The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-09-19
The Parable Of the Talents.

|. The Parable Of the Talents
This parable, like that OF the Ten
Virgins, Is associated with the second
coming of Christ. In both instances
there IS evident an appropriateness on
the part of the people. In the first
case there Is failure OF the inward life
in the second. there is failure TO use
the gifts which have been entrusted to
them The first was failure to watch
the second was failure to work. BY
talents is meant the gifts which God
hnS entrusted to his servants. 1t may
be natural endowments. special endue-
ments of the Spirit, or II may be the
gospel of Jesus Christ. With refer
ence TO these talents note:
/. Their distribution wv. Il. 15).
% A sovereign one. The servants
belong TO the Lord "a we'll rs the
money. (2) An Intelligent one. The
distribution was made on the basis Of
the ability of each servant. The rem
son one man received one talent was
because the Lord knew that he would
be incapable OF using two or five. (3)
purposeful one. The talents were
given to be traded with. They were
not given for the servants own use,
but stock-in-trade for the enrichment
of the master.
. Employment OF the talents wv.
16-tS).
In this employment all the servants
recognized that the talents did not be
long to them. The two-'alented nun
aud the five-talented man put their
talents to use. which resulted In
large increase. II IS always true that
the right use of talents increases them.
The one-talented man hid his in the
earth The unmiStakable sign of the
ene-talented man Is that he Is hiding
his talent. The two-talented and five
talented men are always busy.
3 The accounting fer the talents
wv 1890.
% Its certainty. There is day
coming when the Lords servants shall
give an account To him for the use they
have made OF their talents. (2) The
time or This Is at the coming - the
Lord Those who are using their tai
ents viii rejoice when the Lord comes
that they may present unto him their
talents With increase. But the one
talented man will have fear and dread
against that day. (3l The judgments
announced To the faithful there was
reward This reward consisted of
praise: We'll done promotion: ruler
over many things" and entrance upon
. ~. f,,tF :, l.fg.l
one there was awful punishment which
consisted Of rcproach- "SlothfuI = be
Ing stripped and cast into outer dark
ness
II. Characteristics OF the SUBJECTS
OF the Kingdom (Matt. 5:1-i2).
These heatitudes are connected with
each other with the Strlttest order Of
logical sequence. They set forth he
characteristics Of those who are sub
iects of the kingdom They fall into
three groups: four in the first. three in
the second. and two in the third
l. Poverty OF spirit q ~ To he
poor in spirit does not mean 10 he
without money. but To come IL the
end Of self To be- in a state q ah>e-
. tutt Sl'tIlt uti btI -dI y III ii4+ ~ l'''f'
cr to alter his condition ar make him
self better
. profound grief because ~ this
spiritual bankruptcy ". - The
mourning here Is not because Of eN-
ternal cares. but II keen consciousness
Of guilt before n holy God.
3 \ humble submission To Gods Will
III ,,nrratau rH- Vii a.
out asking the reason why e. -. This
IS the outgrowth of mourning Tor spir-
itual insolvency.
{ An intense longing to conform Z"
the laws o. the kingdom " 6). Hav-
ing received the righteousness ~
Christ as n free gift every desire of
his soul is 70 be filled with righteous
ness.
< Merciful ". y A. this stage the
subjects OF the kingdom take on the
character Of the King Christ was
merciful; his followers viii be like
wise.
& Purity OF heart " - This heart
purity begins by having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience With
the blood OF Christ. and is maintained
by living in fellowship with him. Those
who have pure hearts can see God ev-
erywhere.
I. Peaceinakers " 9). Those who
have been reconciled 10 God hy Christ
not only live in peace. but dlfuse peace
s. Suffering for ChrIst's sake ". l0l.
The world hated Christ and crucltied
him Those who live for him shall
suffer persecution UI Timothy 3:12).
q Suffer reproach ". ID. II means
suffering under false charges. In such
case We shall glory in Ii because il