This morning I was thinking about Matthew 25:14-30
14 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 To one he gave five talents,[a]
Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 25 - Modern English Version
The Parable of the Ten Virgins - “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and...
to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability. And immediately he took his journey. 16 He who had received the five talents went and traded with them and made another five talents. 17 So also, he who had received two gained another two. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19 “After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 He who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted to me five talents. Look, I have gained five talents more.’
21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’
22 “He who had received two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’
24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow. 25 So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’
26 “His master answered, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not winnowed. 27 Then you ought to have given my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.
28 “ ‘So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
-Explaned-
GOD is the Master, and from my understanding the servants (in this parabel) are 'christians'. The principal is pretty straight foward the Masters invested (talents) in HIS servants and the job of the servants was to invest what The Master had given them. The first two servants preformed beautifully, but the third servant did not do so well...in fact the way that the third servant behaved was a catastrophic failure!!!
The Master was so enraged at the way that the third servant behaved, The Master had the unprofitable servant striped of the gifts that the Master had given. On top of that The Master had the unprofitable servant threw into hell! verse 30 'And throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'.
The benchwarmers that do nothing but sit on church pews while claiming that they are saved and they can never loose there salvation, those people should take heed!