Parable of the Talents
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- In Matthew 25, we read about the parable of the talents. What is Jesus getting at with the parable of the talents? What is a talent? And is this an ordinary type of master that expects his servants to make investments with his money he leaves behind or is the master representative of something greater?
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Dr. Pitre, this wonderful explanation ends so abruptly.
May the fear of God not cripple us into being afraid of Him to the extent that we fail to serve Him. Amen. Thanks Dr Pitre for this piece
A huge stumbling block for me.
those who TRUST Lord...can not be crippled by the fear of God :) that is another kind of fear of mistrust this parable is about. This guy feared/misstrusted God (saw God as taking one...who does nothing).... trusted in himself...and did nothing...those are people who do no sin but no good as well.....the LAZY souls :) Jesus wants all of us to be MANAGERS and CEOs...to have courage and trust in Him......and people climb the corporate ladder to become managers...and we are born managers :). the point is if you can not manage this world's wealth..how can you manage eternal wealth??
Thank you Dr. Brant Pitre for
this precise meditation on this passage of the Gospel. It really helped me understand and put in perspective my relationship with my own late father which I remember and miss very much, also my relationship with my own children as a father so they can in some way understand the correct way how God loves us as our Heavenly Father. Now I see my great responsibility in the way they will approach God as their Heavenly Father and also as a Loving Father in all the circumstances of their lives. Thank you. God blessed you .!
basically it's easier for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. the meek will not inherit it
Hebrews 4:13 No one can hide from God. His eyes see everything we do. We must give an answer to God for what we have done.
John 3:16
Brant Pitre, I think I really needed to hear this. Thank you and God bless 🙏
Wow, amazing commentary! Thank you a million times!
Add this to the list of the “necessity of good works” examples in the Bible.
"B-b-but what about muh sola fide?"
@@MrSmith-yu7qt lol
@@MrSmith-yu7qt Yes, B b-but trough faith, there will be "works" :)
James 2:14-26
@@einfachchrist4438 Great passage Cory! Idk how prots can ever read a passage like that then try to claim Sola Fide. That's why Luther tried to remove the book of James if I'm not mistaken
My favorite channel on UA-cam is Catholic Productions.
Wish they would let it finish without cutting it short.
In fairness, I believe that these videos are snippets from a series you can purchase, so it makes sense just to give is a teaser excerpt.
The full clip with the subscription is usually 35-40 minutes
Another wonderful explanation Dr. Pitre. Thank you and God bless you in your ministry from Canada.
Thank you, Dr. Brant Pitre!
Thank you for the commentary and unpacking the parable of the talents
Word. We will be held to account for all the gifts we are given and fail to use for His glory.
basically it's easier for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. the meek will not inherit it
Thanks again Dr. Pitre. I hope you're having a nice Friday.
couldn't agree more. Great point.
What a great message about going forward and making the world a better place with our God given gifts.
Wow awesome new perspective on this parable. Thank you! 🙏🏼❤️
This is so clear and insightful. Thank you so much!
Cuanto más lo veo, más me gusta. Muy bien explicado y expuesto. Paz y Bien.
Praise be to God Almighty 🙏
Beautiful commentary
Excellent❣💯👍
Great commentary
This is so beautiful.
I saw this again just now and I'm not sure why I thought it was so beautiful...
Wow wow wow! Great!
Thanks, Dr. Pitre. I've wondered if that term for an amount of money wasn't the origin of our word 'talent,' but obviously not enough to just find out on my own.
Surely, entering into the joy of the master also means having something in common with the thing that gives the master joy: the master derives joy from creativity - the profitable servant has shown creativity like that of the master. The master, by endowing his servants with talents is doing it with the aim that they will be creative.
Wow 😮 this video was done 3 years ago and pops up today when it's the same gospel reading. 🤔
It’s like God’s inviting three servants go out fishing for Him, go out catching lost souls. Three servants, each having a different level of spiritual maturity, different number of gifts.The first two have been given much, much more fish or lost souls they’re to catch. The third servant, given a gift, hides it, doesn’t even want to catch one fish, doesn’t want to save one lost soul!
How can he be called a disciple if he doesn’t go out fishing?
Luke 12:48
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."
Thanks, Dr Brant Pitre.
Will Dr. Pitre do a second video completing the explanation?
it seems to me a beautiful parable, indeed the talents are the virtue of charity
(Matthew 1:23) Behold, the virgin conceive and bear a son,
and they will call his name Emmanuel,
which means, "God is with us."
(Matthew 25:44) Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
Thanks for this great reflection that brings clarity to this scripture reading! Why do you think the master called him “wicked” servant?
