Luke 19:25 KJV
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Jesus added to His own parable the shock expressed by onlookers that God would take from one with little and give to one with much. The point is not that God doesn't care for the least. The point is that one who is unfaithful is not rewarded.
God's intent is to teach Christians faithfulness; to so mold and make us that we are presented to Himself without spot or blemish or any such thing. What should not shock us is that God is not finished with us. It should not amaze us that God will allow Christians to be conformed by the image of this world.
• He expects growth
• He expects faithfulness
• He expects fruit
When we get to heaven we will be shocked at who does and doesn't receive rewards. We will also be shocked by the fact that those rewards will not be based on equality and fairness but upon faithfulness and fruitfulness.
The lesson then is to not settle in our faith but allow the Lord to build using our faith.
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Jesus added to His own parable the shock expressed by onlookers that God would take from one with little and give to one with much. The point is not that God doesn't care for the least. The point is that one who is unfaithful is not rewarded.
God's intent is to teach Christians faithfulness; to so mold and make us that we are presented to Himself without spot or blemish or any such thing. What should not shock us is that God is not finished with us. It should not amaze us that God will allow Christians to be conformed by the image of this world.
• He expects growth
• He expects faithfulness
• He expects fruit
When we get to heaven we will be shocked at who does and doesn't receive rewards. We will also be shocked by the fact that those rewards will not be based on equality and fairness but upon faithfulness and fruitfulness.
The lesson then is to not settle in our faith but allow the Lord to build using our faith.
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