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“Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away” (Matthew 13:5-6).
Here we have another kind of soil—rocky soil. The soil on top looked good, but underneath that soil were rocks, so that the soil was very shallow. That kind of soil warms up quickly, and the plants grow right away. But with no depth of earth, the root cannot form properly. Then, when the sun gets hot, the plant withers and dies, because it has no real root.
This kind of soil is like those who hear the Word of God, and think that it sounds good. They happily believe, but only in their heads, not in their hearts. Then, when trouble, persecution, or other difficulties come along in their life, they give it all up and go back into the world. They were never really saved. The proof that people are really saved is when they continue to live for the Lord, and go on steadily in a Christian pathway.
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