APAD: Onto everyone that hath shall be given.

 

Matthew 25:29 (KJV): For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall

have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which

he hath.

 

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"The Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell first impressed me with this saying. A

Canadian pastor explained it well but his sermon did not sink in, and I had 

since questioned the Lord's fairness.

 

Recently, I read Eckhart Tolle who says that the one who 'hath' realizes that as

part of God/universe/conciousness, he has already much more than he could dream

of. To hath is to live out of this faith/conviction/understanding and to be able

to give freely. To 'have abundance' is the natural outcome of this lifestyle.

 

The bloke who dares to think himself poor is damned! :-)

所有跟帖： 

• being in virtuous circles -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 11:00:06

• A gift that keeps on giving. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 17:50:20

• 命中该有就有：）） -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 11:06:55

• 好像比这个意思要更深远一些。：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 12:02:07

• 哦，还有不该有就没有：）） -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 13:02:04

• 要读圣经原文吧。不能离开背景内容去理解，否则有断章取义的风险。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 13:23:32

• 该有的没有就该没有 :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 14:13:16

• The butterfly effects the natural outcome of this lifestyle -TJKCB- ♀ (471 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 12:38:08

• I risk becoming a kaleidoscope of butterflies :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 14:15:18

• overwhelmed by a multitude of conflicting thoughts to grow. -TJKCB- ♀ (175 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 15:49:58

• Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Outliers” insightful: Jewish wi -TJKCB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 12:44:37

• Jewish outliers? -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 14:16:00

• insightful: Yes. he is an outlier -TJKCB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 15:21:04

• Indian, English, Jewish, Irish and Scottish heritage -TJKCB- ♀ (547 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 15:33:56

• 圣经中极不好理解的一句话！歧义丛生。教会的解释略显苍白乏力。 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 14:33:46

• 苍白乏力？展开说说。：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (1424 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 17:10:30

• 这就是因信称义。那么谁来决定一个人是否信了呢？是自己，牧师，朋友，还是什么超自然的力量？ -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 17:32:12

• 最后的恒量只能是外在的：即一个人是否定期参加各种宗教活动。 -方外居士- ♂ (360 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 18:06:00

• 为什么犹太人能丧失家园达千年之久而能维持其民族特性，这是一个好问题。仅仅靠人的力量吗？那为什么其他民族做不到？：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 18:29:44

• It’s the strength of their eidolon:) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 18:54:14

• if you're chosen, He gotcha! no matter what, all the way -TJKCB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 19:14:58

• Neither external nor internal but the Holy Spirit controls -TJKCB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 19:17:14

• True. The Jews believe in their soul they are the chosen -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 20:02:08

• 回答很简单：组织的力量 wrong answer rooted in humans -TJKCB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 19:18:56

• This is the answer of the Bible. -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/25/2023 postreply 19:58:46

• which book? which chapter? verse? -TJKCB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 00:08:45

• Not from book directly, but implied from the Bible -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 04:40:24

• human interpretations twist the Bible for personal gain -TJKCB- ♀ (64 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 11:14:11