In other words, don't bury your faith. It's the same as rejecting Christ. Then when it's time for judgement, dig it up and say, See, I had Faith. I was afraid of the responsibility that Faith required. That is why that servants Talent was taken away. That is why he was thrown into darkness. If you have received the Good News, then share it, live it, according to your abilities. You have been given Grace and His Divine Mercy. Share and grow it according to your abilities.
I see what you're saying, but that reverts salvation back to works, doesn't it? Your salvation is then depending on whether you've used your faith or not. Unless you mean "use your faith in ORDER TO be saved"?
@@wagonwheelhomestead1043 To give you more context and clarity. Matthew 25:14-30 and James 2:14-26 have parallels and differences. Matthew 25:14-30 tells the parable of a master who entrusts talents (money) to his servants and expects them to invest and multiply what they were given. The servant who does nothing with his talent is rebuked and cast out, showing that passive, inactive faith is insufficient. The parable emphasizes responsible stewardship and the need for action-faith is not passive but requires active engagement with what God entrusts to us. In James 2:14-26, the apostle James argues that faith without works is dead. He highlights that genuine faith must be demonstrated by actions. James points to examples like Abraham and Rahab, whose faith was proven through their deeds. For James, faith isn’t just a mental belief but something that naturally results in righteous action. Parallels and Differences Both passages agree that faith without action is incomplete. In Matthew, the emphasis is on the servants' responsibility to act on what they have been given, while in James, the argument is that true faith inevitably expresses itself in deeds. However, the contexts differ: Matthew’s parable highlights God’s expectation for us to be productive and to use the resources (gifts, talents, opportunities) given to us. It underscores accountability and the consequences of negligence. James 2 is more direct in addressing the theological question of the nature of faith itself. James combats the notion that mere belief (without corresponding works) can save, insisting that works are the evidence of living faith. "Salvation is by faith alone, but saving faith is never alone; it is accompanied by works that demonstrate the reality of that faith." 1.) Works as Evidence, Not the Cause of Salvation: James doesn’t contradict the doctrine of salvation by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). Rather, he is emphasizing that true faith naturally results in good works, much like in the parable, where the faithful servants’ actions reflect their trust in the master. 2.) Faith Entrusts Us with Responsibility: Matthew 25 demonstrates that when God entrusts us with something-whether it be talents, opportunities, or the Gospel itself-we are expected to act in accordance with that trust. Neglecting to do so, as seen with the third servant, shows a lack of real faith. 3.) Active Faith is God-Glorifying: Both passages align in teaching that faith without action is ineffective. God is glorified through our works, not because they earn salvation, but because they reflect the faith He has worked in us. The emphasis in Matthew is on responsible stewardship and in James on faith’s practical outworking, both reinforce the necessity of active faith. A genuine relationship with God transforms us in ways that are evident through our works-be it stewardship, charity, or obedience to His will.
@wagonwheelhomestead1043 So, read Matthew 25 in it's entirety and all of this will make sense. Jesus uses 3 parables to explain his return and the judgement. The first is the parable of the ten virgins which 5 wise had oil and 5 foolish had none. And when the groom returned those that were prepared entered into the wedding feast and those who weren't were denied even though they all believed in the groom, only those prepared with oil entered. What is the oil? We can find the answer in the next two parables. Immediately, Jesus goes to the parable of the talents. Now a talent is a measurement of weight and weighs about 40 to 50 lbs. It is said to equal a lifetime of wages depending if it's gold or silver. To find the answer to what the talent represents goto Matthew 23:23. There Jesus is calling the Pharisees hypocrites because they mistake tithing for the "weightier parts of the law: justice, mercy, faithfulness. Now go back to the parable of the talents. How does he describe the servants? The two that increased the talents were described as good and faithful. A good person is a just person who follows the law and faithful is by definition. But the weightiest would therefore be the Talent which represents God's mercy and the good news. The 3rd servant buried it and rejected it by giving it back and saying take back what is yours. That's why the talent was taken away and he was cast into he'll. This is followed by the 3rd parable of the shepherd who separated the sheep and goats. Just like the first parable where the virgins had the same bridegroom, the sheep and goats had the same shepherd. But the sheep were righteous and here Jesus identifies himself as hungry, thirsty, naked. Sick in prison and a stranger (homeless). For I was.....and the sheep said Lord when did we... and Jesus says whatever you have done to the least of your brothers you have done unto me. The goats although believing in the same shepherd did none of these things and were cast into hell. So what is the oil? To be good and faithful and share the Good news and to show mercy to those who are thirsty, hungry, naked, sick, in prison, and are strangers. Are these works? No, it is following Jesus' words and being what a Christian should be. That will be our judgement.
A talent is a piece of money but the lesson is about investing our lives just like ppl invest money Jesus wants ppl to be fruitful and multiply It’s all about fruitfulness Many ppl get saved and then go back to the way they were b4 salvation It’s like a baby is born and stays a baby all his life We must grow
The one talent man was sent to hell in this parable, but you wont be going to hell because you did not bring people to salvation, this i works based Faith. You are saved only by Grace through faith not of works. You will do good works when you are born again, but you will never be perfect. Jesus alone can save you no one else.
@@danh7447 You have to get out of the mind set of obedience being works based salvation. It's a trap to lead people from repentance and obedience. Works without believing in the salvation of Christ is meaningless. Works and repentance under the faith is obedience to the commands of Christ.
But at the end is faith, hope and love and the greatest Love. Lets be obedient in God and trust in his ways, that's how we love him. How much time you're in fellowship with him.
Brother, I appreciate your intention to explain in such a way so as to not let Christians feel bad about their lack of talents and to not make the Church look as if it's threatening it's members to use their talents for God's purpose or else go to hell. (Churches are definitely not to say that to it's members for that was not how Jesus preached.) If I may add to your understanding, this passage is especially referring to the understanding given to us by God's Holy Spirit, which is connected to our humility and willingness to listen to His word, learn from His Spirit, share that knowledge and wisdom and put His teachings into action (for which, we need to have faith and trust in Him, as you mentioned). To those who have understanding from God, more will be given because it shows that we are receptive to His word and teachings to begin with, whereas, those who shun His teachings and corrections and wisdom, whatever little understanding they had will be lost due to their lack of faith in him, lack of humility to listen and learn from the anointed one of God and unwillingness to put it all to practice. This passage is connected to the parable of the workers of God's vineyard. We should use our God given understanding and gifts (See the many gifts of the Holy Spirit) to be "fishers of men" thereby "increasing" the number of people in God's kingdom instead of keeping it all to ourselves (like the one with one burried talent) who only focused on getting himself "saved". Be blessed brother and may God guide you as you seek to know and serve Him better. Praise be to God! ☺️
You say that the man with only one talent buried it and because he did not have faith and he was not born again. I think you are missing something. All three men in the parable received the talents which means they all accepted the gospel, and God gave them talents according to their ability. You see if they were able to make it grow by using the talent, they all had to have been born again for this talent to grow. I take the talent to be the grace, or capacity to love, or faith which all can be measured the same way, the different quantities of talents has to do to their ability as it is written, God knows our spiritually maturity and how much He can give us that we can handle, this is not what you say to contrast rich and poor, or proud or humble. Jesus command us to produce fruit and God expect us to produce fruit and that fruit is the fruit of the Spirit which is Love. We need to be born again to be able to produce fruit, so, If after being born again, we do not use the capacity God has given us for us to grow spiritually, then we will be punished. See that this man was punished not with Gehenna but with outer darkness, which is not the same, I believe Gehenna is destruction, the outer darkness is a punishment to those who by disobedience did not grow in the knowledge of God. Jesus said that to follow Him we have to deny ourselves, take our cross, and follow Him, our main problem is our sinful human nature that we need to subdue, that is how we allow the Spirit to make us grow, by restraining out human nature which consists of those evil desires we are born with as it is stated in Romans.
No,,,,he buried his faith...doesn't sound like he has any... with out faith in Jesus you miss the wedding feast from prior....what is this command law stuff?if the Holy Spirit lives in your heart the Love comes easily...be careful with parables given to his sheep the Jews...and what is here for Christians and what is for our learning from before the Cross that ended the time of law and put us into this time of Grace
First and foremost, we must understand that by Christ's death on the cross, we were bought with a price, his blood, to minister for him as his co-workers. Therefore by the parable of the talents is meant the various abilities (gifts and talents) that we have been endowed with and which we must put to use in accomplishing our mission on earth. Each person is called upon to faithfuly develop and put to use for God's glory whatever abilities he or she has received from above. The holy spirit gifts each one accordingly and it's your duty to apply that gift for the betterment of others
You didn’t listen to the video did you? …he literally said that is a common misconception to believe the “talent” is an actual talent or gift blessed by God. It is faith.
This is the meaning of the word parable , according to the king James concordance,Parabole, placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle metaphorically a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom are figuratively portrayed a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meaning a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force, I'm not sure this video explains this parable and everything that is in it correctly, but I can't see how you can lose your salvation if you don't use the talent God has given you ?
I received a talent for swordplay and guns. But how the heck am I supposed to further the kingdom of God with that when the kingdom of God will LITERALLY BAN WEAPONRY!?
