01. The Parable of the Fishers of Men.

 
.   MATTHEW 4:12-22.


12. Now when Jesus had heard
that John was cast into prison,
he departed into Galilee;
13. And leaving Nazareth,
he came and dwelt in Capernaum,
which is upon the sea coast,
in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14. That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet,
saying,


15. “THE LAND OF ZABULON,
AND THE LAND OF NEPHTHALIM,
BY THE WAY OF THE SEA,
BEYOND JORDAN,
GALILEE OF THE GENTILES;
16. “THE PEOPLE WHICH SAT IN DARKNESS
SAW GREAT LIGHT;
AND TO THEM WHICH SAT
IN THE REGION AND SHADOW OF DEATH
LIGHT IS SPRUNG UP.”


17. From that time Jesus began to preach,
and to say,


“Repent: for
The Kingdom of Heaven
is at hand.”


18. And Jesus,
walking by the sea of Galilee,
saw two brethren,
Simon called Peter,
and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers.
19. And he saith unto them,


“Follow me,
and I will make you Fishers of Men.”


20. And they straightway left their nets,
and followed him.
21. And going on from thence,
he saw other two brethren,
James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother,
in a ship with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets;
and he called them.


22. And they immediately left the ship
and their father,
and followed him.


23. And Jesus went about all Galilee,
Teaching in their Synagogues,
and preaching The Gospel
of The Kingdom,
and Healing all manner of Sickness
and all manner of Disease
among the people.

 YAHSHUA PREACHED THE GOSPEL FROM THE BEGINNING OF HIS MINISTRY, and the people drawn to him through it were like fish, drawn into a net.

Therefore, those who learn The Gospel are supposed to be "FISHERMEN" of Humans.

The Fish trapped by the net do not have a choice- whether or not the Fisherman keeps them or not is his own choice- not the Fish's choice. If the Fisherman is competent, he can keep any Fish he wants, or discard any Fish that he doesn't want.

Therefore the Disciple is accountable for the Good Fish he discards, and the Bad Fish he doesn't.