Samaritan. This indicates that after salvation we
Samaritan. This indicates that after salvation we need to serve. The same thought occurs in chap ters fourteen, sixteen, and seventeen. Now once again in chapter nineteen we see that after salva tion we need to take care of the Lord's service.
As we have seen, this parable opens with a word concerning "a certain man of noble birth." No doubt, this man is the God-man. He certainly had a noble birth. I like the expression "noble birth." None of us had a noble birth. The Lord Jesus is the only One whose birth was noble be cause His birth was the birth of a God-man.
The parable in 19:11-27 resembles that in Mat thew 25:14-30. However, in Matthew 25 the Lord gave talents to His slaves according to each one's ability (Matt. 25:14-15). But in Luke 19:11-27 the gifts, the minas, are given equally, since this par able emphasizes the common portion given equally to each slave based upon the common salvation. Nevertheless, each parable makes the point that after we are saved we need to serve faithfully. We need to use what has been given to us. We have received the divine life with its attributes and the Holy Spirit with His gifts. As those who have re ceived the gifts of the divine life and the Holy Spirit, we need to use these gifts as the "capital" to "do business" and gain "profit" for the Lord.