Peace be with you. I wonder if the 3rd servant tried to invest and lost the talent, what would have been the outcome. I think the lesson here is use the gift we get from God for his glory, some people are giving more, gifted and talented, they need to use it for the Glory of God. All things belong to God. Amen
Good video. I enjoyed the explanation a lot and I will be sure to like and subscribe. :) :) :) :)
likewise. Thorougly enjoyed this video.
I want to watch the rest of the video. How can I get it?
John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins
if* so its conditional, dependent on what we do.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:
14
*For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you* .
15
*_But if you do not forgive men their trespasses_* , *_neither will your Father forgive yours_* .
...and a hard man is good to find.
What happened? Only around half of the parable was explained.
Great talk! Notice this servant views himself as a slave, because his soul is enslaved to sin.
Amazing.
"And that one talent, which is death to hide"
they usually don't cut off the end like this, maybe an editing error? @catholic productions
What was not explained was The Master’s response in verse 26. Why did The Master confirm the third servant’s attitude toward Him?
Pitre does explain, somewhat, but the video stops when he seems to about to explain the master's response. That's the only thing I don't like about some of these videos. They should at least do a part 2, to compete the explanations
What is it that you do not understand?
Or do you just want and explanation for the master's acknowledgement of his servant's view of him?
I'm thinking it's kinda self explanatory.....but that's just me
where is part 2?
Seems like the ending wasn't completed
Very good; however, I never saw this parable being about money. I know a talent is money, but I always took the reference to a talent as a metaphor. I see the talent as the word of God; the Gospel. Each man was given a gift from God, the master, of understanding the word at different levels of understanding. Increasing the talents means that that servant spread and taught the word and brought more people into the kingdom of God by teaching them to believe in, and have faith in Jesus Christ. But the last servant did not preach the word that he was given and kept it to himself and therefore not bringing more people to believing in God and what His Son did for us on the cross. Because he did not bring people to Christ, they lost their eternal life and are now in a place were there is grinding of teeth.
Do you believe everyone was given the exact same gifts? "Evangelising"? That's the spirit of anti-Christ. It's anti-Church and *especially* anti-Biblical. You write like a Protestant and sound like you don't know the Bible. If you are of good will, please read the Bible. Pray the BIble. Pray at all times to be Converted and _not be like the one-talent son of Satan described here._
Wow...I was thinking the same way like yours. It's all about the teaching of Jesus that we need to spread and hopefully, bring more ppl to His Kingdom. In my understanding one soul we bring to Him...He'll rejoiced already and we both feel the joy!
@@MelanCholy2001 No, I do not believe that we are all given the same gifts and I don't believe that we are all called to evangelism. But I do believe, that whether you are Catholic, Protestant on non-denominational, if you believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, you should be spreading the word at every opportunity. If not by word, by action. No matter what gift God as given you, do it well, and to the best of you ability and show the light of Jesus in your work and words. This sick world needs true believers to show the light of Christ. And if the Catholic church does not believe that, then I guess I'm not a Catholic. But I will tell you this. I do know the Bible, a lot better then most Catholics, and I do know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. God Bless you Melan, spread the word no matter what your gift.
If i read the verse before this parable in luke is about zakheus, i think the talent is metafor for forgiveness and mercy.
@@MelanCholy2001 I would suggest you read Bishop Barron's books and find out that he also agrees with jtodora, it is all about "Evangelism". He says we are all given the gift of Evangelism to one degree or another by being Priest, King, and prophets. At Catholic Answers, their Bishop Robert Barron's column says; "Question:
What is the meaning of the baptismal gifts of priest, prophet, and king?
Answer:
The baptized serve as priests through their sacrificial efforts to bring people to God. They serve as prophets through their witness to the truth in word and deed. And they serve as kings in their efforts to lead others-again through word and deed-to use their talents to advance the Kingdom of God (see CCC 1241).
Not only is this munus triplex (triple office) a rich way to characterize the Lord; it is also a very good way to designate who the baptized are supposed to be. According to Catholic theology, baptism is much more than merely a symbolic sign of belonging to the church. It is the means by which a person is incorporated into Christ, becoming a member of his mystical body. Baptism, accordingly, makes the baptized an alter Christus, another Christ. This is precisely why, for example, every candidate for baptism is anointed with oil, just as, in the Old Testament, priests, prophets, and kings were anointed upon assumption of their offices.
For more on this matter, see Bishop Robert Barron’s column.
Loyola press continues on and says it well, "At your baptism you were marked with oil as a sign that you are consecrated to God and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Your anointing also was a sign that you are joined to Christ and share in his threefold mission as a prophet, priest, and king."
