Episode 62: D&C 85-87

August 03, 2021 01:17:10
Episode 62: D&C 85-87
Latter-day Peace Studies presents: Come, Follow Me
Episode 62: D&C 85-87

Aug 03 2021 | 01:17:10

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Hosted By

Ben Petersen

Show Notes

Ben and Shiloh discuss the parable of the wheat and the tares as found in Matthew 13 and D&C 86. A common interpretation of this parable is that the “wheat” and the “tares” are people, and in this interpretation, we typically include ourselves as wheat and those who we disagree with or who are not living our standards as tares. However, is this really the point of the parable? How often do our interpretations and assumptions of scripture serve to unnecessarily “otherize” us from our brothers and sisters? What if the point of this parable was not to “otherize” but to show how God leads, guides, and builds each of his children with compassion, patience, and watchful care? How can we learn from this parable of the universal and unconditional love of God that leads his children out of sin not through guilt, shame, or punishment but through charity, reconciliation, and unity? What would that even look like?

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