@@jeezed2950 Just stick to this: "Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22: 37-40. Love finds a way to communicate itself. First to God and then in obedience to God towards others. We often choose a vocation, based on our natural talents. By doing so you can earn money. This world still needs police, FBI, military and guards. Use your natural abilities to serve God with. Police with kindness, research with diligence, protect the weak with strength and guard what's valuable from theft. Then use part of your income to serve in whatever needs God puts on your heart. The talents mentioned in this parable are a measure of weight. Like we use pounds and kilos and tons as measurements of weight today. A talent amount of silver would be around the value of 28.000 dollars nowadays, of course changing with the ups and downs of the market. So the rich man gave his servants a good amount of money to work with. And he expected results. As such I do not fully endorse the take of this preacher on this parable. For it was really down to earth. When you receive something from God, whatever it is, you are not supposed to bury it. God expects us to do something with what He gave us. Back to the great commandment: love is something you DO. Like the Bible warns in James 4: 17: "If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them." True love will not stay inactive! When it stays inactive, it's simply not real love. This pastor has another short preaching, in which he explains what a living faith is. If someone comes running upon the beach, shouting there will be a tsunami in 10 minutes, everyone can say: "yeah, thank you." Yet, only the ones who believe his warning, will gather their loved ones and run for higher ground immediately. Faith produces results. If you Have faith in the message of the tsunami, you Will run from the beach. That preaching is very good. Likewise, if you've become a Christian, you will Want to love God above all else and your neighbor as yourself. You don't need any law to forbid you to steal from your neighbor, for it doesn't even come to your mind to steal. Rather, you'd work hard, so that you can also share some of your earnings with those in need. This love is the scarcest commodity on earth! You can compare it to a talent. Love will produce more love. You will use the love you get from God to heal yourself and then to spread healing to others around you. If God gives you love and you 'bury it in the ground', it will do you nor anyone else any good. The Kingdom of God is found where love and righteousness are found. Galatians 5 shows the fruits of the Spirit, that ought to spring forth in your life. Does nothing spring forth? Then you are not led by the Spirit of God. Hope this helps a bit. Use whatever you are and have to love, and grow in your abundance of it. It's the mark of the true Christian and I'll be applauding you on that day, when Christ says to you: "Well done, you good and faithful servant! You've been faithful in little and shall be put over much. Go into the feast of the Lord!"
@@MICROSCOPICgiant7 Obviously he didn't agree. And neither do I. This preacher has many valuable insights. He's not completely on the mark here, though. A talent was a measurement, like we have kilos today. A talent of silver would be about 28.000 dollars in worth today. Jesus is portraying in this parable, that God is entrusting us with valuable assets. And that God expects of us to grow in them. Faith is shown in how we use what we have. Example: there are Christians that do find they have enough money for a very luxurious home and costly vacations, but they are tight in giving to missions. That's clear misuse of God given abilities and assets. The commodity of heaven is Love. Love gives. Always. It cannot not give. If your love doesn't excel in giving, it's not love to begin with.
This is what the parable REALLY means: Jesus was the man that traveled abroad when he ascended to heaven in 33 C.E. He gave his disciples, or (slaves) the weighty commission mentioned at Matthew 24:18-20, to make disciples. Jesus was committing them to “his belongings”-his talents. Put simply, the talents refer to the responsibility to preach and make disciples. Although the slaves received a different number of talents, the master expected all of the to be diligent and to serve to the best of their ability in the ministry. Starting at Pentecost 33 C.E., Christ’s followers began doing business with the talents. Their diligence in the preaching and disciple-making work is well-documented in the Bible book of Acts!
@@crossing3790 The Bible clearly states, that there is such a thing as a 'false' brother. Those who go to church, but never really gave their hearts to God. At the end we are measured by the FRUITS of our lives. Was your faith a living faith? Then it would produce love, and that love is something you DO. Love always gives. It cannot not give. If your 'love' didn't give, it never was love in the first place. You might have paid lip service to it at some point in your life, but it never was the real thing. A dead fruit tree will not produce fruits. A live fruit tree will. It might take some time of growing and healing with some, but eventually all will have something to show for their faith. The Bible calls your faith 'dead', when it's not producing the acts of love. So a fake believer, who did not use the love God sent to him, but instead kept living for me, myself and I, is like one, who buried it in the ground. He will be sent to outer darkness. A true believer will ALWAYS produce true acts of love. Not the fake woke ones of nowadays, but First love God and Then your neighbor. As to have a steady compass in what to rejoice about in your neighbor's live and what to rebuke. And yes, rebuke can be a true act of love, when done with the honest wish of betterment for the other person. Some people believe, that love will endorse anything. But it will only endorse godliness and true righteousness. Just saying. Also just saying, that obnoxious people don't know when to stop rebuking. Once in honesty and sincerity is enough. If the other person asks you to stop, show your love in other ways only.
@@gardenjoy5223 sounds good and ethical what you said but it is not the gospel that saves. the one who buried his talent in the ground was not called faithful. He had no faith and he feared his master. Fear is from satan. He was not a believer. The bible says that Blessed is the one who is without sin. The one who believeth and worketh not is without sin.
@@crossing3790 And you think I don't know the true gospel. Oh boy, what a silly assumption. Plus you repeated with other words what I wrote: he didn't believe. He didn't have faith. Plus, can't you write in normal English? This is ancient. You think eth is more holy than s? Are you here to learn or to show off? I thought you wanted to learn something. Sorry, now I see you just want to belittle others. As such you are a false brother.
What a great interpretation of this parable. It makes so much sense God will allow us the opportunities to use our faith in Christ to be fruitful and multiply. When we produce from our faith God will bless us and give us more opportunities to bless others.
This is so helpful, thank you! I was reading this part and was confused. I looked through many explanations but wasn't fully convinced, until I saw your explanation which is so consistent to what I've been reading from the Bible.
I came to the same conclusion. It was refreshing to hear someone else who agrees. To a degree this is about if we believe that God is good or malevolent. Of course, I believe He is 👍 GOOD!!!
Thank you for this I have read read and reread this I get it now. So hearing the gospel in whichever capacity you do apply it to your life by accepting and believing Jesus is Lord of your life. Instead of hearing it and waiting until he comes and saying I know you and I remember your word.
This parable has always made me feel condemned. It sounds like we are saved by works yet the scriptures say we are saved by faith and not by works. Yes we have to always note who Jesus is talking to.
A good hermeneutic helps. When the Bible says “we aren’t saved by works” the writer means the works of the law (Gal. 2:16). True biblical faith is listening to God (through His word) and doing it. Take the entirety of Hebrews 11. Every time someone is mentioned, it says, “by faith, so and so did thus.” Abraham, when God told him get out of your Father’s house, did so. Noah, when God told him to build the ark, he did so. Everyone mentioned in Hebrews 11 lived by faith, by listening to God and doing what He says. There is nothing we can do of ourselves to save us. It is God who saves. So we don’t do of ourselves, by our own whims, but we do of God.
I see this parable in a more "technical" sense. Sort of. Like a life lesson. The Talent is a synonym of success or something valuable. We as the servants, have a standard value to start. We musnt fear and be couragous in a sense to work and reap the harvest. Just because the Master reaps success everywhere shouldnt be an excuse for us to sit on our laurels. It could also be interpreted in mamy other aspects where taking risks is a factor. Like preaching or evangelizing. Example: why should I evangelize if there are people who do that already? You dont take the risk, so you will be cast into darkness. This explains how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I love this parable. There really is a lot of situations this could help in. Yet this is how I interpret it.
I see it as real talents. we all have special gifts and talents. if we harness them and use them to serve god and serve others we multiply gods wealth. but when we don't even notice them and never let them see the light of day they bring nothing to the glory of god
@enzodriver What of your natural talent is building with Legos? Is God going to destroy you because you at some point stopped building with Legos or something? This line of thinking makes no sense with the rest of the gospel which is why there is so much confusion, it seems to be at odds with the rest of the gospel under interpretations like that.
Is the talent parable about spreading the word. Not being afraid and keeping it to yourself but taking the responsibility and investing it in others and potentially growing the family of Christ.
Thank you for these clarifications. Regarding verse 26, the Lord seems to confirm what the servant says in verse 24 saying, “you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.” Could you clarify? My only thought is that God sows faith but he doesn’t sow sin. So does it mean the wicked servant saw God as one who harshly reaps that which sows sin in the world? Thanks again.
Thank you for this. This passage is so mis represented and even the word talent in our society has its name from Matthew falsly applying it to human abilities. If you read the connecting chapters in Luke you can see that the message is refering to truth - light and faith, not human abilities, money as is being portrayed in false teachings through the "law of attraction" wich is utterly not the christian message. So happy to see you explain the word in favour of the humble and poor.
thank you Pastor for the clarification of this famous parable, growing up in church and Sunday schools i was taught with the different messages as you’ve said most of us were. God is awesome for he allow me NOW to understand the real meaning and the true messages behind this parable God Bless You and Thank you
It is written: "A tree that does not bear fruit will be chopped down." So are you saying that we should not use our talents for his glory? If let's say I could sing and I use that gift for my own glory, How would God feel since I gave my soul to him?💁🏽♂️💁🏽♂️💁🏽♂️ Glory belongs to God only. The wicked servant knew very well of his Master's return, so how could have not been someone who placed faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus?
James 2:26 says, For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Elohim requires more than faith. If I have faith and never proclaim the gospel, never give a testimony, never help another person how can God say to me well done if I'm not a good and faithful servant?
It’s about the Gospel. When you receive the Word of God, what did you do with it? Did you bury it in the ground, or did you take that Gospel and grow it into more faith with God?
Thank you! Not understanding this parable has made me affraid in the past. Unbelieving family has scared me with it, telling me that it was about my natural talent, which at the same time was an idol to me And I felt pressured by it, thinking that the talents were the knowledge of the gospel and putting it to work was evangelizing. But that would ignore hermeneutics: what did it mean to the first hearers? I do not know God as a harsh taskmaster, but the Farisees did. And what you said: I cannot earn my way into heaven. Works from faith are done by the Spirit of Jesus, through me, not by me. That is how I experience Christian life when I am devoted to God. In the best times I feel like a by stander, just delighting in seeing Him live through me. Praise the Lord!!!
This scripture has caused great concern until you explained it, I’m 69 years old and out Lord and savior Jesus Christ, has delivered me from my sin, I am convinced in that I thought I should be doing something! Unless I be judged.
