THE INCORRUPTIBLE SEED 

‘’ Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.’’ 1Peter 1:23

Consistency and dedication to studying the word of God is very essential to the growth and survival of a believer in the Christian Race. The Scripture has made us to understand that believers who are reluctant to studying the word will be vulnerable to committing sins and falling into temptations, making them corruptible seeds. Jesus gave a proper illustration using the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:5) ‘’ some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.’’ This verse describes them as corruptible seeds who received the word but create no time to study the word and believers who seldom study the word and were easily tossed away by tribulations of Life.

Believers are not to relax hoping that they have attained the maximum extent of understanding the word, rather it is required of them to study the word thoroughly. There is no end to the word of God, therefore believers must crave for more understanding of the word (1Peter2:2) ‘’as new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:’’

Being incorruptible is one of the characteristics of God, the scripture clarifies this in (1john3:9) ‘’whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.’’  The only way we can be made incorruptible (imperishable) is to be deep rooted in the word of God.

Conclusion

The Scripture has made it known to us that we are born again of Incorruptible seed by the word of God; the word of God is needed for any one born again to grow spiritually and not to perish.