To trust or not to trust?????????

[Bill Evans]

In another thread, Dave has raised the question of why we should expect God to trust us with more. My question is what qualifies us to be stewards of what God has already given to us. What have we done to prove we are trustworthy? Why does God continue to trust us to be good stewards when there have been many occasions when that trust was not merited.

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

Bill, remember, He is the judge. He sees us "little children" down here, trying to ascertain his will, and do it. He knows that we are made of clay, and knows our inmost parts, and He decides, if He deems us worthy. We, personally, are not worthy, but his blood covers, and makes us worthy. Do you think, maybe, He sees His blood applied, and not our blunders and mistakes? He knows our hearts and minds. Otherwise where in the world, would we be?

[Dave McClung]

In another thread, Dave has raised the question of why we should expect God to trust us with more. My question is what qualifies us to be stewards of what God has already given to us. What have we done to prove we are trustworthy? Why does God continue to trust us to be good stewards when there have been many occasions when that trust was not merited.


Bill, perhaps the answer lies in Luke 19:14: "The kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away and put his three servants in charge of all he owned. 15The man knew what each servant could do. So he handed five thousand coins to the first servant, two thousand to the second, and one thousand to the third. Then he left the country."

God knows each person's potential and trusts them according to their potential.

That raises the question of why did the servants have different abilities? The parable doesn't say, but we can speculate based on our personal experience.

I would speculate that the servant who was trusted with 5,000 coins was more mature, and had a record of success with similar amounts. The scripture said "The man knew what each of the servants could do..." Apparently this wasn't the first time the man had trusted amounts with the servants.

Based on my experience, I would speculate that the servant who was trusted with 5,000 coins may have had failures in his past too. Most people do.

So, based on this parable, one could conclude that God knows our potential and trusts us according to our potential. Even if we fail, God knows our heart and will give us additional chances according to our potential.

Nothing in the parable tells us how many opportunities the 1,000 coin servant had previously had. The parable tells us that at the end of time we will be held accountable for our faithfulness.

[Billy Cox]

Nothing in the parable tells us how many opportunities the 1,000 coin servant had previously had. The parable tells us that at the end of time we will be held accountable for our faithfulness.





What if the accountability doesn't wait for 'the end of time'? Jesus' commentary after the parable seems more like a proverb than a prophecy.