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BESIDE THE ROAD: Unreceptive5ead !*6. Dirst+centur farmers broadcast the seed and then plowed it under. Dootpaths and roads commonlwound right through the fields. Because of its packed+down condition and immunit to plowing, the seedsfalling here were Euickl gobbled up b the birds before the could germinate.5ead !* . This is the unrecepti e hearer, signified b the packed+down condition of the soil on the road.$hen Jesus sa s such people do not understand the message, he doesn't mean the lack the IF to cogniti&elassimilate the content. ?e means that the lack understanding because the refuse to consider responding to it)see conte%t of !* 6, #-. This response takes different formssome b outspoken hostilit , more b blandindifference, etc.8o the message makes no progress because their heart is hard. But something else happens. God's enem , the

de&il, acts aggressi&el and creati&el to neutrali e the message. ?e does this in a couple of wa s.?e will suppl ou with /reasons0 to re9ect this message* /H2 '(( T 5; I;T2 ;C: D(1;:C58@0 /H2 5 D5IC;:8$I(( 5CJC

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#OOD SOI5ead !*"!. I don't need to e%plain this response because I'&e alread described it b contrast to the otherthree responses. This is the person who is far from perfectbut who consistentl makes understanding andfollowing God's word the first priorit of his life. The result is that our life fulfills God's purpose for itandnothing is more fulfilling than this@@

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