Jesus came preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom. ~
Matthew 9:35
And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. ~ Matthew 24:14
Organized religion delays the return of Jesus Christ to establish the Kingdom on earth by preaching a false gospel to the nations. As witnesses of Jesus Christ, Christians are under oath to tell the truth. Until the nations know the Truth they are not free to make an informed decision. ~ John 8:32
False Witnesses Preach False Gospels
Denominational Churchanity
preaches doctrines such as: the doctrine of salvation, the doctrine of immortal soul, the doctrine of
heaven and hell, the doctrine of Easter and Christmas, the doctrine of Lent, the doctrine of
prosperity, the doctrine of healing, the doctrine of speaking in unknown
tongues, the doctrine of belonging to the "right church", the doctrine of the
sabbath, the doctrine of only using Hebrew names, and they orbit these doctrines having a form of
godliness, but denying the power of the Gospel of the Kingdom ~ 2
Timothy 3:5
The word gospel means good news. Exactly what is this "good news"? In a nutshell: You came from God, you belong to God, you are going to God. You have no choice. God has predestined you to be reconciled to Him. ~ Ephesians 1:11 and
2 Corinthians 5:18
The only choice we have is to be a profitable servant or an unprofitable servant. We will all meet our Maker as one or the other.
I was raised in a Christian Church. I don't remember ever hearing a sermon about the Kingdom of God. What it is, and what the requirements are to enter the Kingdom. I was 45 years old before I heard a sermon on the Kingdom. It was another 20 years before I fully appreciated the love and mercy of my Heavenly Father.
The Parable of the Talents ~ Matthew 25:14-30
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered (entrusted) his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents (a bag of gold), to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
“So
he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents,
saying, ‘Lord, you delivered (entrusted) to me five talents; look, I have gained
five more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ He
also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered
(entrusted) to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
“Then
he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to
be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you
have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ Note: The unprofitable servant did not say he was entrusted with the bag of gold, neither did he trust the Master to reward him because he "knew the Master to be a hard man."
“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. So
you ought to have deposited my money (bag of gold) with the bankers,
and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
‘For
to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance;
but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Note: Jesus did not say cast the unprofitable servant into an "ever-burning hell." (outer darkness illustrates the gloom of unprofitable works as stated in Matthew 8:12)
I never noticed the servant with one talent did not say he was
entrusted with the bag of gold until someone pointed it out to me. In
this parable, the bag of gold represents the gospel. We are to increase
the gospel, not hide it in the ground.
How did God choose to spread the Gospel of the Kingdom? He chose human beings. Why on earth would God chose such unreliable creatures. Humans will lie, humans will let you down, humans can't be trusted. Yet God trusts humans when humans don't even trust each other.
If I had done the choosing, I would have chosen angels. They deliver messages exactly as God says. No adding to, or subtraction from, messages as humans often do. Isn't it amazing that God trusts us?
As it is written: "But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts". ~
1 Thessalonians 2:4
What are you doing with your talent? Being a profitable servant of Jesus Christ is not easy. It takes a long
time and tremendous effort to overcome the lust of the fresh and the
pride of life. But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9
The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong.
To
learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true
meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's
Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.
