Understanding Matthew 25:29 : “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."
Beloved of God, Matthew 25:29 says: “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." Notice that the verse begins with "For." This means that it's context is found in the verses before it. Christ gave this word in Matthew 25:29 -- right after He told The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Five foolish and Five wise) and of course, The Parable of the Talents. We've probably heard this parable being interpreted in terms of: “ God gave you a wonderful voice (or whatever skills) but you refuse to use it for His glory by joining the church choir and winning souls so you'd better use your voice/skills for His benefit or be damned like that lazy servant that buried his talent." See the two parables in Matthew 25:1-29. Here's the part with the servant who received one talent: “…Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reap...