I bind to hell every unequal yoke and common share with those who hinder development of talents, binding myself, my family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, acquintances, opponents and the body of Christ to a spirit of productivity, while binding to hell every unequal yoke and common share with those lacking a spirit of productivity, binding to hell every lazy and wicked servant to outer darkness, in accordance with matthew 25:14-30, matthew 7:12, 2 corinthians 6:14-18 and this word in the name and blood of Jesus Christ, amen and hallelujah!
@@deniselong6102 being born again saves you forever. It only takes a split second. Yes many born again believers fall from the faith, but still stay saved. Jesus is in you at the new birth and will never leave you. You are sealed by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ. That seal is forever. You are bought and do not belong to yourself and this world anymore. If you fall away: 2Ti 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. Repenting of your sins will never save you. Repent means trusting in Christ for salvation. It is a mental change.
@@deniselong6102 having had faith once seals you forever. Even if you stop believing, Jesus can’t deny himself as he is forever in you. 2Ti 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
I believe that the talents represented the GIFT of belief as in "Without me you can do nothing," (John 15:5}. and then it is to see what you do with that gift (evangelism). As to put more in the Master's bank is a metaphor of His barn or storehouse as also in scripture. As an aside here, I have been told that we have the WILL to believe. We don't! What we do have is the WILL to want to believe, and to some that is dependent upon what they hear from those who have been given the GIFT to believe, and whether those who have been given the gift of belief (talent or talents) use it wisely.
Thank you for this message!! I had been taught the legalistic view and even though God has brought me out of my childhood teachings... I still didnt understand this parable yet so thank you brother!! Praise the Lord Jesus Christ for His faithfulness!!🙏
when God says the wages of sin is death and that by not obeying the ten commandments one would be saved? jihadis have such faith...yet they kill in the name of allah. you think theyll be saved? "not all who call His name shall be saved" Matt 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Have faith AND obey the ten commandments,
I always thought the coin were people that you had to invest so they could get to know God and be save. But if your not doing nothing then your not helping the master with his goal. Because everybody should be saved.
Thank you so much, when I heard about this parable for the first time, the interpretation was completely off…and at the end of the service, we had to state what our talents are so that the leaders could help monitor if we’re starting to use our skills and talents to glorify God. I had no talents and they said that I was probably going to discover one soon… Well now I’m no longer part of the church because I felt controlled-in many other things that I was told were necessary for me to do. Thank God I bumped into this video🙏🏽 and thank u!!! Got so much unlearning to do😩.
Ask Jesus to show your gifts. God brought you in this earth with a purpose. You need to fulfill that purpose and your destiny. Don't know if you've heard of the Beamer/ Judgment Judgment seat of Christ, but we're all gonna stand before Christ and we'll be rewarded according to what we've done on this earth. Find some video's on UA-cam, I'd suggest listening to Perry Stone about the topic. I'm also learning about this.
Glad you left the church. Make sure to find a new one, though as sheep are not meant to eat alone--they live in flocks, or wolves come. there is safety in numbers!
I myself don't think that god has called anyone to be a sheep and he also said that there is no safety in numbers only safety in him. There is however power in numbers like a pack of wolves. Your relationship with the lord is not contingent upon your relationship with the church however when two or more come together... you know the rest. The devil is a deafeated foe and a sheep in wolves clothing. God bless.
Talents is talking about after you are saved. No man can earn initial salvation but after we are saved we gain spiritual talents as we grow in the Lord. Remember the Bible also talks about some Christians will yield fruit : KJV Mark 4:8:some “100 fold, some 60 fold, some 30 fold”: (according to your talents).In other words, everyone that is saved has a place in the Body of Christ. Some have more spiritual talents than others and some will win more souls than others, but if you are one who just warms a church bench and does nothing for Christ; then you will be like the unprofitable servant that will be thrown into hell because you did not even use the 1 talent you were given, but did not allow Christ to work in you and did nothing.
@@emmah_l33 if you really believe; then get to work for God.The book of James says” the Devils believe and tremble” but they don’t do anything for God. “Faith without works (letting Christ work through you) is Dead! Are Devils going to heaven?; they believe more than us; they were in heaven! You can take text out of context from the Bible to justify your sins but it won’t do you any good at the Judgement bar of God; because we live by EVERY WORD of God. Read your Bible; don’t wait for someone to tell you what is in it. Don’t believe me! The Bible says to try the Spirits to see if it lines up with the word of God or not. I have been reading it for more than 50 years and believe me; there are no loopholes in there!
@@emmah_l33 You must be obedient to Christ to keep your salvation. Revelation 3:15 says that” if you are lukewarm I will spit you out of my mouth”(my body). You must have been in his body in order for him to spit you out!
@@jasondennis9321 Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not but believeth on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. The Bible says there are none righteous, not a single one. If you have to be obedient to Christ to keep your salvation then how can anyone be saved?
@@brianpendez5340 Romans 6:1 : What shall we say then, shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin , live any longer Therein? When you get saved the Spirit of God enters into you and by reading and praying he gives you the power to keep his commandments. He wants you to cease from your works and allow Christ to work through you. You cannot serve 2 masters. You will either let the Devil work in you or God. You can’t have it both ways. How can others be saved if Christians sit around doing nothing. Your problem is that you are not reading the entire Bible with understanding. Remember that the first eternal security message was preached by Satan in the Garden of Eden.
I'm confused though. Isn't talents money in the bible? Like gold or silver? And that is why they said that the guy was lazy for burying it because the least he could have done was put the money in the bank so that it could earn interest. I always thought that it was talking about sharing the gospel with people. And when it was talking about money and interest it was a comparison to God's investing in us and then us going out and sharing the gospel with others. So the interest was actually other souls saved because you went out and shared the gospel with them. I don't know. It hadn't even crossed my mind that he meant that kind of talents. I pictured blessings. The more we are blessed the more we should be able to get out there and bless others and share the gospel. So if someone is given a lot of money, for example, they best be getting out there and doing something for the kingdom with it. Like, look the poor people, who were given way less than the guy at the end, went out there and got several people saved. But the guy given the most, who should have been expected to get the most saved in return, did nothing with it. It goes along with the example of the poor widow who gave all she had at the temple. Maybe you are saying the same thing but just in a different way. I am a grandma and I have brain damage so maybe I am misunderstanding. In this verse below it also seems like wisdom of God's word is important too. The more God's word you know, the more you are expected to be following it? Would you agree? Do you think this might be connected to this parable from Mathew 25? Luke 12:48 “But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” I'm always learning and asking questions. Thank you for your video and your input. God bless you, little brother.
Personally I don't believe that it ends at being born again. I agree that it's not about works. But my view is that it's about building a relationship with The Lord, in the knowledge of him. Seeking to know him more, coupled with watching, diligence in walking the straight path.
You see. You said that talents represents faith. Why can’t you admit that faith needs to shown in good deeds so that people will give glory to the Father in heaven. In other words, if you keep your faith by yourself, it’s useless, it’s dead.
I use my art as a gift which is a talent to spread the gospel of good news through my drawings/3D with my life just as I love God with all my heart, all soul, all mind, and love my neighbor as myself...This is the same way God commanded his disciples to spread the gospel to ALL creations. Mark 16:15 We suppose to share suffering with our brothers, disciples, and Jesus until death is our ultimate victory to get to have eternal life as promised thanks to Jesus risen. But if not then I believe this is exactly what Jesus is talking about because you're not using your talent to spread the gospel as we're suffering along with disciples and Jesus even to death but a huge victory at the end of the race.
Matt 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Have faith AND obey the ten commandments,
There is no faith without works. The attitude of the heart of the servant with one talent was wicked because he did not act in faith with the one talent given him. Talents I believe are representative of a measure of grace that we have received. To those who have little wrongs they revive little grace whereas those who feel the void or chasm between us and a Holy God will feel a greater measure of his abundant grace. What do we do with what we are given? We should and are called to invest that grace yielding more for the kingdom of God. The context of the chapter points also to this conclusion. It’s about evangelism. This is my opinion. We all have the ability to come to our own conclusions. May God lead us all into greater light.
We need to understand the following before we interpret the message. 1. Talent story is a sub story. Main story is about a cruel but normally seen ruler of the place who is giving the talent. There should be a reason for making it as a sub story. Main story where the ruler is having opposition waiting to dislodge him, long and difficult journey to the king whose approval required for his continuation and uncertainty of his return are notable points. 2. He indeed returns and opposition is crushed. 3. Though 2 servants doubled their talents both are treated differently. Higher one was given the responsibility of one talent taken away from the third servant. Talents, I think, are not absolute figures but perception of the receiver.
You missed the point of the 3rd servant. He had a wrong perception of God, believing Him to be a harsh and unyielding master, therefore the servant turned away from God. It was purely because of his incorrect view of God that he was not fruitful
Man I thought I was an over thinker 😂😂 You might like Gregory Porter take me to the Alley. His mother used to take him to feed and he sang to the homeless. Stay blessed brother.
If we just read the parables before and after this we could easily conclude that the parable is about the Saved and the Unsaved. Nothing to do with the talent which is money not your skills. It’s about the 3 slaves 2 are true believers 1 is not. 2 love their Lord 1 only interested is what he can gain.
I have heard quite a few teaching on the parable of the talent and they start with Matthew 25:14 and totally ignore the part where it says "who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods". Their master not only gave each of them talents but he also delivered to them his goods. Items in parable carry a symbolic meaning and words have a specific purpose. Talents are by definition in the Bible weights to measure goods to be sold. I have already given you 2 clues, goods and weights and the last clue you need to find is in the parable of the unjust steward. Read them both together and you will find the answer. God bless.
16 To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue. 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord. 3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. 4 The Lord works out everything to its proper end- even the wicked for a day of disaster. 5 The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished. 6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided. 7 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them. 8 Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. 9 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. 10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice. 11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making. 12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness. 13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right. 14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it. 15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! 17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives. 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. 20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a] and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. 21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.[b] 22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools. 23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.[c] 24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. 25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on. 27 A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire. 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. 29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good. 30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil. 31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. Amen.