9:09 "if the Master is so generous that he will freely give you a talent"
I didn't see that.
I saw him invest with expectations of a return. There was no gift.
If there was a gift then the third servant wouldn't be condemned for not investing. Nor the first two rewarded for doubling his money.
I guessing the third servant is someone who just don't want to go to hell but is also lazy to take the effort to grow spiritually. Hence he holds on hesitantly to the bare minimum spiritual growth which he thinks is enough to get him through to heaven.
basically it's easier for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. the meek will not inherit it
The Gospel was given by Jesus
Good news must shared the Truth..
From Priest, ministers, leaders to ordinary people been given God gifts.. Share their knowledge and not to gain from others.
The reflection cut off abruptly. Oh well.
Does anyone have the full version of this? I want to know what was meant by the master asking the servant why he did not leave the talent on deposit with "the bankers". I was told once that this statement was simply a side note to the parable. But I don't buy that. I think everything Jesus said means something here including his mention of these "bankers"
Perhaps whatever interest he would receive from the bank he would use to do something for God and for others.
This should help
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wait! Where's the rest?!
I like your commentary but you cut that one a little short
That third servant basically describes atheists and those that will never believe in Christ.
I agree but there are also many "christians" who are the same.
I sadly think that the majority of people who call themselves "christians" are guilty of being the 3 servant.
I know this, cause it one to know one.
I'm working on though
A lot of people are guilty of thinking that God is a hard man. When parents lose a child, we think God is a hard man. We lose some money, we think God is a hard man. We don't consider that everything good is from God and that one day, we will all have to return it to him.
I was excited to see this video and was so disappointed not having it being complete. The poster has committed a serious disservice. I think he buried his talent.
The last minute was only good point 😊 (it’s aight)
Din’t quite get it 🤷♂️😢🕊🙏
A "talent" is a quota or unit of Divine revelation. One of the main currencies of the Kingdom of God is the revelation of God. The "ability" speaks of how much the soul can refine or fully understand and apply the revelations received. 5 is a lot of revelations or Divine knowledge. 2 is a good measure. Though 1 "talent" is not as great as the previous two cases, it is better than nothing. The believer who received 1 "talent" did not activate Genesis 1:28 in his life, meaning he did not bear the fruitfulness of Divine virtues, nor multiply the seed of Christ in his soul, thus he was not able to replenish his soul with the knowledge of Christ.
We don't think about God as cruel father because our sinns only. Our biological father is also responsibile for our vision of God. I had poor comunication with my father all my life, he was so strickt and I was allwayes afraid of him. Because all of that, I have difficulties seeing God as loving and mercyfull Father.
Very interesting you reminded me that does have an effect you could of been lot worse .
Ephisians 6:4
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
At end of the day your here, it what matters and you get it.
Your Dad must been raised with strict parents did he?
@@r.c4914 his father was strict, but he was the youngest child in family, alwayes protected and loved my his mom, my grandmom. Fare as I know, he newer got beaten or kiked by his parents.
I struggle with forgivenes. But thanks to Lord, I'm almost there. Hard road, important fight of the soul.
@@blazenkasarlija8921 i had the same aswell as my brother thanks be to God we put that to the side and we moved on👍
@@r.c4914 thank God🙏
The parable is better explained by the Lord in John 15:1-6. If you do not bear the fruits of your faith in the Lord, you'll get tossed in the end. Many professing Christians are claiming to believe in Jesus Christ, but have not obeyed the Lord in his word-- they have no fruits in them. They're surely going to be cut off and burn.
basically it's easier for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. the meek will not inherit it
@@blackfalkon4189
Yes, that's basically true, but not contextually true. Being rich or poor in this world has no significance in the salvation of the soul.
@@paeng46 going by this parable it does
@@blackfalkon4189
Yes, but it's not basically as you said. It's contextually as the Lord said.
@@paeng46 can you explain?
also John 3:16 is about Faith Alone (does not mention fruit or Works as necessary condition)
I love the videos but I'm starting to notice that the videos are getting cut short. There is more to be explained.
I'm starting to think that Catholic Productions, is trying to get it's followers to purchase the videos.
That's not right, you are supposed to give the word without pay
Its great that you do this for us. I know it takes effort and it does take money.
But do not give us only half, you are only making our foundation of the word, incomplete. And you know that we need it to be complete so when the trials of life try to up root us.
I don't know if you all are doing this on purpose or do not realize what you are doing. Obviously, by reading the comments, I'm not the only one who is bringing this up.
