Sower, parable
In Luke 8:5-8, Matthew 13:3-8 and Mark 4:3-8, 'the sower' is the Lord, and 'the seed' is His Word, and so, truth. 'The seed by the wayside' comes to people who have no concern for truths. 'The seed on stony ground' comes to people who do have concern for truth, but not for its own sake, and so not inwardly. 'The seed in the midst of thorns' comes to people with desires for evil. 'The seed in the good ground' comes to people who love the truths in the Word, from the Lord, and practice them depending on Him, and bring fruit.
(References: Luke 8:11-15; Mark 4:14-20; Matthew 8:19-23; The Doctrine of Life for the New Jerusalem 90)
Luke 8:5-8
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"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
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Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
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Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.
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Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
