Of the many talents entrusted to us from God is the advantage of our own souls and the advantage of the souls of others. We can understand this more plainly through the first and second greatest commandments in Matthew 22:36-40. Understood this way, no part of the...

There is one other point about the unfaithful servant we should review before continuing with the parable. Considering that Christ is teaching the parable and that the parable is about the kingdom of heaven, the unfaithful servant’s portrayal of Christ is particularly...

Part of the trouble with the unfaithful servant in the parable of the talents is a works-based theology. The servant believed that he could save himself through works. In Matthew 16:25, Jesus said, “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses...

In John 15:2, we read, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.” This verse ties back to the parable of the talents and teaches us an important lesson. Industriousness...

I have been studying the parable of the talents, which is found in Matthew 25:14-30. We will take some time to unpack the meaning of the parable. It is, for me, a guiding principle for 2025 both in my business and personal affairs. The opening description of the...