What does this mean to you?

Question

For those that "have" more shall be given. For those who don't have, what they have will be taken from them.

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I think this is where I got this particular quote from, the guy named Premaho?
But I have seen or read something like that in the Bible before.

Answer 1

Sounds like Capitalism

Answer 2

This is a loose quote from Matthew 25:29 and comes at the end of a long parable Jesus gave about a master with three slaves, each of whom was given some of the masters money to invest while he was away. The three were given different amounts. When the master returned, the one who had been given the most, and the one given the second most had both invested the money and made more money for their master. the one given the least did nothing with it except to bury it and then give it back.

His money was taken away from him and given to the one who made the most, and then, this verse Matthew 25:29 appears.

The entire parable is to illustrate the importance of being willing to put forth initiative and effort for the work of the master, in this case, Jesus.

Spiritual blessings come to those willing to work hard in spiritual pursuits. Those who put forth no effort, will be on the receiving end of nothing and what little in the way of spirituality they may have will eventually fade away to nothing. Thus "for everyone that has, more will be given, but as for him that does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

Answer 3

John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Matthew 13:12

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given�
Whoever has the true grace of God implanted in him, has a saving knowledge of Christ, and a spiritual acquaintance with the doctrines of the Gospel, shall have more grace given him; he shall grow in the knowledge of Christ, and the Spirit of truth shall lead him into all truth:

and he shall have more abundance:
of grace, light, knowledge, and experience: all grace shall be made to abound towards him; he shall be filled with all the fulness of God, and shall arrive to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ; and his light shall shine more and more unto the perfect day.

But whosoever hath not:
the truth of grace, nor a spiritual knowledge of Christ, nor any experience of the doctrines of the Gospel,

from him shall be taken away, even that he hath,
or "that which he seemed to have", as Luke expresses it; for everything besides true grace is a mere show, and has no solidity in it; as natural parts, human learning, and a form of knowledge and of truth in the law, the national church state of the Jews, with all the outward privileges appertaining thereunto, all which may be here meant; and even speculative notions of the Gospel, the external gifts of the Spirit, the means of grace, the Gospel of the kingdom of God, and the ministry of it, which in process of time were wholly taken from these people.

Answer 4

Hi,

I would like to look at this as one being given gifts, i.e.,
talents, with which to put to use or share with, or earn as
a living. There are those who are given many talents
and through trial and error, become "fruitful productive"
individuals, and as such, are rewarded. And then there
are those who are given a small amount of talents. and
because of "neglect" and "complaining", produce nothing
and are therefore unproductive. So when the time comes
to give an account for what has been given to each of us,
the one who was productive will be given more, and the
one who was unproductive, what was given to him/her,
shall be taken away and given to the one who was not
afraid and made use of their talents/gifts.
So in essence, if much is given to you, talent/gift wise,
much shall be required of you also. Which also means
that someone held you in high regard and confidence.

Answer 5

Read it in it's context - it's a parable that Jesus spoke about the 'seed and the sower'.... about salvation and seeking God. Here is one commentary below. (It's good to ask questions and get answers.)

Verse 12
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

This means that those who had perceptive and willing hearts and truly desired to know God's will could, by proper application, know more of the kingdom of heaven and thus be richly rewarded; but that those who did not have such character would consider the parables as mere riddles and so lose their chance to know the Lord.

Answer 6

It means that you have been given a measure of life. A breath.
Use it well because this body isn't you.
If you shine this life by word and deed it grows.
This life is love.
If you fail then the life is given to others.
The life is God. We are the light that lives through our body's which are shadow.
God remembers the patterns he makes in shadow.
If you are all dark then there's no reason to remember you.
Everything of God returns to God.
When the breath returns to God if you've made no impression on it then you've missed the point and those who made a great impression are magnified for God isn't diminished and the kingdom of God is from within man.

We start out thinking we are the shadow but the point is to become the light, when we are the light, then we are one with the Father even as Jesus was.

That's what it means to me.

Answer 7

All you are acquired to do is apply with what you have and the capacity at which you apply will have its return, or increase. Live the truth as you understand it and your capacity for that truth will increase. You can't possess anything greater then you are willing to put forth and live. Hence with what you have more is given, but if you don't put forth what you have you invoke the opposite by being complacent.

Answer 8

It means that those who work hard and invest their money wisely will get more money then they had before.

On the other hand, if you sit around and watch TV and don't use your talents or find a job, you will lose your house and wife and kids and end up in the street.

Answer 9

Read in context, even though proverbs can be used with just about anything....reap what you sow, that's in the Bible or some other text, right? Well, we can use it for anything...now, as for the main thing you wanted to know...sounds to me that the rich will get richer, and the poor will get poorer, which sounds about right to anything in this world...hope this helps you in some way...^_^

Answer 10

It means that it's good to be a religious leader.

Actually Matthew 13:11-12 makes it clearer than Mark. Jesus was talking about those who know the "mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" or, more simply, those who have faith.