Outer darkness is not hell. Your first clue is they are spelled differently and have different meanings. This parable demonstrates how the rewards system works.
Definition Of Talent in the old world: a former weight and unit of currency, used especially by the ancient Romans and Greeks. "a mighty steed bought from a Thessalian merchant for thirteen talents"
Faith is receptivity - you need to receive the Grace of God and be transformed by it. Jesus said you will know them by the fruit they produce. You have to be changed and transformed and sanctified.
I have always understood that a talent was the largest amount of money back then. I understand that God wants us to invest our money to grow it instead of burying it and earning nothing.
It is sad that you have such primitive understanding. The parables are about the Kingdom of heaven, not this world! God expects us not only to have faith, but have faith bearing fruit, of love and service. God gives us everything, and He expects results.
@@3M1LY4EV3R no....it's sad that you are primitive. It's even sadder you think you are smart. You are not on this one. Your effort to sound smart and insulting only made you look stupid. Think before you speak.
I think we need to explain why the Master returned after a long time. Also, why the third servant said that he knew the master to be a hard man who reaped where he did not sow and gathered where he did not plant. Who is this master; it is the Lord. And why is He reaping where He did not sow and gathering where He did not plant. Is this not wrong? No! The master is reaping souls for the kingdom Among the Jews and the Gentiles.The talents represent gifts to all like faith and grace and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Why was the master gone for a long time? I would like to hear your explanation for it. I have my opinion but I’m not certain about it yet.
Yeah i see it.. "talent" actually means (3000 shekels) its referring to money.. but i can see how He used a natural example to explain faith, i do know the scripture says the scripture reads about God giving us all a measure of Faith thats true, thank you this blessed me!
This parable is about ministering the word to others as Jesus commissioned us to do. To go out and make disciples of all nations. Some are gifted to reach multitudes, others are gifted to reach those around them, and some like many Christians today, are believers but do not spread the word at all. They just sit in what they know, and will not spread the word to others. Useless if we are here to turn the world upside down.
It would make sense if you can simply lose your salvation, but you can't according to scripture. Thus it's no longer grace but works. You are saved but if you don't spread the gospel ,(which is works) then you go to hell.???? The Bible very clearly says: "if by grace then it's NOT of works, or grace will no longer be grace. And if it's of works then it's NOT grace, or works are no longer works". It literally says it's one or the other, NOT both!!! So to say you will go to hell if you don't spread the gospel, is works-based salvation then. This is not how I understand God. I don't understand Matt 25, but I do understand the gospel of grace, and this interpretation doesn't fit grace.
I'm confused because the king said to the last servant you knew, I took corn from where he didn't harvest he didn't spread any seeds. So the last servant knew the king was an evil man. The first 2 servants did what a good servant would do. But the last servant had a mind of his own he knew the money didn't come from a good place. So I think the last servant actually lived like jesus
A less conventional interpretation of the parable is that the master represents a ruthless and rich man who commits usery(the unethical practice of lending money at high interest rates), as opposed to God and that the 3rd servant actually did the right thing by burying the money and refusing to partake in the master's wicked schemes and is punished as a result. Hence forshadowing the martyrdom and tribulations that The disciples and other believers of Jesus will face for doing the right thing. I always found it quite strange that Jesus would use the image of a cruel master who engages in exploitative practices to represent himself(God).
@@freegracetruth77LOL, the more I try and understand this parable, the more confused I get. What you're saying in your very last sentence is so true, which just causes me more confusion. Why would God compare Himself to a cruel master, unless the reference is of people who see God as a cruel master, and there's many of them today....aka atheists. But the "faithful servants " are clearly not atheists or unbelievers. I'm confused 😕 🫤 😐 🤔
@@wagonwheelhomestead1043 Maybe the parable is just about believers and unbelievers to some extent. The master gave everyone an amount of money according to their abilities. This could symbolize God giving all his servants (people), who come from different walks of life a fair chance to accept the gospel throughout their lifetimes. The third unfaithful servant chose to bury the master's inheritance, or in other words, he didn't even accept salvation (the gospel). The moral seems to be this, the people that seek truth (accept the gospel), will recieve more truth. And the people who reject truth (the gospel) after they have heard it will ultimately lose the little bit of truth they had. After wrestling with it for some time this is my interpretation of this parable now. Hope it helps
@forbiddenmemez4786 It is helpful, but so are so many other interpretations. It then leaves me with the question, if it's literally something you can lose your salvation over, shouldn't we then have a consensus as to what it's referring too? But then again, your explanation means no one who has accepted the gospel will be the ones cast to outer darkness, if I understood you correctly?
@@wagonwheelhomestead1043 I believe the bible teaches eternal security. Jesus says that he knows his sheep and his sheep know his voice and no man will pluck them from his hand. Once a person becomes a believer they are sealed with the holy spirot and cannot lose salvation. Many would argue that Judas iscariot lost his salvation. However, the bible teaches that Jesus knew who who would betray him from the beginning, so Judas never really believed in Jesus and never had the holy spirit in the first place. A lot of youtubers seem to get the gospel wrong. Biblical salvation is based on faith alone and not of works. Salvation is a gift of God, unlike in most religions where salvation has to be earned.
You are the first person I found on UA-cam who got what are the talent’s. Well done. Your application though is wrong. Keep doing research. You’re close.
Thank you Ryan.I have been in bondage for years over that scripture!Thinking that if I do not use gifts like love,peace. ,patience etc I was a wicked servant.
... wow, that was really helpful ... I guess that parable was long ago interpreted by, as u say, those with a law-based mindset, who pushed onto me a works-based approach to Christianity, which always made me feel badly, because l wondered if l had done anything worthy enough !!! ... but your explanation resonates so much better with the themes of living by our faith in the Lord ... thank u so much for that !!! ... & may God bless u ... (-_'|
Close, but there is a better way to see this. If our faith produces no fruit (profit) , it is dead, and our resources and abilities will be taken away= we are a bad tree, tares, goats, etc.
I am a son of God ( I avoid the word christian as Christian to me means the religion of christianity, & it has a stigma about it, because there was a cult called christians about 1,000BC who were riotous and loose living, therefore they caused the heathen to blaspheme God) who has been saved since 1976, and I always put this on the backburner as couldn't understand it. I do think this is the best explanation of it. One question though, the SERVANT who buried his talent. Doesn't the word servant imply he is a believer, a follower of Christ, and not one who rejects the gospel message??? 🤔
@@glennrobinson7193 , I see. The 3rd one is unfaithful servant. He initially accepted the work assigned by God, but has not done it. Thus he is a false believer, one not bearing fruit= tare= goat
In other words, don't bury your faith. It's the same as rejecting Christ. Then when it's time for judgement, dig it up and say, See, I had Faith. I was afraid of the responsibility that Faith required. That is why that servants Talent was taken away. That is why he was thrown into darkness. If you have received the Good News, then share it, live it, according to your abilities. You have been given Grace and His Divine Mercy. Share and grow it according to your abilities.
Using this for my wednesday word, thank you
I see what you're saying, but that reverts salvation back to works, doesn't it? Your salvation is then depending on whether you've used your faith or not. Unless you mean "use your faith in ORDER TO be saved"?
Thank you so much may the LORD bless you.
@@wagonwheelhomestead1043 To give you more context and clarity. Matthew 25:14-30 and James 2:14-26 have parallels and differences.
Matthew 25:14-30 tells the parable of a master who entrusts talents (money) to his servants and expects them to invest and multiply what they were given. The servant who does nothing with his talent is rebuked and cast out, showing that passive, inactive faith is insufficient. The parable emphasizes responsible stewardship and the need for action-faith is not passive but requires active engagement with what God entrusts to us.
In James 2:14-26, the apostle James argues that faith without works is dead. He highlights that genuine faith must be demonstrated by actions. James points to examples like Abraham and Rahab, whose faith was proven through their deeds. For James, faith isn’t just a mental belief but something that naturally results in righteous action.
Parallels and Differences
Both passages agree that faith without action is incomplete. In Matthew, the emphasis is on the servants' responsibility to act on what they have been given, while in James, the argument is that true faith inevitably expresses itself in deeds.
However, the contexts differ:
Matthew’s parable highlights God’s expectation for us to be productive and to use the resources (gifts, talents, opportunities) given to us. It underscores accountability and the consequences of negligence.
James 2 is more direct in addressing the theological question of the nature of faith itself. James combats the notion that mere belief (without corresponding works) can save, insisting that works are the evidence of living faith.
"Salvation is by faith alone, but saving faith is never alone; it is accompanied by works that demonstrate the reality of that faith."
1.) Works as Evidence, Not the Cause of Salvation: James doesn’t contradict the doctrine of salvation by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). Rather, he is emphasizing that true faith naturally results in good works, much like in the parable, where the faithful servants’ actions reflect their trust in the master.
2.) Faith Entrusts Us with Responsibility: Matthew 25 demonstrates that when God entrusts us with something-whether it be talents, opportunities, or the Gospel itself-we are expected to act in accordance with that trust. Neglecting to do so, as seen with the third servant, shows a lack of real faith.
3.) Active Faith is God-Glorifying: Both passages align in teaching that faith without action is ineffective. God is glorified through our works, not because they earn salvation, but because they reflect the faith He has worked in us.
The emphasis in Matthew is on responsible stewardship and in James on faith’s practical outworking, both reinforce the necessity of active faith. A genuine relationship with God transforms us in ways that are evident through our works-be it stewardship, charity, or obedience to His will.
