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Lydia Leftcoast

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4. I think it's more about developing the abilities and spiritual gifts that you have been given

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 01:46 AM

Sep 2013

and putting them to use rather than just living in fear.

For example, suppose you're born with great artistic or musical talent but you belong to a sect that considers such things to be "vanity." So instead of developing your talents and sharing them with the world, you suppress this side of your nature and never do anyone any good with what could have been a great gift.

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The "Parable of the Talents"always bothered me-any of you folks have problems with it? [View all] Ken Burch Sep 2013 OP

This is a spiritual lesson, not physical. Works are not required but if you have a real connection.. L0oniX Sep 2013 #1

OK, that makes sense. Ken Burch Sep 2013 #2

The beginning of the church in Acts shows those with a lot sold so that others with less could have L0oniX Sep 2013 #3

I think it's more about developing the abilities and spiritual gifts that you have been given Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #4

It's about taking the talents God gives you and doing something with them Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2013 #5

And that makes a lot more sense to me. Ken Burch Sep 2013 #6

I have another quote for you, this not from the Bible Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2013 #8

I've always thought as the talents used as a symbol of the Gospel. Leontius Sep 2013 #7

Sometimes it's lost in translation 47of74 Sep 2013 #9

Here's a good commentary: hedgehog Sep 2013 #10

But that's commenting on a different parable, the Unjust Steward, Luke 16:1-9 Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2013 #11

OOOps! I was so stuck on thinking about this reading, I didn't notice you hedgehog Sep 2013 #12

I think the parable is about using the talents God gave you, Brigid Oct 2013 #13