Does God take away our gifts and cllings when we fall short and out of the will of God?

LIBAW FAMILY I WAS STRUCK WITH THIS QUESTION, WHICH PUZZLED ME, BECAUSE IT CAME FROM A MAN OF GOD HIMSELF, WHO STRONGLY BELIEVES. IF WE SIN AND FALL SHORT OF GOD'S WORD. HE FEELS THAT GOD WILL TAKE ALL OUR GIFTS AND CALLINGS AWAY FROM US AND WE HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN TO GET THOSE GIFTS BACK. ME, PERSONALLY I DO NOT FEEL THIS WAY AT ALL. MY FEELINGS ARE FOR THIS THAT IF WE DO SIN OR FALL SHORT OF HIS GLORY, IT HE THAT HAS PLACED BEFORE ME A FOUNDATION AND PATH TO FOLLOW. THE INSTRUSTIONS THAT I MUST DO IF I SHOULD FALL SHORT, AND THAT IS REPENT, ASKING FORGIVENESS, DUST YOURSELF OFF AND GET BACK UP, AND CONTINUE WALKING AND OPERATING IN YOUR GIFTINGS AND CALLINGS. IF YOU ARE A PREACHER THEN PREACH, TEACHER, WITNESS FOR THE LORD, DO IT FOR THE GOD'S GOODNESS AND GLORY. I DONT FEEL THAT GOD HAS OR WILL TAKE OUR GIFTS AWAY FROM US, ESPECIALLY IF HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS GIVEN US OR EQUIPPED US IN THE FIRST PLACE. FROM THE VERY BEING BEFORE YOU CAME APART OF THIS WORLD, GOD ALREADY KNEW YOU, WHEN YOU WERE CONCIEVED IN YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB,AND YOUR LIFE STORY. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT ALL THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN COMES FREE WITHOUT REPENTANCE. I AM SURE THAT I HAVE TOLD AND GIVEN HIM THE VERY BEST ANSWER, BUT I WANNA KNOW YOUR FEELINGS AND REPONSE OF HOW YOU FEEL. I LOOK FORWARD IN READING YOUR RESPONSE. I LOVE YOU FAMILY. HAVE A BLESSED WEEK.

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Permalink Reply by Alain M. Paguntalan on April 12, 2010 at 3:48am

According to my country my King Jesus Christ. According to our constitution that every gifts and talent given must be develop, master, and invest (Matthew 25: 14-30). Its also state in the mention scripture (constitution) that it will be taken away at give to others if you will not invest it. Example: God is given you a gift of singing but not developing, and use it for God first and others it will be taken away and give it to the who are deserving.

Its a principle to chose to be a "USEFUL SOMEBODY, OR USELESS SOMEBODY".. Never

Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Christ is in order to our working for him. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. The day of account comes at last. We must all be reckoned with as to what good we have got to our own souls, and have done to others, by the advantages we have enjoyed. It is not meant that the improving of natural powers can entitle a man to Divine grace. It is the real Christian's liberty and privilege to be employed as his Redeemer's servant, in promoting his glory, and the good of his people: the love of Christ constrains him to live no longer to himself, but to Him that died for him, and rose again. Those who think it impossible to please God, and in vain to serve him, will do nothing to purpose in religion. They complain that He requires of them more than they are capable of, and punishes them for what they cannot help. Whatever they may pretend, the fact is, they dislike the character and work of the Lord. The slothful servant is sentenced to be deprived of his talent. This may be applied to the blessings of this life; but rather to the means of grace. Those who know not the day of their visitation, shall have the things that belong to their peace hid from their eyes. His doom is, to be cast into outer darkness. It is a usual way of expressing the miseries of the damned in hell. Here, as in what was said to the faithful servants, our Saviour goes out of the parable into the thing intended by it, and this serves as a key to the whole. Let us not envy sinners, or covet any of their perishing possessions.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Claus on April 13, 2010 at 4:42am

"the gifts and calling of God are without repentance" is a pretty good statement whether to Israel or not. It is a statement of fact. God doesn't need to take a gift away from us and give it to someone else. It's not like he is in short demand. Anywhere it speaks about something being taken away in Christ's pararbles, it is with the mixed multitude in mind as developed earlier in the context of Christs mystery parables. Our hinderance of the Holy Spirit through sin limits the Power and working of the Spirit. Always read the less clear pasages in light of the clear.