@wagonwheelhomestead1043 So, read Matthew 25 in it's entirety and all of this will make sense. Jesus uses 3 parables to explain his return and the judgement. The first is the parable of the ten virgins which 5 wise had oil and 5 foolish had none. And when the groom returned those that were prepared entered into the wedding feast and those who weren't were denied even though they all believed in the groom, only those prepared with oil entered. What is the oil? We can find the answer in the next two parables. Immediately, Jesus goes to the parable of the talents. Now a talent is a measurement of weight and weighs about 40 to 50 lbs. It is said to equal a lifetime of wages depending if it's gold or silver. To find the answer to what the talent represents goto Matthew 23:23. There Jesus is calling the Pharisees hypocrites because they mistake tithing for the "weightier parts of the law: justice, mercy, faithfulness. Now go back to the parable of the talents. How does he describe the servants? The two that increased the talents were described as good and faithful. A good person is a just person who follows the law and faithful is by definition. But the weightiest would therefore be the Talent which represents God's mercy and the good news. The 3rd servant buried it and rejected it by giving it back and saying take back what is yours. That's why the talent was taken away and he was cast into he'll. This is followed by the 3rd parable of the shepherd who separated the sheep and goats. Just like the first parable where the virgins had the same bridegroom, the sheep and goats had the same shepherd. But the sheep were righteous and here Jesus identifies himself as hungry, thirsty, naked. Sick in prison and a stranger (homeless). For I was.....and the sheep said Lord when did we... and Jesus says whatever you have done to the least of your brothers you have done unto me. The goats although believing in the same shepherd did none of these things and were cast into hell. So what is the oil? To be good and faithful and share the Good news and to show mercy to those who are thirsty, hungry, naked, sick, in prison, and are strangers. Are these works? No, it is following Jesus' words and being what a Christian should be. That will be our judgement.
A talent is a piece of money but the lesson is about investing our lives just like ppl invest money
Jesus wants ppl to be fruitful
and multiply
It’s all about fruitfulness
Many ppl get saved and then go back to the way they were b4 salvation
It’s like a baby is born and stays a baby all his life
We must grow
Talents is also about our Spiritual Gifts. Everything scriptural has layers of meanings 🕊️🌿
The one talent man was sent to hell in this parable, but you wont be going to hell because you did not bring people to salvation, this i works based Faith.
You are saved only by Grace through faith not of works.
You will do good works when you are born again, but you will never be perfect.
Jesus alone can save you no one else.
@@danh7447read the parable after that??.... If its faith alone why did the people dont have eternal life? In the parable after that
@@danh7447 You have to get out of the mind set of obedience being works based salvation. It's a trap to lead people from repentance and obedience. Works without believing in the salvation of Christ is meaningless. Works and repentance under the faith is obedience to the commands of Christ.
Invest anything into the lives of others
But at the end is faith, hope and love and the greatest Love. Lets be obedient in God and trust in his ways, that's how we love him. How much time you're in fellowship with him.
This sermon is life transforming, love you _from Joseph Oladoyinbo
Brother, I appreciate your intention to explain in such a way so as to not let Christians feel bad about their lack of talents and to not make the Church look as if it's threatening it's members to use their talents for God's purpose or else go to hell. (Churches are definitely not to say that to it's members for that was not how Jesus preached.) If I may add to your understanding, this passage is especially referring to the understanding given to us by God's Holy Spirit, which is connected to our humility and willingness to listen to His word, learn from His Spirit, share that knowledge and wisdom and put His teachings into action (for which, we need to have faith and trust in Him, as you mentioned). To those who have understanding from God, more will be given because it shows that we are receptive to His word and teachings to begin with, whereas, those who shun His teachings and corrections and wisdom, whatever little understanding they had will be lost due to their lack of faith in him, lack of humility to listen and learn from the anointed one of God and unwillingness to put it all to practice. This passage is connected to the parable of the workers of God's vineyard. We should use our God given understanding and gifts (See the many gifts of the Holy Spirit) to be "fishers of men" thereby "increasing" the number of people in God's kingdom instead of keeping it all to ourselves (like the one with one burried talent) who only focused on getting himself "saved". Be blessed brother and may God guide you as you seek to know and serve Him better. Praise be to God! ☺️
i wonder, Do you believe there is outer darkness and weeping and gnashing of teeth where believers can end up? the third was sent there
blessings
You say that the man with only one talent buried it and because he did not have faith and he was not born again. I think you are missing something. All three men in the parable received the talents which means they all accepted the gospel, and God gave them talents according to their ability. You see if they were able to make it grow by using the talent, they all had to have been born again for this talent to grow. I take the talent to be the grace, or capacity to love, or faith which all can be measured the same way, the different quantities of talents has to do to their ability as it is written, God knows our spiritually maturity and how much He can give us that we can handle, this is not what you say to contrast rich and poor, or proud or humble. Jesus command us to produce fruit and God expect us to produce fruit and that fruit is the fruit of the Spirit which is Love. We need to be born again to be able to produce fruit, so, If after being born again, we do not use the capacity God has given us for us to grow spiritually, then we will be punished. See that this man was punished not with Gehenna but with outer darkness, which is not the same, I believe Gehenna is destruction, the outer darkness is a punishment to those who by disobedience did not grow in the knowledge of God. Jesus said that to follow Him we have to deny ourselves, take our cross, and follow Him, our main problem is our sinful human nature that we need to subdue, that is how we allow the Spirit to make us grow, by restraining out human nature which consists of those evil desires we are born with as it is stated in Romans.
Yes, this parable is about bearing fruit. It is actually similar to other parables.
Good for you. This man Good Hope is preaching damnable doctrine. More like Bad Hopeless.
@@jasondennis9321 , who is Good Hope? The man in the video?
Amen my brother well articulated
No,,,,he buried his faith...doesn't sound like he has any... with out faith in Jesus you miss the wedding feast from prior....what is this command law stuff?if the Holy Spirit lives in your heart the Love comes easily...be careful with parables given to his sheep the Jews...and what is here for Christians and what is for our learning from before the Cross that ended the time of law and put us into this time of Grace
First and foremost, we must understand that by Christ's death on the cross, we were bought with a price, his blood, to minister for him as his co-workers. Therefore by the parable of the talents is meant the various abilities (gifts and talents) that we have been endowed with and which we must put to use in accomplishing our mission on earth. Each person is called upon to faithfuly develop and put to use for God's glory whatever abilities he or she has received from above. The holy spirit gifts each one accordingly and it's your duty to apply that gift for the betterment of others
You didn’t listen to the video did you? …he literally said that is a common misconception to believe the “talent” is an actual talent or gift blessed by God. It is faith.
This is the meaning of the word parable , according to the king James concordance,Parabole, placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle
metaphorically
a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude
an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated
a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom are figuratively portrayed
a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meaning
a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force, I'm not sure this video explains this parable and everything that is in it correctly, but I can't see how you can lose your salvation if you don't use the talent God has given you ?
I received a talent for swordplay and guns. But how the heck am I supposed to further the kingdom of God with that when the kingdom of God will LITERALLY BAN WEAPONRY!?
@@jeezed2950 Just stick to this: "Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22: 37-40.
Love finds a way to communicate itself. First to God and then in obedience to God towards others.
We often choose a vocation, based on our natural talents. By doing so you can earn money. This world still needs police, FBI, military and guards. Use your natural abilities to serve God with. Police with kindness, research with diligence, protect the weak with strength and guard what's valuable from theft. Then use part of your income to serve in whatever needs God puts on your heart.
The talents mentioned in this parable are a measure of weight. Like we use pounds and kilos and tons as measurements of weight today. A talent amount of silver would be around the value of 28.000 dollars nowadays, of course changing with the ups and downs of the market.
So the rich man gave his servants a good amount of money to work with. And he expected results.
As such I do not fully endorse the take of this preacher on this parable. For it was really down to earth. When you receive something from God, whatever it is, you are not supposed to bury it. God expects us to do something with what He gave us. Back to the great commandment: love is something you DO. Like the Bible warns in James 4: 17: "If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them." True love will not stay inactive! When it stays inactive, it's simply not real love.
This pastor has another short preaching, in which he explains what a living faith is. If someone comes running upon the beach, shouting there will be a tsunami in 10 minutes, everyone can say: "yeah, thank you." Yet, only the ones who believe his warning, will gather their loved ones and run for higher ground immediately. Faith produces results. If you Have faith in the message of the tsunami, you Will run from the beach. That preaching is very good.
Likewise, if you've become a Christian, you will Want to love God above all else and your neighbor as yourself. You don't need any law to forbid you to steal from your neighbor, for it doesn't even come to your mind to steal. Rather, you'd work hard, so that you can also share some of your earnings with those in need.
This love is the scarcest commodity on earth! You can compare it to a talent. Love will produce more love. You will use the love you get from God to heal yourself and then to spread healing to others around you. If God gives you love and you 'bury it in the ground', it will do you nor anyone else any good.
The Kingdom of God is found where love and righteousness are found. Galatians 5 shows the fruits of the Spirit, that ought to spring forth in your life. Does nothing spring forth? Then you are not led by the Spirit of God.
Hope this helps a bit. Use whatever you are and have to love, and grow in your abundance of it. It's the mark of the true Christian and I'll be applauding you on that day, when Christ says to you: "Well done, you good and faithful servant! You've been faithful in little and shall be put over much. Go into the feast of the Lord!"
@@MICROSCOPICgiant7 Obviously he didn't agree. And neither do I. This preacher has many valuable insights. He's not completely on the mark here, though. A talent was a measurement, like we have kilos today. A talent of silver would be about 28.000 dollars in worth today. Jesus is portraying in this parable, that God is entrusting us with valuable assets. And that God expects of us to grow in them. Faith is shown in how we use what we have.
Example: there are Christians that do find they have enough money for a very luxurious home and costly vacations, but they are tight in giving to missions. That's clear misuse of God given abilities and assets. The commodity of heaven is Love. Love gives. Always. It cannot not give. If your love doesn't excel in giving, it's not love to begin with.
