Matthew 13:20-21. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
A straw fire blazes fiercely, but lasts not long. And so there are some that we hope are converts who show an extraordinary zeal, and you would fancy that, surely, they would outrun all Christians, but they have not breath. They are not good stayers. They soon cease in the race. They are soon hot - soon cold. And we may expect to have many disappoint meets from persons of this character, and all the more so among children -readily impressed, but easily do they lose the impression.
Matthew 13:20-21. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
A straw fire blazes fiercely, but lasts not long. And so there are some that we hope are converts who show an extraordinary zeal, and you would fancy that, surely, they would outrun all Christians, but they have not breath. They are not good stayers. They soon cease in the race. They are soon hot - soon cold. And we may expect to have many disappoint meets from persons of this character, and all the more so among children -readily impressed, but easily do they lose the impression.