He answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
In this saying, Jesus reveals the difference between God’s true work and human or false religious forms. The “planting” symbolizes teachings, systems, and works. Jesus assures that everything that does not come from God is temporary and will inevitably pass away. The phrase “will be uprooted” shows not only rejection, but complete removal without any remainder, meaning that in the kingdom of God, what is not from Him cannot be established. This word is at the same time a comfort for believers: what God has planted will remain and grow, while what is false and merely outward, even if it seems influential and important for a time, will in the end vanish completely.