This is what the parable REALLY means: Jesus was the man that traveled abroad when he ascended to heaven in 33 C.E. He gave his disciples, or (slaves) the weighty commission mentioned at Matthew 24:18-20, to make disciples. Jesus was committing them to “his belongings”-his talents. Put simply, the talents refer to the responsibility to preach and make disciples. Although the slaves received a different number of talents, the master expected all of the to be diligent and to serve to the best of their ability in the ministry. Starting at Pentecost 33 C.E., Christ’s followers began doing business with the talents. Their diligence in the preaching and disciple-making work is well-documented in the Bible book of Acts!
Sounds good Sunny!
soo a believer who did not use his talent is sent to outer darkness?
@@crossing3790 The Bible clearly states, that there is such a thing as a 'false' brother. Those who go to church, but never really gave their hearts to God. At the end we are measured by the FRUITS of our lives. Was your faith a living faith? Then it would produce love, and that love is something you DO. Love always gives. It cannot not give. If your 'love' didn't give, it never was love in the first place. You might have paid lip service to it at some point in your life, but it never was the real thing.
A dead fruit tree will not produce fruits. A live fruit tree will. It might take some time of growing and healing with some, but eventually all will have something to show for their faith. The Bible calls your faith 'dead', when it's not producing the acts of love. So a fake believer, who did not use the love God sent to him, but instead kept living for me, myself and I, is like one, who buried it in the ground. He will be sent to outer darkness.
A true believer will ALWAYS produce true acts of love. Not the fake woke ones of nowadays, but First love God and Then your neighbor. As to have a steady compass in what to rejoice about in your neighbor's live and what to rebuke. And yes, rebuke can be a true act of love, when done with the honest wish of betterment for the other person. Some people believe, that love will endorse anything. But it will only endorse godliness and true righteousness. Just saying. Also just saying, that obnoxious people don't know when to stop rebuking. Once in honesty and sincerity is enough. If the other person asks you to stop, show your love in other ways only.
@@gardenjoy5223 sounds good and ethical what you said but it is not the gospel that saves.
the one who buried his talent in the ground was not called faithful. He had no faith and he feared his master. Fear is from satan. He was not a believer.
The bible says that Blessed is the one who is without sin. The one who believeth and worketh not is without sin.
@@crossing3790 And you think I don't know the true gospel. Oh boy, what a silly assumption.
Plus you repeated with other words what I wrote: he didn't believe. He didn't have faith.
Plus, can't you write in normal English? This is ancient. You think eth is more holy than s?
Are you here to learn or to show off? I thought you wanted to learn something. Sorry, now I see you just want to belittle others. As such you are a false brother.
Thankyou so much pastor for explaining this wonderful message meaning 🥺🥺🥺🙏🏻praise be to God
What a great interpretation of this parable. It makes so much sense God will allow us the opportunities to use our faith in Christ to be fruitful and multiply. When we produce from our faith God will bless us and give us more opportunities to bless others.
Amen 🙏🏼
This is so helpful, thank you! I was reading this part and was confused. I looked through many explanations but wasn't fully convinced, until I saw your explanation which is so consistent to what I've been reading from the Bible.
I came to the same conclusion. It was refreshing to hear someone else who agrees. To a degree this is about if we believe that God is good or malevolent. Of course, I believe He is 👍 GOOD!!!
Thank you for this I have read read and reread this I get it now. So hearing the gospel in whichever capacity you do apply it to your life by accepting and believing Jesus is Lord of your life. Instead of hearing it and waiting until he comes and saying I know you and I remember your word.
This parable has always made me feel condemned. It sounds like we are saved by works yet the scriptures say we are saved by faith and not by works. Yes we have to always note who Jesus is talking to.
A good hermeneutic helps. When the Bible says “we aren’t saved by works” the writer means the works of the law (Gal. 2:16).
True biblical faith is listening to God (through His word) and doing it. Take the entirety of Hebrews 11. Every time someone is mentioned, it says, “by faith, so and so did thus.”
Abraham, when God told him get out of your Father’s house, did so.
Noah, when God told him to build the ark, he did so.
Everyone mentioned in Hebrews 11 lived by faith, by listening to God and doing what He says.
There is nothing we can do of ourselves to save us. It is God who saves. So we don’t do of ourselves, by our own whims, but we do of God.
I see this parable in a more "technical" sense. Sort of. Like a life lesson.
The Talent is a synonym of success or something valuable.
We as the servants, have a standard value to start. We musnt fear and be couragous in a sense to work and reap the harvest. Just because the Master reaps success everywhere shouldnt be an excuse for us to sit on our laurels.
It could also be interpreted in mamy other aspects where taking risks is a factor.
Like preaching or evangelizing.
Example: why should I evangelize if there are people who do that already?
You dont take the risk, so you will be cast into darkness.
This explains how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
I love this parable. There really is a lot of situations this could help in. Yet this is how I interpret it.
I see it as real talents. we all have special gifts and talents. if we harness them and use them to serve god and serve others we multiply gods wealth. but when we don't even notice them and never let them see the light of day they bring nothing to the glory of god
This sermon is life transforming, love you _from Joseph Oladoyinbo
@enzodriver What of your natural talent is building with Legos? Is God going to destroy you because you at some point stopped building with Legos or something? This line of thinking makes no sense with the rest of the gospel which is why there is so much confusion, it seems to be at odds with the rest of the gospel under interpretations like that.
Is the talent parable about spreading the word. Not being afraid and keeping it to yourself but taking the responsibility and investing it in others and potentially growing the family of Christ.
Thank you for these clarifications. Regarding verse 26, the Lord seems to confirm what the servant says in verse 24 saying, “you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.” Could you clarify? My only thought is that God sows faith but he doesn’t sow sin. So does it mean the wicked servant saw God as one who harshly reaps that which sows sin in the world? Thanks again.
Praise God Amen
I feel it important to point out that a talent in this context is a measure of currency in the form of silver. In 2022 USD: ~$22,000.
Thank you for this. This passage is so mis represented and even the word talent in our society has its name from Matthew falsly applying it to human abilities. If you read the connecting chapters in Luke you can see that the message is refering to truth - light and faith, not human abilities, money as is being portrayed in false teachings through the "law of attraction" wich is utterly not the christian message. So happy to see you explain the word in favour of the humble and poor.
So how do you explain the difference in the talents given?
Thank you very much for this story. This shaken me up to obey Gods calling
thank you Pastor for the clarification of this famous parable, growing up in church and Sunday schools i was taught with the different messages as you’ve said most of us were. God is awesome for he allow me NOW to understand the real meaning and the true messages behind this parable
God Bless You and Thank you
It is written: "A tree that does not bear fruit will be chopped down."
So are you saying that we should not use our talents for his glory? If let's say I could sing and I use that gift for my own glory, How would God feel since I gave my soul to him?💁🏽♂️💁🏽♂️💁🏽♂️ Glory belongs to God only.
The wicked servant knew very well of his Master's return, so how could have not been someone who placed faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus?
is prayer and praying for others also a "talent" ?
James 2:26 says, For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Elohim requires more than faith. If I have faith and never proclaim the gospel, never give a testimony, never help another person how can God say to me well done if I'm not a good and faithful servant?
Thank you for the clarity. God Bless you 🙏
how to know what my talent is?
It’s about the Gospel. When you receive the Word of God, what did you do with it? Did you bury it in the ground, or did you take that Gospel and grow it into more faith with God?
Thank you! Not understanding this parable has made me affraid in the past. Unbelieving family has scared me with it, telling me that it was about my natural talent, which at the same time was an idol to me And I felt pressured by it, thinking that the talents were the knowledge of the gospel and putting it to work was evangelizing. But that would ignore hermeneutics: what did it mean to the first hearers? I do not know God as a harsh taskmaster, but the Farisees did. And what you said: I cannot earn my way into heaven. Works from faith are done by the Spirit of Jesus, through me, not by me. That is how I experience Christian life when I am devoted to God. In the best times I feel like a by stander, just delighting in seeing Him live through me. Praise the Lord!!!
They represent fruits. What fruits have you produced with what you have been given?
This scripture has caused great concern until you explained it, I’m 69 years old and out Lord and savior Jesus Christ, has delivered me from my sin, I am convinced in that I thought I should be doing something! Unless I be judged.
Thank u for ur message.watching from Nueva Ecija Philippines
I bind to hell every unequal yoke and common share with those who hinder development of talents, binding myself, my family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, acquintances, opponents and the body of Christ to a spirit of productivity, while binding to hell every unequal yoke and common share with those lacking a spirit of productivity, binding to hell every lazy and wicked servant to outer darkness, in accordance with matthew 25:14-30, matthew 7:12, 2 corinthians 6:14-18 and this word in the name and blood of Jesus Christ, amen and hallelujah!
This was worrying me,you explained it well,i wasnt sure if it was about faith but when you read the scripture it talks about being faithful.
So what is going to happen to the ones who fall away without repentance
fall away is not losing salvation. they may loose rewards in heaven and or have earthly consequences
@@crossing3790 Is not having faith going to save you?
@@deniselong6102 being born again saves you forever. It only takes a split second.
Yes many born again believers fall from the faith, but still stay saved. Jesus is in you at the new birth and will never leave you. You are sealed by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ. That seal is forever. You are bought and do not belong to yourself and this world anymore.
If you fall away:
2Ti 2:13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Repenting of your sins will never save you.
Repent means trusting in Christ for salvation. It is a mental change.
@@deniselong6102 having had faith once seals you forever.
Even if you stop believing, Jesus can’t deny himself as he is forever in you.
