element of a trinity
falls, it changes and weakens the whole trinity. The trinity of Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge fell when
the luminary light bearer of Knowledge, Lucifer, lifted himself up in pride.
Take heed as to what one considers knowledge. And if you sense in yourself the "pride of knowledge" --
this is a tare and not wheat. Does the light of your revelation say to you, "This is "The" Truth,
and none else" or "Everyone else is so ignorant!" Take heed to what you are thinking, for your knowledge
is not mixed with Wisdom or Understanding. One could have a true thing that is not Truth at all!
Always remember, not all true things
are Truth. Make sure that all forms
of knowledge are mixed with both wisdom and understanding. If it lacks any of these, pick and choose the wheat
very carefully from among the tares. But, also take care as to what you call tares, for it may simply be another
level of Truth you are unaware of, therefore, hinder not the Champions of the Quest.
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