Luke 8:13 - Second soil: Believing for a time?

Does Luke 8:13 have conditions?

Luke 8:13: "And the (people) on the bed-rock (are ones) who are-welcoming the word with joy when they-hear (it). And these do not have (a) root — (they are ones) who are-believing for (a) time, and are(-departing)-from-standing in (a) time (of) testing."

Believing for a time?

It is written about the people of the second soil that "the (people) on the bed-rock (are ones) who are-welcoming the word with joy when they-hear (it). And these do not have (a) root — (they are ones) who ARE-BELIEVING FOR (A) TIME, and are(-departing)-from-standing in (a) time (of) testing" (Luke 8:13).

Someone does not automatically continue to BELIEVE. 

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Saved?

Jesus said that about the people of the first soil that "the devil comes and takes-away the word from their heart in-order-that THEY-MAY NOT BE-SAVED, HAVING-BELIEVED" (Luke 8:12).

Jesus said that the people of the second soil "ARE-BELIEVING" (Luke 8:13), and thus they may "BE-SAVED, HAVING-BELIEVED" (Luke 8:12).

Jesus said that the people of the second soil "ARE-WELCOMING [dechomai 1209 in Greek] the WORD with joy when they-hear (it)" (Luke 8:13). James wrote: "WELCOME [dechomai 1209 in Greek] with gentleness the IN-SPRINGING WORD being-able TO-SAVE your souls" (James 1:21).

The Greek word for "IN-SPRINGING" [emphutos 1721 in Greek, preposition] in James 1:21 comes from "in" [en 1722 in Greek, noun] and a derivative of "TO-SPRING" [phuó 5453 in Greek, verb]. These ones in the second soil in Luke 8 were described as "HAVING-SPRUNG(-UP) [phuó 5453 in Greek]" (Luke 8:6).

Peter exhorted his audience in Acts 2, saying: "“BE-SAVED from this crooked generation”. So indeed, the (ones) HAVING-WELCOMED his WORD were-baptized. And about three-thousand souls were-added on that day" (Acts 2:40-41), and these were described as "all the (ones) BELIEVING" (Acts 2:44).

Has eternal life?

The people of the second soil "are-welcoming the WORD with JOY when THEY-HEAR (it)" (Luke 8:13) and "ARE-BELIEVING" (Luke 8:13). 

Jesus said: "the (one) HEARING My WORD and BELIEVING the (One) having-sent Me HAS ETERNAL LIFE" (John 5:24).

It is written in Acts 13: "the Gentiles, HAVING-HEARD (it), WERE-REJOICING and glorifying the WORD (of) the Lord. And as-many-as had-been-appointed to ETERNAL LIFE BELIEVED" (Acts 13:48).

The plant of the second soil would have had LIFE, as the plant was described as "having-sprung(-up)" (Luke 8:6).

Born again of an incorruptible seed?

Jesus gave "the parable (of) the (one) HAVING-SOWN [speirantos 4687 in Greek]" (Matthew 13:18) in which "the SEED is the WORD (OF) GOD" (Luke 8:11). The people of the second soil "are-welcoming the WORD with JOY when they-hear (it)" (Luke 8:13) and "ARE-BELIEVING" (Luke 8:13).

Peter, who heard this parable, wrote to his audience: "HAVING-BEEN-BORN-AGAIN not from corruptible SEED but incorruptible, through (the) living and abiding WORD (of) GOD" (1 Peter 1:23), now "BELIEVING, you-are-rejoicing-greatly (with) inexpressible and glorified JOY" (1 Peter 1:8). The Greek word for "SEED" [spora 4701 in Greek] in 1 Peter 1:23 comes from the Greek word for "TO-SOW" [speiró 4687 in Greek] which was used in the parable from Jesus. 

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Hearing the word and believing? 

The people of the second soil "are-welcoming the WORD with joy when THEY-HEAR (it)" (Luke 8:13) and "ARE-BELIEVING" (Luke 8:13). 

It is written in Acts 4 that: "many of the (ones) HAVING-HEARD the WORD BELIEVED. And the number (of) the men became about five thousand." (Acts 4:4). 

Welcoming the word of God heard and believing? 

Jesus said that "the seed is the WORD (OF) GOD" (Luke 8:11) and the people of the second soil "ARE-WELCOMING [dechomai 1209 in Greek] the WORD with joy when THEY-HEAR (it)" (Luke 8:13) and "ARE-BELIEVING" (Luke 8:13). 

To "the church (of the) Thessalonians" (1 Thessalonians 1:1), it was written: "for this reason we are indeed giving-thanks (to) God unceasingly: because having-received (the) WORD (OF) GOD HEARD from us, YOU-WELCOMED [dechomai 1209 in Greek] not (the) word (of) humans, but, as it truly is, (the) WORD (OF) GOD, which also is-at-work in you, the (ones) BELIEVING" (1 Thessalonians 2:13).

Welcoming the word with joy?

The people of the second soil were those "who ARE-WELCOMING [dechomai 1209 in Greek] THE WORD WITH JOY when they-hear (it)" (Luke 8:13). 

To "the church (of the) Thessalonians" (1 Thessalonians 1:1), it was written: "you became imitators (of) us and (of) the Lord, HAVING-WELCOMED [dechomai 1209 in Greek] THE WORD in much affliction WITH (the) JOY (of the) Holy Spirit" (1 Thessalonians 1:6). 

New convert?

These ones in the second soil were described as "HAVING-SPRUNG(-UP) [phuó 5453 in Greek]" (Luke 8:6).

Paul wrote that "the overseer" (1 Timothy 3:2) should "not (be a) NEW-SPROUT" (1 Timothy 3:6). The Greek word for "NEW-SPROUT" [neophutos 3504 in Greek, adjective] coming from "NEW" [neos 3501 in Greek, adjective] and a derivative of "TO-SPRING" [phuó 5453 in Greek, verb] which is used in Luke 8:6.

This word could describe A NEW CONVERT.

Did not abide in Christ?

These ones in the second soil were described as "THEY-WERE-DRIED-UP [xérainо́ 3583 in Greek]" (Matthew 13:6)

Jesus said in John: "If anyone is not ABIDING in Me, he-was-thrown outside like the branch, and WAS-DRIED-UP [xérainо́ 3583 in Greek]" (John 15:6).

To abide in Christ is conditional.

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Departing in a time of testing?

It is written about the people of the second soil that they "ARE-BELIEVING FOR (A) TIME, and ARE(-DEPARTING)-FROM-STANDING in (a) time (of) TESTING" (Luke 8:13).

It is written in Hebrews: "Today, if you-hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion during the day (of) TESTING in the wilderness" (Hebrews 3:7-8), "Be-watching-out, BROTHERS, so that there-will not-ever be in any (of) YOU (an) evil heart (of) UNBELIEF in (DEPARTING-)FROM-STANDING from (the) living God" (Hebrews 3:12).

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