Gospel of Matthew Chapter 25 Vs. 28

 The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:28 “Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto him which hath ten talents.”

Take therefore the... This shows it was not special grace, which is intended by the talent; for the gift and calling of special grace are without repentance and are that good part which shall not be taken away. But gifts may fail, cease, and vanish; they may be taken away from men and men from them.

The Slothful Servant

Here we have the truth illustrated by this parable (Mat. 25:28-30).

The Slothful Servant Was:

1. Ungrateful (Mat. 25:18)

2. Erroneous in reasoning (Mat. 25:18, 25:24)

3. Unjust (Mat. 25:18)

4. Fault-finding; accusing (Mat. 25:24)

5. Self-justifying (Mat. 25:24)

6. Fearful (Mat. 25:25)

7. Wicked (Mat. 25:26)

His Punishment:

1. Rebuked (Mat. 25:26)

2. Judged out of his own mouth (Mat. 25:26)

3. Judged for failure of trust (Mat. 25:27)

4. Stripped of his talent (Mat. 25:28-29)

5. Cut off and banished forever from his master (Mat. 25:30; see, Mat. 13:42)

The Lord of this servant was very angry with him. He called him just what he was, wicked and lazy. When the Lord comes back, He wants to find us working for him. These people that say God has told them not to do anything are in for a rude awakening. The Bible says no work no eat (2Thes. 3:10).

Heb. 6:12 “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

Work never hurt anyone. When Jesus comes back, we must be found working, not sitting around wringing our hands in fear. Some are so afraid they will do something wrong, that they are not doing anything at all. FEAR IS NOT OF GOD.

In the story above, this man’s lord told him that it did no good hidden in the ground. If nothing else, he could have drawn interest on it at the bank. The man was not trustworthy, so his lord took this talent from him and gave it to someone who put it to use. Now, the five-talent man had eleven, because of his faithfulness.

Then follows doom. Instead of promotion, degradation: take the talent from him. And in this there is no arbitrary punishment, no penalty needing to be inflicted-it comes as the result of a great law of the universe, according to which unused powers fall into atrophy, paralysis, and death; while on the other hand, faithful and diligent use of power enlarges it more and more: Take therefore the talent from ‘him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

Again, His reasoning indicated he lacked faith in his master; he proved to be a worthless servant.