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In Luke 8:11 Jesus explains that the seed he was sowing out to everyone, (that would bring an abundant crop for some) was the "Word of God."

So, what was this "Word of God" that he was sowing? I doubt that he was passing out those Old Testament scrolls (so it was not the Bible).

Others have told me that the Word is Jesus. But that does not make any sense in this context. And others told me that his "Word" was his teachings. But the people who say that don’t explain what that particular teaching was, so I just assume they don’t know.

Do you know what Jesus was sowing in the Parable of the Sower? He called it the "Word of God" and said that people hear the word of God and "Do It." So what did he want those people "doing" so that they would have an abundant crop?

I have asked similar questions before, but no one has admitted they don’t know… but their answers lead me to think that they don’t know. Is anyone here willing to admit that they don’t know?

More context on the Kingdom Gospel is in my biography.

It is common for ministers to say that the Bible is the Word of God, and John 1:1 says: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

So, the conclusion would be that the Bible is their God.

To make the puzzle even more interesting is the fact that Jesus himself was speaking about the Word of God in the Parable of the Sower, long before the New Testatment came along (and I doubt that he was sowing the Old Testament out to the people either)

I think the Word of God is something other than the Bible… something much more profound than 1500 pages of reading. So what do you think? Is the Bible the Word of God that Jesus was speakng about in the Parable of the Sower… and the Word which is found in John 1:1?

Or is the phrase "Word of God" just being used to elevate the status of people like Paul/Saul, who in fact was rather active in terrorizing the Original disciples (Acts 7:58-8:3).

Question from http://gospelenigma.com (Ch. 6)