If you keep cutting the explanations short and giving no part 2, in a way you actually become the 3 servant.
You have a talent, but are not using it, to its fullest potentially
In the most respected way, I ask you.....
If you're not going to give it all, then don't give it, at all
Please complete your videos, we all need the word and Dr. Pitre is a gift to us all. He explains the word so well and so insightful.
If my views are wrong, please let me know. I apologise but I have not seen a response on why some videos are being cut short, without a part 2 finishing the explanations.
Q, I understand that you may be concerned. However, Paul in scripture talks about how the preacher of the word deserves his wages. 1 Timothy 5:17-18, "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching; for the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain," and "The laborer deserves his wages."' Paul is saying that the preacher of the word deserves to ear money for what he is doing. Similarly, in 1 Corinthians 9:1-12 Paul explains the passage about muzzling oxen with respect to the preacher of the word having the right to collect money for what he does, so that he may earn a living. Paul later goes on to say that while he has that right, he does not use his right in order not to burden the Churches he preaches to.
@@robertdunbar355 I understand what your saying and of course, the laborer deserves his wages.
But don't forget that Jesus told his disciples to not worry about their provisions. He said that the Father feeds the birds and clothes to grass, so how much more would He do for them?
In both explanations, the thing is to trust the Father for your provisions.
And don't you know that the more subscribers, you can get paid? All we have to do, is press subscribe and give it a like.
If Catholic Productions, is purposely cutting the videos short, in order to sell the full videos......then we can just go to another channel that will give us the whole explanation. Divine Mercy is a great channel and Fr Alar, is awesome.
And interesting that you can find youtube videos of Dr Pitre giving his lectures, at a church, in full.
Because of all this, and also the many people who also ask why the videos get cut short, that's why I made this comment.
If I make it sound harsh, I don't mean to but I am asking as an atheist would. I used to be atheist and I have read some comments from atheists who actually watch this. So an atheist would question this.
All you got to do is follow the money and you'll find the truth. That's just common sense.
Besides, who does the labor without first making sure they can finish it?
Isn't that what Jesus also said?
I feel I have the right to ask, especially when I'm not the only one. I guess I'm just the only one willing to call them out, the way I have.
Hopefully I owe them the apology of assuming the worst.
Either they are being shady or not.
I would like to know, which is it?
That's why I would like them to respond.
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
The Master reaped where he did not sow. The Master is Our Lord. The Master sowed the Word to the Israelites for thousands of years and now he is reaping both Israelites and gentiles, although the Word was never sowed to the gentiles. Thus the comment the Master sowed where he did not reap. The talents represent the Word. The servants who benefited from the Word gained on Earth as well as in Heaven. The servant who did not benefit from the Word gained nothing.
The Kingdom is open to all not because one is simply an Israelite but because he benefits and uses the Word.
It strikes me that the servant who received one talent had satan's view of the Master.
You reap where you do not sow.
The world is the principality of the devil. he views the people of the world as his property.
If you read this parable again from this perspective it sheds light on the context, I think.
God views every believer as steward of his grace (2 Corinthians 6:1). If you do not live by that standard, thereby not producing the fruits of your faith, you'll get tossed in the end.
basically it's easier for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. the meek will not inherit it
No, the meek will inherit the earth. But cowards will not. @@blackfalkon4189
if you profit from the deeds of an evil master, you are complicit in his evil
is this story about money ? the bankers think this way , why God will give you money and expect more in return isnt this action usury ? specially for what the last servant said about his master . or this story is about something else than money
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Overlooking Kabod Yahweh completely.
Jesus is telling you that this is Satan's system. Why? Because, the Lord of hosts reaps where he does not sow. Why would the Creator care about your money? All of Creation belongs to the Creator, every grain of sand is always the Creator's, therefore the Creator will never want your money or your belongings. The Creator's interest in Creation is the living memories made in Creation.
What if I don't fear God as a tyrant, but I'm disappointed in God through endless prayer, amd obscure teaches that confuse me & lead me astray, to thinking that $$ is evil, etc etc.
What THEN???
ABSOLUTE ABANDONMENT.
DEAF EARS TO HIS APPARENT SPOUSE.
LIFE WASTED
Try thanking God for everything in your life...
@@Magical3DAnimation there ain't much, for whatever I've had has been taken away from me.
The only thing I have is God, and where is He?
I guess having God is the best thing we could ask for. But a voice crying out in the wilderness, and a forsaken abandonment.
Must endure to persevere.
You know, its easy to love God when you are comfortable.
Try my shoes, see if they fit.
