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Grace or Works? By Dr. Max D. Younce 0042 Question In the parable of Matthew 25:14-30, why was the unprofitable servant cast into Hell which seems to contradict Ephesians 2:8,9 that we saved from Hell by grace through faith without good works? Answer
The Greek for "parable" is "parabola" and means "to lay along side
of". It is given to illustrate a spiritual truth. In this parable, the
unprofitable servant was a counterfeit Christian just as Judas who
pretended to be a Christian, but was an impostor. This is illustrated in the "Parable of the Sower" in Matthew
13:24-39. Good seed was sown, i.e. the word of God pictured in the
wheat. Satan sowed his seed, the tares, which pictures the lost. (Verses
37-40). Practically, in the local church there may be those who pretend
to be Christians, but are not. Only the Lord knows as in I Samuel 16:7
we are told "...for man looketh on the outside appearance, BUT the
LORD looketh upon the heart". People may fool people, but never the
Lord. Therefore, Christ said in Matthew 13:30,
"Let both grow
together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest (judgment) I will
say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares (lost) and bind
them in bundles to burn them (Hell): but gether the wheat (saved) into
my barn (Kingdom)." We may be fooled by people, but never by the Lord when He says "He
that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth
not the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth on him".
(John 3:36)
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