Parable of talents (bags of gold) Matt. 25:14-30

bling said:

The fact the previous three parables have no explanation and are purely parables would suggest they were for the masses.

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I forgot to mention that the teaching actually starts with Chapter 24, and verse 3 says He was addressing the entire discourse to the disciples.

bling said:

The apostles and other disciples would be "teaching" both in words and actions the masses, but more words and actions cannot be carried back to the source (God/Master), but if we say the apostles and disciples are taking God's Love for people to the people then as they are forgiven (an act of God's Love for them) the people would Love God much (Luke 7), so Godly type Love seems to fit much better than "doctrine"?

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I had a hard time following this one. You might need to simplify it down to a single sentence or two for me.

bling said:

A step further would be the people the disciples go to, can accept or reject God's Love in the form of accepting or rejecting God's forgiveness. If they do accept God's forgiveness of their huge debt created by their sins they will have a huge Love for God which will go back directly to God (Luke 7: 36-50) and all of God's children.

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I suppose so, yes. The thing I would look for in your teaching however would be a strong application to the individual believer's life. Thus, loving Him with our hearts would necessitate pouring out ever greater love to Him, such as during worship, to receive even greater Love from Him being poured out upon us in return; using all the strength He gave us to use it to serve Him, which in return led Him to supernaturally empower us to do all that much more, even beyond our own natural human strength... For forgiveness, the principle would be showing or manifesting ever increasing forgiveness towards others to receive ever-increasing mercy and forgiveness from Him, which would manifest in the form of greater gifts, greater supernatural empowerment, greater revelation etc.

"Talents" = Spiritual riches makes the most sense to me. Teaching others to fulfill the first and greatest commandment to love God with all our heart, mind, body, soul, spirit by leading others into revelation of truth is what would fulfill God's desire for us and be more pleasing than simply making money, even if donated charitably.

To multiply the gift of Gods word and spread it to others is the essence of the great commission; leading others to life.

bling said:

The amount of personal "faith" a person has would fit ability better than the person's faith being the bag of gold, because it the faith is the bag of gold what is the ability?

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Right but faith without works is dead. This would apply more to the last man with the 2 talents. He was given faith but did nothing with it. Sharing that faith with others would have multiplied it and he would have been commended.

Hidden In Him said:

Thus, loving Him with our hearts would necessitate pouring out ever greater love to Him, such as during worship, to receive even greater Love from Him being poured out upon us in return

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Incidentally, the expression "the love of God" was used in NT times as a reference to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, manifesting through the gifts of the Spirit particularly. I don't know if that's an application you'd want to use, but it fits.

bling said:

In the Kingdom of God what would be used as the measure of wealth and the medium of exchange (money)?

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Nothing. Not a thing. Nothing at all.
See for reference those who lived in the Kingdom of God in ACTS, et al.

bling said:

The amount of personal "faith" a person has would fit ability better than the person's faith being the bag of gold, because it the faith is the bag of gold what is the ability?
All mature adults have the God given gift of faith in something or someone (including self), but directing that faith toward God/Christ will enable them to serve others.

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what bag of gold?
I have no idea what you are trying to convey.

I think the whole point is what are you doing with what God gave you?

bling said:

Most of our "gifts" go away with time, but Love can always grow until we die?

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Why do you think our gifts go away with time? Mine haven't.