“And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.” - Romans 6:13
Parable of the Talents of Money, Matt. 25:14-30 Explanation. Observations. Opportunities.
Characters. Master: Christ Acts 1:9; 3:21 Servants: Christians 2 Cor. 4:1-7
Talents = Opportunities. Ability 1 Cor. 12:14-17 Opportunity cf. Gal. 2:7, 8 Ability + Opportunity = Responsibility
Accounts will be settled. Jesus the Judge Jn. 12:47, 48; Acts 17:31 All men 2 Cor. 5:10 For everything Ecc. 12:13, 14; Heb. 4:13
Judgment will be executed. Faithfulness rewarded 2 Tim. 4:6-8; Rev. 22:12-14; 21:4-7 Unfaithfulness punished Rev. 22:15; 21:8; 2 Thes. 1:7-9
We must “use it or lose it.” Matt. 25:29
Jealousy and arrogance have no place in the kingdom. 1 Cor. 12:21-25
Sins of omission are just as bad as sins of commission. Col. 3:5-10; Jas. 4:17; Matt. 25:25-26; Rev. 21:8
We do not need to do some “great thing” to be counted worthy. Matt. 25:15, 27 Acts 9:39; Lk. 21:1-4; Mk. 14:6-9
Soul Winning workbook, Prov. 11:30 First Century Soul Winners, Acts 8:4 Why Should I Be A Soul Winner, Phil. 2:4 Preparing For Soul Winning, Rom. 2:21 Soul Winning Tools
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Parable of the Talents of Money, Matt. 25:14-30 Explanation. Observations. Opportunities.
“And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.” - Romans 6:13