What will we be held accountable for in Heaven? Some today say “nothing” but this thinking is not found in the bible. I think our first response would be our adherence to His teaching in the Bible. But I must say the largest percentage of the men I know live “somewhat” of a form of a moral life but not necessarily obedient to the Scripture. Their view of God as a nice, sugar daddy, understanding figure is in question. They basically have accepted Christ but live on the fringe of the Christian Word. They somewhat buy in to this proposition of no accountability with God.
In obeying the Word, a tricky part of adhering to the Word is your handling of the positive commands of God.
Notice 2 things about the positive commands
1. There are no metrics to these commands. Only God can keep score.
2. We get to define how these commands are to be applied in our environment/culture.
Good news: you get to decide what the application of these commands looks like.
Bad news: you get to explain your decision on application to God.
But what I have observed as the greatest short fall in today’s man is his lack of vision or development of his Giftedness for his place and work in the kingdom of God on earth. God has given us our giftedness to live a life for Him in our times. Our giftedness may help us in business and society and school but it appears to me that God gave the gifts to us mainly to be used in the kingdom of God.
Notice in Matthew that the parables on rewards are about investing your “talents” not just cleaning up your act. Remember the end of the parable
Mat 25:24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter:
Mat 25:25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
Mat 25:26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
Mat 25:27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
Mat 25:28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
Mat 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. RV1885
Rough conclusion. Let it not be us…
Questions:
1. How am I gifted?
2. Am I developing my gift for use in the Kingdom?
3. Am I using them for/in the body of believers?
4. Would I take a lesser worldly position to serve God?
5. Am I pleased to be used by God?
2. We get to define how these commands are to be applied in our environment/culture.
Bad news: you get to explain your decision on application to God.
Mat 25:25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
Mat 25:26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
Mat 25:27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
Mat 25:28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
Mat 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. RV1885
1. How am I gifted?
2. Am I developing my gift for use in the Kingdom?
3. Am I using them for/in the body of believers?
4. Would I take a lesser worldly position to serve God?
5. Am I pleased to be used by God?
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