@@rvz77 Your shoes do fit, first we thank God when its easy like you say, then thank him for the evil that is done to us, then go on to thank him for the evil that we do. The steps get more and more difficult. God Bless
Keep waiting on the Lord your God. Know that He keeps His promise. Don't loose heart.
"And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them , and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.
Revelation 21:3-7 NASB1995
bible.com/bible/100/rev.21.3-7.NASB1995
@@patttyqv thank you
Deo volente I will buy in, but please task someone to remove the Satanic posts on your videos! I like reading the good posts and blessings, but *you're being attacked* and I can't buy in if you can't flick out the trolls of Satan! The good commenters are gone away, and that's part of the community. Do you have a different community if we pay up, where people of good will can ask questions or give blessings? I.X.
So if we see someone, or some organisation like the Catholic Church is miscomprehending the truth of something and then influencing others.
We have a duty to make others aware of this.
If we choose just to hold onto this truth not vocalising the understanding we have been given, letting others be guided or go astray by false teachings, we are also at fault.
Like the true meaning of religion only being the personal reconnection of each individual to their Creator, that no manmade organisation can ever claim authority over or hold ownership over others by claiming false authority!
Just as a ship is a vessel, the human being is a spiritual vessel that can only become full, to travel to its right destination, by holding enough of the right values within. Being Peaceful, grateful. . .
Just like a ship can travel to a port, our only op-port-unity in this life to personally unite with the greater truth in a personal way that can only ever come from within each if us and show outwardly, not by following other's doctrines, only then having truth in common, be part of the true common unity.
No man made organisation can give this to anyone, by making up false doctrines that are so far removed from the reality of life, there is no power in them to make the connection back to where we really come from.
If I do not stand up to make a statement as an example to my children for them to see me expressing my disapproval of such organisations as the Catholic church who push such false standards for life. How can I ever expect my children gain the personal respect or have control for their own lives and rights to hold their own individual vision for life, knowing that their father is prepared to stand up to condem this type of evilness, pervading humanity via these organisations who attempt to dictate and dominate the individual rights for holding personal belief.
If the church was a noble organisation it would have spend every part of its amassed wealth, to rid the world of injustices like pornography and theft and killing of those who are innocent. Yet it prefers to invest in stocks and shares. To increase its position of power over Manon.
While its inner circles are riddled with infestations of the same sorts of perversity. Hiding within its false sanctum!
Read Scott Hahn's Rome Sweet Home or watch his testimony.
@@emil_king8237 Hahn's sold off his soul far too cheaply.
@@anonamos3287 Sure.. I guess every Christian from 1st till 20th century sold their soul then.. Apparently, the Apostles and early Christians failed the command of Jesus to spread the good news to all nations and real Christianity did not exist after Apostles died until you came along with your own self approved interpretation of Bible. Rest of Christians in the middle ages were all pagans.
@@emil_king8237 no not at all, it's easy to see from the record of their lives kept as a witness, that they did manage to overcome the evil of this world to follow in the footsteps of the example given, that they were first hand witnesses of as their guide.
They were not affected by the strangle hold organisations attempting to stifle and control truth with to suit its own agenda.
The reason the Apostles and those you mentiin were not acceptable to the Jewish or Roman establishment leaders at the time who went to great lengths to kill them in an attempt to stop the true message from spreading beyond their own lives,
but ramanents of their truth did and still do escape this hold of control the papal leadership represents humanity's own arrogance and greed and deceptiveness.once it's control was in place and uts dominant method of control over the religious motivation of individuals is achieved.
The same way once the new manmade Christian creed was established those in the positions of power and authority went about destroying any one who opposed their doctrinal dictatorship, ( what was the threat otherwise) the ones catholism still holds to this day.
History is there, it doesn't need my input to prove its true
The true meaning of religion from the actual
Latin meaning is
Re- again or back to
Ligion - to connect, as ligaments connect moving muscles to bones so they can move.
True religion is not found in or through any organisation, it refers to the true inner spiritual connection between the single individuals soul and Our true Creator.
Our Sponsor supporting us who asks for a personal
re-sponse from us with at the level those abilities are given to us.
Our true re-sponse ability to the reality of life.
That church doesn't recognise this, because it then becomes the powerless worthless empty shell it actually already is anyway onky it's followers don't recognise this.
True religion is not something a man made organisation has any control, power or right over.
What these groups pretend to hold is no more than made up lies.
Actually if you look closely at the name of the fraternity you follow, the two most meaningful words anti and Christ are very clear described in it, just not the right way around so you can't see it so clearly.
@@anonamos3287 So who are the true remnants? And whats your last paragraph about?
that's horrid