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The Big Puzzle: What was the “Word of God” that was being sown in the Parable of the Sower?

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.

Would you trade your Word of God (Bible) for the Original Word of God (which was not the Bible)?

Jesus was sowing the Original "Word of God" in the Parable of the Sower. Luke 8:11

And since the New Testament did not exist at that time, would you trade your Word of God and Paul’s teachings of sacrifice for sins for the Original Word of God that Jesus was actually sowing?

Puzzle from http://gospelenigma.com

Was Christ's "Word of God" more powerful and more profound than reading a Bible?

Christ used the term "Word of God" in the parable of the sower to describe the seed that he was sowing out to everyone, and said his Word had the potential to produce a bountiful crop. (Gospel of Luke)

Now, keep in mind, he was giving his "Word of God" out before the Crucifixion, which means that it had nothing at all to do with blood for sin… but it did have the potential to produce a bountiful crop.

Do you think Christ’s "Word of God" was more profound and more powerful than the "word" that is read from a book (Bible) these days?

(This question and puzzle about "the Word" came from http://gospelenigma.com if you want to look into the complete context)

Why do believers think the Bible is the “Word of God?” (Jesus used the term long before the Bible came along)?

The New Testament did not even exist when Jesus used the term "Word of God" in the Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:11). So why in the world would believers think that something that did not exist would be included in what Jesus himself called the "Word of God?"

Was he sowing out Bibles?

Just exactly what was Jesus sowing out to all those people that would bring a "bountiful crop." It certainly was not the Bible… and it certainly was not himself if he was the one who was sowing that word.

Was it his message?… and if so, what particular message of his was called the "Word of God?"

This question (puzzle) comes from the Gospel Enigma e-book.

A Gospel Enigma: John 1:1 says "the Word was God," so is the Bible your God?

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)