Matthew 13:47-58

The Parable Of The Dragnet Matthew 13:47-58: The dragnet was a common way of fishing in Jesus' day and is still used today. The dragnet took in all kinds of fish. Just so, the gospel net brings all kind of people into the church. When a person comes into the body of Christ you cannot tell whether they will turn out good or bad, you just love them and encourage them, praying that they will be among the good. Our duty is to gather all that will come into the kingdom. At the end of the world there will come a time of separation when, "the angels shall come forth, and severe the wicked from among the just." The righteous will go to heaven; the wicked will go into a furnace of fire.

After these parables were ended Jesus spoke in the synagogue in His own country, Capernaum. The people rejected Jesus because they knew Him. His reply was "a prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." (Matthew 13:57) When Jesus spoke in parables He spoke with power.