I'm looking at the Gospel of Matthew, Cha 25, the "Parable of the Talents". I think that it teaches us that you will know Christians through the fruit they bear.
“It will be as when a man who was going on a journey* called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
To one he gave five talents;* to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.
After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five.* He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’ His master said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant!* So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
ow then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’
The Parable of the Talents, in Matthew, is immediately followed by the 'Judgement of Nations' which teaches us that we show our love of God through our love of neighbor.
READING MATTHEW, ESPECIALLY CHA 25, TEACHES ME THAT THERE IS MORE TO BEING A DISCIPLE OF JESUS THAN A BELIEF, MUCH MORE IS EXPECTED.
“It will be as when a man who was going on a journey* called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
To one he gave five talents;* to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.
After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five.* He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’ His master said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant!* So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
ow then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’
The Parable of the Talents, in Matthew, is immediately followed by the 'Judgement of Nations' which teaches us that we show our love of God through our love of neighbor.
READING MATTHEW, ESPECIALLY CHA 25, TEACHES ME THAT THERE IS MORE TO BEING A DISCIPLE OF JESUS THAN A BELIEF, MUCH MORE IS EXPECTED.
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