In the parable of the tares, Christ came into the world and sowed wheat; the devil sowed tares. This is not simply unconverted men, but the operation of Satan to injure and mar the work of God. There were unconverted men before Christ came, and Satan presented adequate temptation to man’s pride, covetousness, and self-esteem to guide them to his principles; this is the wise man of the world. But there is another thing now. Satan comes to introduce mischief where God had introduced good.
J. N. Darby