2Ti 2:13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
@@deniselong6102
2Ti 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
I believe that the talents represented the GIFT of belief as in "Without me you can do nothing," (John 15:5}. and then it is to see what you do with that gift (evangelism). As to put more in the Master's bank is a metaphor of His barn or storehouse as also in scripture. As an aside here, I have been told that we have the WILL to believe. We don't! What we do have is the WILL to want to believe, and to some that is dependent upon what they hear from those who have been given the GIFT to believe, and whether those who have been given the gift of belief (talent or talents) use it wisely.
I can say now understand this scripture after reading it again and then watching this video at 3 am, thank you man of God.
Maybe try reading in the morning. Not at 3 am after you've indulged in your desires all day.
@@triple_gem_shining maybe try to not be judgmental, you don’t know this persons life.
Same here, it is literally 3AM in FFM
He gave each of us a measure of faith thats what the different amounts are
Wow Amen. This wasn't an accident for me to came here and watched this. This is a great God's revelation. Thank God for your life Ptr.. 🇵🇭🙌🤍
Great explanation - Grace is the key to unlock the scriptures accurately.
What is outer darkness
Thank you for this message!! I had been taught the legalistic view and even though God has brought me out of my childhood teachings... I still didnt understand this parable yet so thank you brother!! Praise the Lord Jesus Christ for His faithfulness!!🙏
when God says the wages of sin is death and that by not obeying the ten commandments one would be saved? jihadis have such faith...yet they kill in the name of allah. you think theyll be saved? "not all who call His name shall be saved" Matt 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Have faith AND obey the ten commandments,
this guy gives a good explanation.
hitting me good.
No disrespect but you coming at this with your own understanding, this is not what the parable means at all
Thank you !
I always thought the coin were people that you had to invest so they could get to know God and be save. But if your not doing nothing then your not helping the master with his goal. Because everybody should be saved.
YES that was really good got more clarity on it now
Thank you so much, when I heard about this parable for the first time, the interpretation was completely off…and at the end of the service, we had to state what our talents are so that the leaders could help monitor if we’re starting to use our skills and talents to glorify God.
I had no talents and they said that I was probably going to discover one soon…
Well now I’m no longer part of the church because I felt controlled-in many other things that I was told were necessary for me to do.
Thank God I bumped into this video🙏🏽 and thank u!!! Got so much unlearning to do😩.
Ask Jesus to show your gifts. God brought you in this earth with a purpose. You need to fulfill that purpose and your destiny. Don't know if you've heard of the Beamer/ Judgment Judgment seat of Christ, but we're all gonna stand before Christ and we'll be rewarded according to what we've done on this earth. Find some video's on UA-cam, I'd suggest listening to Perry Stone about the topic. I'm also learning about this.
Glad you left the church. Make sure to find a new one, though as sheep are not meant to eat alone--they live in flocks, or wolves come. there is safety in numbers!
I myself don't think that god has called anyone to be a sheep and he also said that there is no safety in numbers only safety in him. There is however power in numbers like a pack of wolves. Your relationship with the lord is not contingent upon your relationship with the church however when two or more come together... you know the rest. The devil is a deafeated foe and a sheep in wolves clothing. God bless.
Glory to God!
best explanation of this parrrable ive ever heard
I think you could say the ones that used their talents also helped other with their faith. Maybe could be applied to soul winning. Idk
Talents is talking about after you are saved. No man can earn initial salvation but after we are saved we gain spiritual talents as we grow in the Lord. Remember the Bible also talks about some Christians will yield fruit : KJV Mark 4:8:some “100 fold, some 60 fold, some 30 fold”: (according to your talents).In other words, everyone that is saved has a place in the Body of Christ. Some have more spiritual talents than others and some will win more souls than others, but if you are one who just warms a church bench and does nothing for Christ; then you will be like the unprofitable servant that will be thrown into hell because you did not even use the 1 talent you were given, but did not allow Christ to work in you and did nothing.
So believing in Christ wont get you to Heaven, you must believe and save souls to be saved?
@@emmah_l33 if you really believe; then get to work for God.The book of James says” the Devils believe and tremble” but they don’t do anything for God. “Faith without works (letting Christ work through you) is Dead! Are Devils going to heaven?; they believe more than us; they were in heaven! You can take text out of context from the Bible to justify your sins but it won’t do you any good at the Judgement bar of God; because we live by EVERY WORD of God. Read your Bible; don’t wait for someone to tell you what is in it. Don’t believe me! The Bible says to try the Spirits to see if it lines up with the word of God or not. I have been reading it for more than 50 years and believe me; there are no loopholes in there!
@@emmah_l33 You must be obedient to Christ to keep your salvation. Revelation 3:15 says that” if you are lukewarm I will spit you out of my mouth”(my body). You must have been in his body in order for him to spit you out!
@@jasondennis9321 Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not but believeth on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
The Bible says there are none righteous, not a single one. If you have to be obedient to Christ to keep your salvation then how can anyone be saved?
@@brianpendez5340 Romans 6:1 : What shall we say then, shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin , live any longer Therein? When you get saved the Spirit of God enters into you and by reading and praying he gives you the power to keep his commandments. He wants you to cease from your works and allow Christ to work through you. You cannot serve 2 masters. You will either let the Devil work in you or God. You can’t have it both ways. How can others be saved if Christians sit around doing nothing. Your problem is that you are not reading the entire Bible with understanding. Remember that the first eternal security message was preached by Satan in the Garden of Eden.
I'm confused though. Isn't talents money in the bible? Like gold or silver? And that is why they said that the guy was lazy for burying it because the least he could have done was put the money in the bank so that it could earn interest. I always thought that it was talking about sharing the gospel with people. And when it was talking about money and interest it was a comparison to God's investing in us and then us going out and sharing the gospel with others. So the interest was actually other souls saved because you went out and shared the gospel with them. I don't know. It hadn't even crossed my mind that he meant that kind of talents. I pictured blessings. The more we are blessed the more we should be able to get out there and bless others and share the gospel. So if someone is given a lot of money, for example, they best be getting out there and doing something for the kingdom with it. Like, look the poor people, who were given way less than the guy at the end, went out there and got several people saved. But the guy given the most, who should have been expected to get the most saved in return, did nothing with it. It goes along with the example of the poor widow who gave all she had at the temple. Maybe you are saying the same thing but just in a different way. I am a grandma and I have brain damage so maybe I am misunderstanding. In this verse below it also seems like wisdom of God's word is important too. The more God's word you know, the more you are expected to be following it? Would you agree? Do you think this might be connected to this parable from Mathew 25?
Luke 12:48
“But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
I'm always learning and asking questions. Thank you for your video and your input. God bless you, little brother.
Personally I don't believe that it ends at being born again. I agree that it's not about works. But my view is that it's about building a relationship with The Lord, in the knowledge of him. Seeking to know him more, coupled with watching, diligence in walking the straight path.
I believe the amount of given talents to be those that are smarter and capable have more responsibility than those that have lower IQs.
it sounds like works and using / applying our faith and if we don't exercise our faith, then hell
You see. You said that talents represents faith. Why can’t you admit that faith needs to shown in good deeds so that people will give glory to the Father in heaven. In other words, if you keep your faith by yourself, it’s useless, it’s dead.
I believe the bottom line is trusting God to take care of everything! Take action without knowing the outcome but have faith Jesus will provide.
This is a great explanation. It makes sense. Another teaching explained that the ' talents' represents the 'gospel? But I wasn't convinced.
Faith without work is dead.
Amen Ryan!!🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you
I use my art as a gift which is a talent to spread the gospel of good news through my drawings/3D with my life just as I love God with all my heart, all soul, all mind, and love my neighbor as myself...This is the same way God commanded his disciples to spread the gospel to ALL creations. Mark 16:15
We suppose to share suffering with our brothers, disciples, and Jesus until death is our ultimate victory to get to have eternal life as promised thanks to Jesus risen.
But if not then I believe this is exactly what Jesus is talking about because you're not using your talent to spread the gospel as we're suffering along with disciples and Jesus even to death but a huge victory at the end of the race.
Matt 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Have faith AND obey the ten commandments,
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Not about going under the law but definitely about doing WORK for kingdom sake to show the evidence of Faith. Faith without work is dead 💀
Talent is not about justification but about stewardship
Why cant the parable just mean what it says?
There is no faith without works. The attitude of the heart of the servant with one talent was wicked because he did not act in faith with the one talent given him. Talents I believe are representative of a measure of grace that we have received. To those who have little wrongs they revive little grace whereas those who feel the void or chasm between us and a Holy God will feel a greater measure of his abundant grace. What do we do with what we are given? We should and are called to invest that grace yielding more for the kingdom of God. The context of the chapter points also to this conclusion. It’s about evangelism. This is my opinion. We all have the ability to come to our own conclusions. May God lead us all into greater light.
Your teaching is very good, thank you
We need to understand the following before we interpret the message.
1. Talent story is a sub story. Main story is about a cruel but normally seen ruler of the place who is giving the talent. There should be a reason for making it as a sub story. Main story where the ruler is having opposition waiting to dislodge him, long and difficult journey to the king whose approval required for his continuation and uncertainty of his return are notable points.
2. He indeed returns and opposition is crushed.
3. Though 2 servants doubled their talents both are treated differently. Higher one was given the responsibility of one talent taken away from the third servant.
Talents, I think, are not absolute figures but perception of the receiver.
why is the king cruel?
@@carlosmunoz3089 Sorry, it got mixed with Luke 19:12-18. It appears similar.
You missed the point of the 3rd servant. He had a wrong perception of God, believing Him to be a harsh and unyielding master, therefore the servant turned away from God. It was purely because of his incorrect view of God that he was not fruitful
Man I thought I was an over thinker 😂😂 You might like Gregory Porter take me to the Alley. His mother used to take him to feed and he sang to the homeless. Stay blessed brother.
Thank sir 😭😭😭
If you don't use the talent that God gave you, you will not be rewarded, in fact, you will be punished but still barely saved.
