In his illustration of the sower, Jesus said that some would accept “the word of the Kingdom ” and make initial progress but that“ the anxiety of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches ” would “choke the word. ”
لِذَا حَذَّرَ يَسُوعُ تَلَامِيذَهُ قَائِلًا :‏ « اِنْتَبِهُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ لِئَلَّا تَثْقُلَ قُلُوبُكُمْ بِٱلْإِفْرَاطِ فِي ٱلْأَكْلِ وَٱلْإِسْرَافِ فِي ٱلشُّرْبِ وَهُمُومِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ » .‏ —‏ لو ٢١ :‏ ٣٤‏ .‏ ٤ كَيْفَ نَفْحَصُ مَدَى مَحَبَّتِنَا لِلْمَسِيحِ ؟‏