Matthew

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NASB	Matthew 25:29 ¶ "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Matthew 25:29 ¶ "For to everyone who has [and values his blessings and gifts from God, and has used them wisely], more will be given, and [he will be richly supplied so that] he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have [because he has ignored or disregarded his blessings and gifts from God], even what he does have will be taken away. [Matt 13:12; Luke 19:26]

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Bible Question: Dear Searcher,

Greetings in Jesus' name!

If this is (then) fiscal responsibility, then how does a sheep wisely use his resources, and how does a shepherd wisely use his (the church's) resources? What is the responsibility of a sheep for the church/shepherd, and of the shepherd for the church/sheep?

In the above parable, one method was pleasing to God, one was not. Does this speak of the 'prosperity' message, or simply good stewardship?

In Christ Jesus, charis

Bible Answer: This is clearly a Stewardship issue to me. Remember it was not their own money they had, but their masters. The good stewards used the money FOR THEIR MASTER and were rewarded with more money. Why? Because the master knew they would use this money to generate more FOR THE MASTER. If, as Christians, we are blessed with the ability to make money this ability is good stewardship only if we return this wealth to the Master who gave it to us in the first place.