Parable of the Three Servants (Matthew 25:14-30)
2- Who was Christ speaking to?
In the parable, which is speaking metaphorically, Christ (The man) was speaking to his servants. He taught his servants a lesson by giving them opportunities to prove they can follow his instructions. In reality, Christ does not have servants, that is because God created perfection. If God is perfection himself, his creations cannot be his servants. Since He was speaking to humans, and humans are God’s creation, He was speaking to his brothers and sisters, or anyone who exists.
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The many people who refused to accept the invitation, carried on with their day. However the second round of guests that were invited, all showed up, and enjoyed their time. The king gave them food, they partied, and got to know each other better. In real life, Christ was speaking to everyone. Mostly to the people that He calls out to. For example, if God calls out to someone to be an apostle and they refuse or deny the offer, they will have a miserable life. By refusing the king’s invitation, the people of the kingdom might have a tough life, because something was supposed to happen at the feast, that impacted them. But since they missed it, their lives will be …show more content…
If a person does not realize there are weeds in their life and keep them there, soon they will become the weed. Weeds destroy any garden because their roots take over the other plants’ water supply. All the water will be received by the weed instead of other plants, which results in the plants to die. When the weed grows, it will produce seeds, which results in more and more weeds. So in order to get rid of the weeds, they have to be taken out properly from the very beginning. This parable is an analogy for bad influences in our