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 householder 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 [b]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.
Matthew 13:24-30
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The Lord Jesus Christ clearly pointed out in the above scriptures to let the tares and the wheat grow together because an attempt to pull out the tares could damage the wheat.
The harmful effects the tares/weeds have on the real plant could be overwhelming if not timely controlled.

Aside mistaken identity by inexperienced gardeners/farmers that could lead to its (wheat) being uprooted, weeds/tares reduce farm productivity, invade crops, and aggressively compete for water, nutrients and sunlight, resulting in reduced crop yield and poor crop quality.

In the face of those apparent dangers posed by the tares/weeds, why the coexistence till maturity?
Will the wheat survive the growing together?

How can a christian survive, as in, live an effective christian life in the midst of overwhelming mixed multitude?


Cc MuttleyLaff, FinallyDead, johnw47

Bodydialect57:
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 householder 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 [b]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.
Matthew 13:24-30
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The Lord Jesus Christ clearly pointed out in the above scriptures to let the tares and the wheat grow together because an attempt to pull out the tares could damage the wheat.
The harmful effects the tares/weeds have on the real plant could be overwhelming if not timely controlled.

Aside mistaken identity by inexperienced gardeners/farmers that could lead to its (wheat) being uprooted, weeds/tares reduce farm productivity, invade crops, and aggressively compete for water, nutrients and sunlight, resulting in reduced crop yield and poor crop quality.

In the face of those apparent dangers poised by the tares/weeds, why the coexistence till maturity?
Will the wheat survive the growing together?

How can a christian survive, as in, live an effective christian life in the midst of overwhelming mixed multitude?


Cc MuttleyLaff, FinallyDead, johnw47

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It it impossible by one's own effort to overcome these things... a reason why the Lord JESUS CHRIST said many things indicating that GOD alone can truly save (Matthew 19:23-26), and none that GOD saves will be lost ("All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." - John 6:37) , and GOD Himself will teach all of His own (John 6:45).

GOD is reverently referred to as the Husbandman in the Bible (John 15:1, James 5:7) - which by definition is "a person who cultivates the land; a farmer."

GOD who is perfect (Psalm 18:30, Matthew 5:48), and thus the perfect Husbandman will not, according to his Word, allow any of His wheat to be lost as He has the power to monitor, correct (Psalm 73:13-15, Proverbs 3:11, Hebrews 12:5-7), nourish (1 Corinthians 3:6), and reap/gather them.

"For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." - Romans 1:17

God is the Husbandman!
Thanks for your submission sir.

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It it impossible by one's own effort to overcome these things... a reason why the Lord JESUS CHRIST said many things indicating that GOD alone can truly save (Matthew 19:23-26), and none that GOD saves will be lost ("All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." - John 6:37) , and GOD Himself will teach all of His own (John 6:45).

GOD is reverently referred to as the Husbandman in the Bible (John 15:1, James 5:7) - which by definition is "a person who cultivates the land; a farmer."

GOD who is perfect (Psalm 18:30, Matthew 5:48), and thus the perfect Husbandman will not, according to his Word, allow any of His wheat to be lost as He has the power to monitor, correct (Psalm 73:13-15, Proverbs 3:11, Hebrews 12:5-7), nourish (1 Corinthians 3:6), and reap/gather them.

How will the wheat grow effectively in the midst of choking tares?

Bodydialect57:
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 householder 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 [b]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.
Matthew 13:24-30
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The Lord Jesus Christ clearly pointed out in the above scriptures to let the tares and the wheat grow together because an attempt to pull out the tares could damage the wheat.
The harmful effects the tares/weeds have on the real plant could be overwhelming if not timely controlled.

Aside mistaken identity by inexperienced gardeners/farmers that could lead to its (wheat) being uprooted, weeds/tares reduce farm productivity, invade crops, and aggressively compete for water, nutrients and sunlight, resulting in reduced crop yield and poor crop quality.

In the face of those apparent dangers poised by the tares/weeds, why the coexistence till maturity?
Will the wheat survive the growing together?

How can a christian survive, as in, live an effective christian life in the midst of overwhelming mixed multitude?


Cc MuttleyLaff, FinallyDead, johnw47

The field is the world. Tares are from the enemy. Wheat is from GOD.

Yes, the field is the world. The wheat, the good seed are the children of the Kingdom and the tares are the children of the devil.

How does the wheat survive the overbearing influence of the tares since its known to tower high above the wheat?

