Unto Whom Much Is Given

“And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. 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.” Luke 12:47-48 

We are responsible for what we know. I met a man recently who told me that he had never been to church. He said that he had never read the Bible and that he did not know anything about it. I know other people who have recently accepted the Lord and started attending church. Everything in the Bible is new to them, but they are learning about what God expects from them. Some folks have been attending church for many years, and know the Bible well. There are some things that God expects from everyone. II Peter 3:9 says, “He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” God wants everyone to be saved. I can remember hearing about my need of salvation as a young boy. Since that time, I have had countless hours of instruction about the things of God. I have read every word of the Bible numerous times, and I have spent hours studying and trying to understand difficult passages. If God has things that He expects of new Christians, how much more does He expect from those of us who have been saved for many years? It is not how much we know about the Bible that counts, but how much of it we are obeying.