The Wheat and the Tares

Summary

Elder Neal Phelan, Jr. preaches on the parable of the wheat and the tares from Matthew 13, explaining that the wheat represents the children of God and the tares represent the children of the wicked one, sown by the devil. He emphasizes the sovereignty of God in salvation, the reality of spiritual separation between the elect and the non-elect, and the certainty of final judgment where the wicked will be punished and the righteous gathered into God's kingdom. The sermon challenges common theological views on human nature and evangelism, affirming that not all people have a spark of good and that some cannot be saved.