OpenYourEyes1:


The field is the world. Tares are from the enemy. Wheat is from GOD.

Bodydialect57:
Yes, the field is the world. The wheat, the good seed are the children of the Kingdom and the tares are the children of the devil.

How does the wheat survive the overbearing influence of the tares since its known to tower high above the wheat?

Are you a true believer?

Yes, l am.

OpenYourEyes1:


Are you a true believer?

Bodydialect57:
Yes, l am.

Lost sheep are under the bondage of satan. They will certainly be misused and abused by the evil one.

Born again Christians are already free from satan's control. We have great power over the kingdom of darkness. You should know this things.


We need to set those in bondage free with the Power of GOD

Born again believers live in the world but are not of the world.

How does 'wheat' coexist successfully with 'tares' without their negative influences robbing off?

OpenYourEyes1:


Lost sheep are under the bondage of satan. They will certainly be misused and abused by the evil one.

Born again Christians are already free from satan's control. We have great power over the kingdom of darkness. You should know this things.


We need to set those in bondage free with the Power of GOD

*MODIFIED*

Bodydialect57:
Born again believers live in the world but are not of the world.

How does 'wheat' coexist successfully with 'tares' without their negative influences robbing off?

influence robbing off

Thank you for your invitation sir/ma. It's a good question you've asked there. We will need to first understand the will of God in Christ to satisfy your inquiry. Man was designed chiefly to relate with God from within Him ultimately(Col 1:27,1Jn4:4, Jer31:33-34). But this being a very artful and skilful capacity was subjected first to learn under tutors, that is the law of God, both in scripture and in nature(Gal3:24), then when fully mastered in these, to proceed to learn about God from within, all attainable here on earth. We are by default satisfied and prone to manage an external relationship with God from maybe just bible study, fellowship with brothers, listening to teachings, which are all good in their proper place, if serving to lead us into Gods ultimate will(stated above) but otherwise unsatisfactory to God. So in order to depend on Christ within us, we will have to be put under pressure to somehow be forced to.
This brings us to your question, the purpose of the tares. The tares, the seed of Satan, by nature promoting sin, evil and injustice will frustrate the good desires in the believer for righteousness, even suffocating them, adding fuel to the fire of fleshly tendencies mounted against the spirit nature inside the believer. They will fill the outside world with all evil hence awakening inside the believer fleshly essences yet to be dealt with and forcing him to turn to the greater One within Him for help in true prayer(1Jn4:4) for overcoming grace hence Rom5:20 plays out. Had the tares been plucked before then, the believer would still have lodged within him, a lot of unexposed fleshly lusts and tendencies thereby not aware to deal with the subtle, well-hidden fleshly tendencies, so remaining in this duality of contrasting tendencies and prolonging the war between flesh and spirit(Gal5:17) and not reaching his highest spiritual development in God/holiest faith (Jud:20). In this state he stays unprepared for the coming of the Lord, which requires spirit nature perfectly annihilating flesh resulting in stainless righteousness(Eph5:27). This is an eternal loss to the believer, preventing him attaining God's best on earth and eternity.
Picture the fact that the wheat competing for survival against the tares in the field will have to pull on every fibre within them making them stronger and more developed. A miniature example is found in cases like in M/E Islamic nations where Christian fellowships and access to bibles are prohibited. Notice that the believers in those settings are always greater in spirituality than we in less tense regions, because they've been forced to turn inwards to the greater One within them, practicalizing Rom12:21. Also imagine having an obnoxious partner at work, who is so annoying and always provoking you to anger, making it difficult to love as Christ prescribed or forgive when necessary(Mt5:44, Col3:13). His character will help you see the hidden anger and unchristlike resistance still dwelling within you which upon such exposure can then be brought before the throne of grace for elimination(Heb4:16).
So the tares will grow until the King Tare(the antichrist) shows up with a government of maximum sin promotion and injustice of tribulation against believers, before the Lord's return. Of course the believer mustn't wait for the Beast, he can begin to learn Christ within by true prayer, not the religious kind done in most centres today, but a true kind focused on finding Christ within Him, helped by the Holy Spirit, in stillness(not noise) practised in patient perseverance as well as bearing his cross, the fiery trials God allows Satan bring in his life, still towards learning to depend on Christ within. He must also be careful to distinguish his God-given cross from Satan's unchecked wickedness against all good, lest he suffer unnecessarily.
Feel free to ask questions.

Finding Christ within. Can you please buttress further sir?

