Manifestation is a law of good and evil alike. That which is of the truth seeks the light and cometh to the light . That which is evil avoids the light , and loves darkness better than light , but none the less is brought to the light and appears in its own light . See John iii. This truth is embodied in another form in the parable of the Tares.
Growth is manifestation.
By suffering the tares to grow, their difference from the wheat , which at first is not apparent, is fully revealed . This use of the personal pronoun is frequent in Paul 's writings. Awake . etc. The quotation is probably a combination and free rendering of Isa. For similar combinations see on Rom.