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Singapore Moses
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For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required:and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more This is the point illustrated by the parable of Lk. 12:47- 48 An ignorant man will receive less punishment, like a man who committed some petty crime would be beaten by Jews with as few as four to six stripes. This is not putting a premium on ignorance. The fault in this case was being ignorant at all where there was opportunity of knowing his master's will. In Christian lands where truth abounds in gospel light, ignorance is inexcusable (Rom. 1:13; 1Cor. 14:38).
S. Michael Houdmann
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"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked" (Luke 12:48). This statement of Jesus has become somewhat ...
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