Your post is opening my eyes to some things l didn't really know before.

God bless you.

Finallydead:

Thank you for your invitation sir/ma. It's a good question you've asked there. We will need to first understand the will of God in Christ to satisfy your inquiry. Man was designed chiefly to relate with God from within Him ultimately(Col 1:27,1Jn4:4, Jer31:33-34). But this being a very artful and skilful capacity was subjected first to learn under tutors, that is the law of God, both in scripture and in nature, then when fully mastered in these, to proceed to learn about God from within, all attainable here on earth. We are by default satisfied and prone to manage an external relationship with God from maybe just bible study, fellowship with brothers, listening to teachings, which are all good in their proper place, if serving to lead us into Gods ultimate will(stated above) but otherwise unsatisfactory to God. So in order to depend on Christ within us, we will have to be put under pressure to somehow be forced to.
This brings us to your question, the purpose of the tares. The tares, the seed of Satan by nature promoting sin, evil and injustice will frustrate the good desires in the believer for righteousness, even suffocating them, adding fuel to the fire of warfare that the flesh mounts on the spirit inside the believer. They will fill the outside world with all evil until at some point, the believer gets the message that God within is His only hope (1Jn4:4), as reaching Him from the external proves insufficient and begins to work towards God's perfect will. Had the tares been plucked before then, the believer would still be caught in the middle of this war between flesh and spirit(Gal5:17), unprepared for the coming of the Lord, which state requires spirit perfectly annihilating flesh resulting in stainless righteousness(Eph5:27), which is an eternal loss to the believer, not affording him God's best on earth and eternity. Picture the fact that the wheat competing for survival against the tares in the field will have to pull on every fibre within them making them stronger and more developed.
So the tares will grow until the King Tare(the antichrist) shows up with a government of maximum sin promotion and injustice of tribulation against believers, before the Lord's return. Of course the believer mustn't wait for the Beast, he can begin to learn Christ within by true prayer, not the religious kind done in most centres today, but a true kind focused on finding Christ within Him, helped by the Holy Spirit, in stillness(not noise) practised in patient perseverance as well as bearing his cross, the fiery trials God allows Satan bring in his life, still towards learning to depend on Christ within. He must also be careful to distinguish his God-given cross from Satan's unchecked wickedness against all good, lest he suffer unnecessarily.
Feel free to ask questions.

He must also be careful to distinguish his God-given cross from Satan's unchecked wickedness against all good, lest he suffer unnecessarily.

How do l mark out this difference?

Bodydialect57:
Finding Christ within. Can you please buttress further sir?

Your post is opening my eyes to some things l didn't really know before.

God bless you.

God bless you too sir/ma (please help me identify which). I forgot to add Gal3:24 to my initial post but I've done so. In addition, in Lk 17:20-21, the Lord teaches that His plan is to first bring about the kingdom of God inside us before it manifests outside us. Also God wants to clean us from within through our discovering Christ within us(Mt 23:25-26, Lk11:39-40), hence He was not satisfied to relate with us one on one from outside as Jesus Christ but died just so He can gain access to our inside.
Have you ever heard the saying 'let sleeping dogs lie'. By default human nature, we really don't observe to see our many evil tendencies or often make excuses for them, hence letting sleeping dogs lie. If there's a war between flesh and spirit going on inside us, this will favour the flesh. Because, it survives in secrecy but only when its exposed, is there a possibility of the life of spirit swallowing up the death in our flesh. This is also why God gave the law (Rom 7:12-13). In addition to the law, being put in an environment of tares(pressure) makes us discover our own lusts that still dwell in us, hence (Jn17:15), not so we can accept them, but so we can identify them and pray for grace to eliminate them from inside us, preparing us for Lord's coming(1Jn3:2-3). So now you know why some, who do not prepare themselves on time must pass through the great tribulation(pressure in Greek) before the Lord's return. But we can prepare ourselves as the wise virgins on time by winning this war over the flesh on time.
About seeking Christ within, this is an art that must be learnt but too much to share such on a public forum. However, if you just begin to identify and bring each and every inner weakness before God for grace to overcome, you have at least begun your journey. (Is 1:18, 1Jn 1:8-9).

Bodydialect57:
He must also be careful to distinguish his God-given cross from Satan's unchecked wickedness against all good, lest he suffer unnecessarily.

How do l mark out this difference?