If we just read the parables before and after this we could easily conclude that the parable is about the Saved and the Unsaved. Nothing to do with the talent which is money not your skills. It’s about the 3 slaves 2 are true believers 1 is not. 2 love their Lord 1 only interested is what he can gain.
I have heard quite a few teaching on the parable of the talent and they start with Matthew 25:14 and totally ignore the part where it says "who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods". Their master not only gave each of them talents but he also delivered to them his goods. Items in parable carry a symbolic meaning and words have a specific purpose. Talents are by definition in the Bible weights to measure goods to be sold. I have already given you 2 clues, goods and weights and the last clue you need to find is in the parable of the unjust steward. Read them both together and you will find the answer. God bless.
When the Son of Man returns will he find Faith.
Thank you!!!!! I got a different interpretation of the parables.
This does not apply to the church of today these things is just for our learning not for us to do Romans 15:4
16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.
2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
but motives are weighed by the Lord.
3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.
4 The Lord works out everything to its proper end-
even the wicked for a day of disaster.
5 The Lord detests all the proud of heart.
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
7 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
8 Better a little with righteousness
than much gain with injustice.
9 In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.
12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.
14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
but the wise will appease it.
15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life;
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver!
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
18 Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a]
and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
and gracious words promote instruction.[b]
22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,
but folly brings punishment to fools.
23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,
and their lips promote instruction.[c]
24 Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
27 A scoundrel plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
29 A violent person entices their neighbor
and leads them down a path that is not good.
30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.
Amen.
Thank you so much
Outer darkness is not hell. Your first clue is they are spelled differently and have different meanings.
This parable demonstrates how the rewards system works.
Definition Of Talent in the old world:
a former weight and unit of currency, used especially by the ancient Romans and Greeks.
"a mighty steed bought from a Thessalian merchant for thirteen talents"
Faith is receptivity - you need to receive the Grace of God and be transformed by it. Jesus said you will know them by the fruit they produce. You have to be changed and transformed and sanctified.
Thank you God! God bless you, brother!
Faith that believe in Jesus!.we receive Jesus.
Faith with action !
I have always understood that a talent was the largest amount of money back then. I understand that God wants us to invest our money to grow it instead of burying it and earning nothing.
It is sad that you have such primitive understanding. The parables are about the Kingdom of heaven, not this world! God expects us not only to have faith, but have faith bearing fruit, of love and service. God gives us everything, and He expects results.
@@3M1LY4EV3R no....it's sad that you are primitive. It's even sadder you think you are smart. You are not on this one. Your effort to sound smart and insulting only made you look stupid. Think before you speak.
@@3M1LY4EV3R show us where Jesus said it's about the kindfom of Heaven.....
@@dreamtouchchannel every parable of Jesus is about the Kingdom of heaven
@@dreamtouchchannel, you are not of Christ if you do not even understand a basic parable. Good bye
I think we need to explain why the Master returned after a long time. Also, why the third servant said that he knew the master to be a hard man who reaped where he did not sow and gathered where he did not plant. Who is this master; it is the Lord. And why is He reaping where He did not sow and gathering where He did not plant. Is this not wrong? No! The master is reaping souls for the kingdom Among the Jews and the Gentiles.The talents represent gifts to all like faith and grace and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Why was the master gone for a long time? I would like to hear your explanation for it. I have my opinion but I’m not certain about it yet.
Yeah i see it.. "talent" actually means (3000 shekels) its referring to money.. but i can see how He used a natural example to explain faith, i do know the scripture says the scripture reads about God giving us all a measure of Faith thats true, thank you this blessed me!
Yes two months ago when I first read this I was very concerned
Jesus wasn't talking about God....he was talking about slave masters.
@@dreamtouchchannel ?
Every story has many applications and lessons. I see this as investing your money. And use your god given skill set. And a lesson for the church.
So then. Employing your God given talents WITH faith in the Lord, will bring reward.
This parable is about ministering the word to others as Jesus commissioned us to do. To go out and make disciples of all nations. Some are gifted to reach multitudes, others are gifted to reach those around them, and some like many Christians today, are believers but do not spread the word at all. They just sit in what they know, and will not spread the word to others. Useless if we are here to turn the world upside down.
It would make sense if you can simply lose your salvation, but you can't according to scripture. Thus it's no longer grace but works. You are saved but if you don't spread the gospel ,(which is works) then you go to hell.???? The Bible very clearly says: "if by grace then it's NOT of works, or grace will no longer be grace. And if it's of works then it's NOT grace, or works are no longer works". It literally says it's one or the other, NOT both!!! So to say you will go to hell if you don't spread the gospel, is works-based salvation then. This is not how I understand God. I don't understand Matt 25, but I do understand the gospel of grace, and this interpretation doesn't fit grace.
It’s about investing whatever ye have ... we have to invest the gift of Salvation and win more ppl into the kingdom a God!
is telling people about Jesus the Son of God and telling people to repent and believe the gospel to be saved, is doing that using "talents" wisely?
I'm confused because the king said to the last servant you knew, I took corn from where he didn't harvest he didn't spread any seeds. So the last servant knew the king was an evil man. The first 2 servants did what a good servant would do. But the last servant had a mind of his own he knew the money didn't come from a good place. So I think the last servant actually lived like jesus
A less conventional interpretation of the parable is that the master represents a ruthless and rich man who commits usery(the unethical practice of lending money at high interest rates), as opposed to God and that the 3rd servant actually did the right thing by burying the money and refusing to partake in the master's wicked schemes and is punished as a result. Hence forshadowing the martyrdom and tribulations that The disciples and other believers of Jesus will face for doing the right thing. I always found it quite strange that Jesus would use the image of a cruel master who engages in exploitative practices to represent himself(God).
@@freegracetruth77LOL, the more I try and understand this parable, the more confused I get. What you're saying in your very last sentence is so true, which just causes me more confusion. Why would God compare Himself to a cruel master, unless the reference is of people who see God as a cruel master, and there's many of them today....aka atheists. But the "faithful servants " are clearly not atheists or unbelievers. I'm confused 😕 🫤 😐 🤔
@@wagonwheelhomestead1043 Maybe the parable is just about believers and unbelievers to some extent. The master gave everyone an amount of money according to their abilities. This could symbolize God giving all his servants (people), who come from different walks of life a fair chance to accept the gospel throughout their lifetimes. The third unfaithful servant chose to bury the master's inheritance, or in other words, he didn't even accept salvation (the gospel). The moral seems to be this, the people that seek truth (accept the gospel), will recieve more truth. And the people who reject truth (the gospel) after they have heard it will ultimately lose the little bit of truth they had. After wrestling with it for some time this is my interpretation of this parable now. Hope it helps
@forbiddenmemez4786 It is helpful, but so are so many other interpretations. It then leaves me with the question, if it's literally something you can lose your salvation over, shouldn't we then have a consensus as to what it's referring too? But then again, your explanation means no one who has accepted the gospel will be the ones cast to outer darkness, if I understood you correctly?
@@wagonwheelhomestead1043 I believe the bible teaches eternal security. Jesus says that he knows his sheep and his sheep know his voice and no man will pluck them from his hand. Once a person becomes a believer they are sealed with the holy spirot and cannot lose salvation. Many would argue that Judas iscariot lost his salvation. However, the bible teaches that Jesus knew who who would betray him from the beginning, so Judas never really believed in Jesus and never had the holy spirit in the first place. A lot of youtubers seem to get the gospel wrong. Biblical salvation is based on faith alone and not of works. Salvation is a gift of God, unlike in most religions where salvation has to be earned.
It’s also bringing others to Christ
You are the first person I found on UA-cam who got what are the talent’s. Well done. Your application though is wrong. Keep doing research. You’re close.
Thank you Ryan.I have been in bondage for years over that scripture!Thinking that if I do not use gifts like love,peace. ,patience etc I was a wicked servant.
so God gives faith?
... wow, that was really helpful ... I guess that parable was long ago interpreted by, as u say, those with a law-based mindset, who pushed onto me a works-based approach to Christianity, which always made me feel badly, because l wondered if l had done anything worthy enough !!! ... but your explanation resonates so much better with the themes of living by our faith in the Lord ... thank u so much for that !!! ... & may God bless u ... (-_'|
The "end of the age" is AD70. It was the end of the old covenant age. Matthew 24-25 are all one event, not seperate events.
The OT and parables are not wasted for one event.
A talent in Jesus's time was a measure of gold or another precious substance it was concerned with monetary measures like a dollar bill.
This parable is not about God taking away talents or gifts from you if you don't use them
Close, but there is a better way to see this. If our faith produces no fruit (profit) , it is dead, and our resources and abilities will be taken away= we are a bad tree, tares, goats, etc.
@@3M1LY4EV3R stop regurtating things you wer told and think for yourself.
@@dreamtouchchannel your insult is unjustified. Good bye
@@3M1LY4EV3R like most of you....you make statements with no support. Good Bye.
Excellent explanation.
Kingdom thinking and perceptions are so foreign to worldly/carnal understanding
I am a son of God ( I avoid the word christian as Christian to me means the religion of christianity, & it has a stigma about it, because there was a cult called christians about 1,000BC who were riotous and loose living, therefore they caused the heathen to blaspheme God) who has been saved since 1976, and I always put this on the backburner as couldn't understand it. I do think this is the best explanation of it. One question though, the SERVANT who buried his talent. Doesn't the word servant imply he is a believer, a follower of Christ, and not one who rejects the gospel message??? 🤔
All parables point to one fact: faith without fruit is dead. True faith brings good fruit of love, service, and obedience to God.
@@3M1LY4EV3R That doesn't answer my question.
@@glennrobinson7193 , I see. The 3rd one is unfaithful servant. He initially accepted the work assigned by God, but has not done it. Thus he is a false believer, one not bearing fruit= tare= goat
Paul the Apostle said that he was a Christian; you don't think you understand it better than he does, do you?