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yes, Christ, God, is the Master. that much is clear. but there is not a simple answer to the meaning of the parable; we should not expect there to be: it is the words and teaching of the infinite God. it is given in the way it is given because it is the perfect way: to add more to those who...

i don't think that's a very good definition of 'saved' let's use Christ's: “I AM the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me...

i took this: to mean your position is that everyone chooses heaven and everyone gets a room prepared for them. does everyone repent? is everyone eventually saved?

you said God prepares a room for everyone. but scripture is not unclear about whether there will be universal salvation.

would the evil one have earned salvation if he had put the talent-weight in a bank? was he ever saved? did he lose salvation by not being clever enough? was he not smart enough to be saved in the first place? ((ability))

so your position is that salvation is by cognitive prowess? the wicked servant wasn't smart enough to be saved? ((vis-a-vis zero ability))

of course there is a straightforward, superficial message here: do not let the good treasures God has granted you go to waste. but that is just the most basic, elementary truth. the outer petal of the infinitely opening lotus. remember how that Christ is testified of all over the entire OT, but...

i think we have to deal with v.26 before we can deal with v.27 ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed' is the Lord corroborating the wicked man's statement? is the Lord agreeing with him? does the Lord reap what He...

in the parable, the talent-weight is a gift of God, and belongs to God: it is devoted to God, set apart unto God, returned to Him when He retruns, and the reward to the faithful servants is neither the talent-weight nor the increase. the increase is also given to Him, being the growth of that...

so is your position that 'ability to bring increase to knowledge' is intelligence? access to education? is the wicked servant the least-smart? do only smart, clever people enter the joy of the Master?

all of us have the scripture, and God gives wisdom to all who ask ((James 1:5)) God calls the increase of 5 talent-weights "faithful over a few things" ((Matthew 25:21)) and exactly the same of the increase of 2 talent-weights. "few things" - tho comparatively enormous wealth by human standards...

the talent-weight is something that belongs to God, that He leaves in the care of His servants. He gives it; they do not own it and do not procure it on their own. He gives it according to ability, and the reward for magnifying it is the same for all, regardless of ability or the measure of the...

lol you will have to wait 10,000 years then, for me to finish studying it to full comprehension! let's look at it together. here's an easy question: Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering...

why would God put empty houses in heaven? so we can look at them and mourn? to weep as we remember the former things? so the names of the wicked will be remembered forever? does that seem consistent with scripture? does He know His sheep, how many and who are His, and will He lose even one?

that's going to mean a whole lot more empty rooms than occupied ones. "narrow is the way leading to life, and few find it"

i do not believe any scripture is simple. any given passage may or may not have a superficial meaning that is plain, but all scripture has layer upon layer of connection with the rest of the scripture and deep meaning, testifying of Christ. that's how we know it is the word of God: it is not...

yes, and more i am thinking about things like these.. do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? (Romans 2:4) consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation — as also our beloved brother...

but knowledge of Him is eternal life; He says so. John 17:3 His is the Kingdom. so what are the weights?

salvation has nothing to do with works. salvation is in Christ alone by Christ's grace alone through faith in Christ alone, apart from works. may i ask where are you seeing works-salvation in Matthew 25?

yes -- and Christ is the Sower, Matthew 13:37 so why does God sow good seed in bad soil? He knows good soil from bad soil; He alone knows this is the same question as why the Master gives the wicked servant with no ability a talent.