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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.

but He gives him one. according to his ability. so if his ability is zero, which you agree, then why doesn't the Master give him zero?

what is the capability of the wicked servant who curses his Lord? isn't he this one: Why do ye not understand My speech? Because ye cannot hear My word. (John 8:43) if his ability is zero, why does the Master give him one weight? as opposed to zero? ((see also Matthew 13:13-15, Isaiah 6:9...

why is one given to the wicked servant who accuses his Master of evil? what's his ability?

to one He gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability (Matthew 25:15) oh? do we all have different levels of ability to know Him? because He gave weight by measure according to measure, of ability. knowing Him is eternal life, John 17:3. do we...

well, no. a talent is a measure of weight, about 35kg. it's typically used to talk about how much precious metal one is describing, but it's not strictly money. it's mass. substance. soemthing weighty. and to understand the parable in Matthew 25 we have to understand its context - the other...

even water is poison if you breathe it

there is no 'likely' -- God knows all things. at all times He knows all things. clearly He could instantaneously create/prepare the exact number of dwelling places. but He doesn't. He 'goes and prepares a place' - which is wedding ceremony language - and that takes time. why time?

nope. not at all. Thayer's: STRONGS NT 3438: μόνη μόνη, μόνης, ἡ (μένω) (from Herodotus down), a staying, abiding, dwelling, abode: John 14:2; μόνην ποιεῖν (L T Tr WH ποιεῖσθαι, as in Thucydides 1, 131; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 7; 13, 2, 1), to make an (one's) abode, παρά τίνι...

guys, i quoted the GNV throughout; it uses the word dwelling place, not mansion. 'mansion' is a KJV thing, iirc, but i put it in the thread title because i presume it is the version most readers will recognize.

the earth is a globe.

He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. (John 10:3) I AM that Good Shepherd, and know Mine, and am known of Mine. (John 10:14) does God know how many sheep are in His flock? does He know if He loses one? or figure it must not have been His? does He lose even one? does God call...

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places: if it were not so, I would have told you: I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself, that where I...

bottom line 'daddy-o' is that the entire USA is evil. one hand is a white-washed tomb giving gifts to the rich, with hearts full of self-righteous vanity & hatred for their neighbors, and the other hand is an harlot wiping her mouth after her perversions saying she 'has done nothing wrong' open...

you really think encouraging people to get a flu shot is more disregard for the needy than literally witholding food, shelter and medical treatment from the poor? wow indoctrinated much?

ok as long as you don't forget the pride with abundance and having disregard for the poor and needy bit.

@Aunty Jane, who has me on ignore anyway because she denies the deity of Christ, & therefore cannot bear to hear my testimony... you could have at least posted some *quality* Christian rock music. lyrics: All fear, all pain, all hurt, all grief, all lies must bow to Jesus' name! All kings...

your 'FAUX BUSINESS' link wants me to allow ads to see its content. i'm not going to do that. so i went to the source. the CDC press release says nothing about 'due to risk of blood clots' what it actually cites is the abundance of available mRNA vaccines. Coronavirus Disease 2019 btw the...