For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
Those who sincerely receive Christ's truth, attend closely to His instruction, and seek to understand it are given ever-increasing knowledge and light, together with greater spiritual privilege. Their response to the light decides its outcome in them, whether it grows within them or is lost. When grace is cherished in the heart it produces spiritual fruitfulness and growth into a deeper knowledge of divine things. God rewards acts of faith and love with further growth, and that growth leads onward unto completeness in Christ.
Light, truth, and heavenly gifts increase as they are used and shared with others, bringing benefit both to the receiver and to those who receive through him. Giving out what has been received strengthens the capacity to receive more, while sharing makes room for fresh grace and truth to be imparted. Those who reject the truth lose even the little knowledge they had, and are left in darkness and vulnerable to temptation. A person who only receives and never gives loses the blessing itself and loses the ability to receive more. The fruitful who thus increase receive commendation and blessing, in contrast to the curse pronounced on the barren fig tree.
Those who sincerely receive Christ's truth, attend closely to His instruction, and seek to understand it are given ever-increasing knowledge and light, together with greater spiritual privilege. Their response to the light decides its outcome in them, whether it grows within them or is lost. When grace is cherished in the heart it produces spiritual fruitfulness and growth into a deeper knowledge of divine things. God rewards acts of faith and love with further growth, and that growth leads onward unto completeness in Christ.
Light, truth, and heavenly gifts increase as they are used and shared with others, bringing benefit both to the receiver and to those who receive through him. Giving out what has been received strengthens the capacity to receive more, while sharing makes room for fresh grace and truth to be imparted. Those who reject the truth lose even the little knowledge they had, and are left in darkness and vulnerable to temptation. A person who only receives and never gives loses the blessing itself and loses the ability to receive more. The fruitful who thus increase receive commendation and blessing, in contrast to the curse pronounced on the barren fig tree.