Good. There's some maturity needed for that, but before you develop that just start by simply determining to not accept any evil that comes your way by praying it through with God. God may act sooner or later. But make sure you only act on what God CLEARLY says to you(not assumption or men's words), because demons in their craftiness will like to make you believe their device is God's will for your life so that you don't resist them.

I am a sis.

Hmm.mm

Tares make us discover our many weaknesses, lusts, so we can pray for grace to eliminate them and not just be complacent about them.

Thank you sir. I am learning.

Finallydead:

God bless you too sir/ma (please help me identify which). I forgot to add Gal3:24 to my initial post but I've done so. In addition, in Lk 17:20-21, the Lord teaches that His plan is to first bring about the kingdom of God inside us before it manifests outside us. Also God wants to clean us from within through our discovering Christ within us(Mt 23:25-26, Lk11:39-40), hence He was not satisfied to relate with us one on one from outside as Jesus Christ but died just so He can gain access to our inside.
Have you ever heard the saying 'let sleeping dogs lie'. By default human nature, we really don't observe to see our many evil tendencies or often make excuses for them, hence letting sleeping dogs lie. If there's a war between flesh and spirit going on inside us, this will favour the flesh. Because, it survives in secrecy but only when its exposed, is there a possibility of the life of spirit swallowing up the death in our flesh. This is also why God gave the law (Rom 7:12-13). In addition to the law, being put in an environment of tares(pressure) makes us discover our own lusts that still dwell in us, hence (Jn17:15), not so we can accept them, but so we can identify them and pray for grace to eliminate them from inside us, preparing us for Lord's coming(1Jn3:2-3). So now you know why some, who do not prepare themselves on time must pass through the great tribulation(pressure in Greek) before the Lord's return. But we can prepare ourselves as the wise virgins on time by winning this war over the flesh on time.
About seeking Christ within, this is an art that must be learnt but too much to share such on a public forum. However, if you just begin to identify and bring each and every inner weakness before God for grace to overcome, you have at least begun your journey. (Is 1:18, 1Jn 1:8-9).

Yes, you are right!

Finallydead:

Good. There's some maturity needed for that, but before you develop that just start by simply determining to not accept any evil that comes your way by praying it through with God. God may act sooner or later. But make sure you only act on what God CLEARLY says to you(not assumption or men's words), because demons in their craftiness will like to make you believe their device is God's will for your life so that you don't resist them.

"Picture the fact that the wheat competing for survival against the tares in the field will have to pull on every fibre within them making them stronger and more developed.
So the tares will grow until the King Tare(the antichrist) shows up with a government of maximum sin promotion and injustice of tribulation against believers, before the Lord's return. Of course the believer mustn't wait for the Beast, he can begin to learn Christ within by true prayer, not the religious kind done in most centres today, but a true kind focused on finding Christ within Him, helped by the Holy Spirit, in stillness(not noise) practised in patient perseverance as well as bearing his cross, the fiery trials God allows Satan bring in his life, still towards learning to depend on Christ within"
- FinallyDead.

There's no helplessness for the wheat growing in the midst of tares. Shoot out your roots in prayer to God by the Holy Spirit to garner strength to stand having done all. Ephesians 6:13.

Bodydialect57:
"Picture the fact that the wheat competing for survival against the tares in the field will have to pull on every fibre within them making them stronger and more developed.
So the tares will grow until the King Tare(the antichrist) shows up with a government of maximum sin promotion and injustice of tribulation against believers, before the Lord's return. Of course the believer mustn't wait for the Beast, he can begin to learn Christ within by true prayer, not the religious kind done in most centres today, but a true kind focused on finding Christ within Him, helped by the Holy Spirit, in stillness(not noise) practised in patient perseverance as well as bearing his cross, the fiery trials God allows Satan bring in his life, still towards learning to depend on Christ within"
- FinallyDead.

There's no helplessness for the wheat growing in the midst of tares. Shoot out your roots in prayer to God by the Holy Spirit to garner strength to stand having done all. Ephesians 6:13.

Well said. Let us not fear the darkness around for greater is He that is in you than the evil in the world.(1Jn4:4, Jn17:15-17, Is 60:2). We only need to search deep within till we learn how to find Him.

Bodydialect57:
"Picture the fact that the wheat competing for survival against the tares in the field will have to pull on every fibre within them making them stronger and more developed.
So the tares will grow until the King Tare(the antichrist) shows up with a government of maximum sin promotion and injustice of tribulation against believers, before the Lord's return. Of course the believer mustn't wait for the Beast, he can begin to learn Christ within by true prayer, not the religious kind done in most centres today, but a true kind focused on finding Christ within Him, helped by the Holy Spirit, in stillness(not noise) practised in patient perseverance as well as bearing his cross, the fiery trials God allows Satan bring in his life, still towards learning to depend on Christ within"
- FinallyDead.

