The problem-The universal claim of Christianity.-Its affareni failure to make the claim good.-The solution found in the parable. THE originality of Christ's teachings, visible everywhere, is concentrated in his parables. In these, by a few graphic touches, he makes us all clearly see some truth, which otherwise would be difficult to grasp. This is particularly true of that parable which is usually called "The Sower." It is really the parable of the field, and only one of several parables of the sower. It is the parable, not of the preacher but of the hearer. It not only sets before us, but it solves, the strange problem which confronts every preacher, every pastor, every Christian worker, who is trying to lead others to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus. What is that problem ? It is presented by the evident discrepancy between the claims and the success of Christianity. Christ demands the allegiance of every human heart. Chris
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