Featured Free will and the soils parable

Since we can't trust in yourself not me or you. We are told from the beginning to not lean on our own understanding but to trust in the Lord. His word is Spirit and life that we need to walk the path of the Spirit which is in His word. It takes our love and them to put into practice His word to clean the bad out of us. It doesn't take just listening to His word it doesn't change us but to listen and learn learning is by doing. We are to practice righteousness not sin