The power of the Word of God: Jesus' parables of the seeds

When Peter described us as being born of imperishable seed from the Word of God, that was not an innovation on his part. Jesus often equated the word of God with seeds. Probably the best-known instance is the parable of the sower, recorded in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Mark and Luke's retellings make the point plainly: Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God. (Jesus, Luke…