Parable of the soils. A rock.

Luke 8:4-6, 13 KJV

[4] And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

[5] A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, …

[6] And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

[13] They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

“The ‘bright singing,’ the sentimentality of the hymns (?), the preacher’s appeals to the emotions, the demand of the churches for visible and quick ‘results,’ produce nothing but superficial returns. Sinners are urged to make a prompt ‘decision,’ are rushed to the ‘penitent form,’ [THAT IS, COME TO THE FRONT OF THE SANCTUARY TO ‘RECEIVE CHRIST’] and then assured that all is well with them; and the poor deluded soul leaves with a false and evanescent ‘joy.’ And the deplorable thing is that many of the Lord’s own people are supporting and fellow-shipping this Christ-dishonoring and soul-deceiving burlesque of true Gospel ministry.”

THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER by A.W. Pink

This book was first published in 1928, almost 100 years ago.

Here, Pink addresses the "stony-ground" or shallow-hearted hearers who react positively to religious messages on a purely emotional level without undergoing genuine heart transformation or true repentance toward God.

Nothing has gotten any better in the last 100 years. The only difference is that some churches do not require you to go to the so-called altar. “You can get saved and join the family of God right where you are seated. Just raise your hand. Yes, brother, I see you. Welcome to God’s family.”

People believe they are saved, become members of the “church,” and eventually become leaders. So now virtually every church is run by and filled with unsaved people, who would be greatly offended if you dared to question their salvation.