Wrangler
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I nominate this for post of the year. It works on so many levels.Oh, blech.
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It's an interesting question, and something I've thought about a lot, the differences between us here, and in the resurrection.
Clearly, some of us, myself, have spent, and will spend far less of our lives in pursuing the Godly way than have so many others, and I am certain our rewards are not equal!
When I study such things, I come to two conclusions, concerning crowns and glory.
Crowns illuminate God's glory in us internally, if you will. The "crown of rejoicing", this is being crowned with rejoicing, "You ARE my crown of rejoicing in the presence of the Lord!" The joy we feel as we gather to God with our beloveds. The crown of life, being crowned WITH life, like that. The joy and beauty and glory of the inner life we live in our resurrection, all received in Christ, and we will all be the same, in Christ, bedazzled endlessly by God's kindness towards us in Christ.
And concerning glory, one of my bedrock passages is Daniel 12, in the resurrection, "those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the sky, and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars of heaven forever".
1 Corinthians 15:40-41 KJV
40) There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41) There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
Those who devote more towards Godliness, and those who sacrifice more for others will shine with more glory than will I. It's a sobering thought to me to consider that my faithfulness to God, or lack thereof, will be seen in my shine throughout eternity, and I simply look to Him for mercy and grace to drag what remains of my life from it's ruins, into whatever it can be in His hands.
May we be wise! And may we turn many to righteousness! In Christ we are righteous, let us put on that new man, and live in righteousness.
Much love!
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Wrangler
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But why??Much love! I hate that!!
You know why I write that, right? So I remember to? And so you know . . .
Much love!
Are you sure? In the parable the men who came late were given the same pay as those who worked all day…
Wrangler
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And one earned 5 talents, and one earned 2 talents . . .
Am I sure of how things will be in the resurrection? No, I'm not. I'm just holding onto Jesus.
Much love!
Brakelite
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That you understand there is a resurrection is sufficient. That's our hope.
Lambano
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Hey, I was looking for that book! Same author as "How to conquer your sin in only 21 days", right?
Um, it's not for myself. It's for a friend. Yeah, that's it.
Lambano
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The body of our humiliation will be transformed to be like His glorious body!
Much love!
I can tell you how to conquer your sin in a moment, but to be fair, I need to warn you, you have to keep repeating it moment by moment.
Much love!
And you're still wrong!
Just because we are with little strength and power remaining does not mean it’s impossible.
Lambano
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"With God, all things are possible." I believe in miracles; I just don't believe you can schedule them.
Lambano
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You seem to be confused about two separate parables. No one earned any talents. They were given for stewardship.
I was thinking of this one . . .
Matthew 25:20-23 KJV
20) And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21) His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22) He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23) His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
So maybe I should have said "gained", or "added", rather than "earned".
Much love!
The talents were entrusted to the servants so that the would produce results -- a profit for the owner. And that is why the man who simply hid his talent was condemned. At the very least it should have been deposited in a bank to earn interest. So the lesson for Christians is that we are to make the most of our spiritual gifts, talents, and opportunities in serving God and Christ. They are not to be hidden away and lie dormant.
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