Parable of the Tares

Each of the Parables of the Kingdom discloses aspects of the God's Kingdom in the world, which is his church as visisble among men. This parable is instructive in the nature of the visible church of Christ. It teaches: 1) The purpose for which it was established; 2) The great burden it carries in the world; and 3) Its future purification. Patent lessons are the great need in our day to distinguish between the visible church and the invisible church, and a warning to all members of the visible church.