There's no helplessness for the wheat growing in the midst of tares. Shoot out your roots in prayer to God by the Holy Spirit to garner strength to stand having done all. Ephesians 6:13.

Well said dear. Let us not fear the darkness around for greater is He that is in you than the evil in the world.(1Jn4:4, Jn17:15-17, Is 60:2). We only need to search deep within till we learn how to find Him.

Yes! Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world!
There is no resigning to fate, no room for complacency, no giving in to the intimidation of the tares!

Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ must rise up in faith, for we are more than conquerors.

Finallydead:

Well said dear. Let us not fear the darkness around for greater is He that is in you than the evil in the world.(1Jn4:4, Jn17:15-17, Is 60:2). We only need to search deep within till we learn how to find Him.

My hunger and my thirst @ the bolded.

Finallydead:

Well said dear. Let us not fear the darkness around for greater is He that is in you than the evil in the world.(1Jn4:4, Jn17:15-17, Is 60:2). We only need to search deep within till we learn how to find Him.

Could you check your mail, please?

Finallydead:

Well said dear. Let us not fear the darkness around for greater is He that is in you than the evil in the world.(1Jn4:4, Jn17:15-17, Is 60:2). We only need to search deep within till we learn how to find Him.

Bodydialect57:
Could you check your mail, please?

Ok. Replied.

Okay! Thank you.

Finallydead:

Ok. Replied.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

-Psalm 121.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

Are you surrounded by choking tares? Don't give up. Look up to God in prayers, He will help you.

I remember Dr. Panam Percy Paul's "Don't Give Up"

You have been so strong
You cannot be wrong
Cos in the past, you have overcome
On your face, there is a light, that shows you are a winner
You are a gem in this life; your glory will soon unfold
You cannot afford to faint in the face of many trials
It is time to stand and overcome again
Chorus: (x2)
Don’t give up, Its not over
When you give up, Then its over
Hold-on to the Lord, and Trouble not your heart
Even when you fail, It’s not over

There is no obstacle, that you cannot overcome
You are strong and able to stand
Even though there be fire, it will make you pure as gold
Even though there be rivers, I know you can build a bridge
You cannot afford to faint in the face of these trials
It is time to stand and overcome again
<> 2x

Though pressed on all sides by tares, dear child of God, don't give up!

Bodydialect57:
I remember Dr. Panam Percy Paul's "Don't Give Up"

You have been so strong
You cannot be wrong
Cos in the past, you have overcome
On your face, there is a light, that shows you are a winner
You are a gem in this life; your glory will soon unfold
You cannot afford to faint in the face of many trials
It is time to stand and overcome again
Chorus: (x2)
Don’t give up, Its not over
When you give up, Then its over
Hold-on to the Lord, and Trouble not your heart
Even when you fail, It’s not over

There is no obstacle, that you cannot overcome
You are strong and able to stand
Even though there be fire, it will make you pure as gold
Even though there be rivers, I know you can build a bridge
You cannot afford to faint in the face of these trials
It is time to stand and overcome again
<> 2x

" I remember the three Hebrew children, down in the furnace,
Daniel in the Lion's den, it seems the world was crushing on them, they cried to the Lord, they lifted their voices and the furnace became air-conditioner and Daniel had a lion for a pillow."


Cheer up!

Bodydialect57:
I remember Dr. Panam Percy Paul's "Don't Give Up"

You have been so strong
You cannot be wrong
Cos in the past, you have overcome
On your face, there is a light, that shows you are a winner
You are a gem in this life; your glory will soon unfold
You cannot afford to faint in the face of many trials
It is time to stand and overcome again
Chorus: (x2)
Don’t give up, Its not over
When you give up, Then its over
Hold-on to the Lord, and Trouble not your heart
Even when you fail, It’s not over

There is no obstacle, that you cannot overcome
You are strong and able to stand
Even though there be fire, it will make you pure as gold
Even though there be rivers, I know you can build a bridge
You cannot afford to faint in the face of these trials
It is time to stand and overcome again
<> 2x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ThMxB3dV1A

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.

MuttleyLaff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ThMxB3dV1A

By their fruit, they shall be known!