1. THE PARABLE OF THE TARES
MATT. 13:24-30, 36-43

2. The Parable of the Tares
Matt. 13:24-30
Parable: something thrown alongside
Tares: plants that look like wheat but aren’t
Similar to parable of the sower but different
Explanation of both after purpose for parables
Both emphasize individuality
Other parables are collective effects of kingdom
Sower: same seed, different soils
Tares: same soil, different seed

3. The Parable of the Tares Explained
Matt. 13:36-43
Jesus is the sower of good seed
The field is the world (not the church)
The devil sowed the tares
Good seeds are sons of the kingdom
Tares are the sons of the devil
Harvest is end of the world
Angels are the reapers
Have to live among wickedness but not partake

4. The Parable of the Tares Misapplied
“The church is not to exercise corrective discipline” Jesus says it is Matt. 18:15-20
Consistent with 1 Cor. 5:9-13
We are not to judge the tares those who are outside
That is God’s place
We are to judge those on the inside v.12
On moral, public issues of the impenitent 2 Thess. 3:6-15, Matt. 18:17
Only after love, patience, and warnings