Unto you that hear shall more be given

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that has, to him shall be given: and he that has not, from him shall be taken even that which he has. Mark 4:23-25

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has. Matthew 13:11-12

The subject here is …the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.

The principle here is that if you LIVE-OUT that which God has given you, He will give you more. If you HEAR and obey, you will hear much more.

But what if a guy wants to “know the Bible better” or “know theology”, BUT he wants to BYPASS the “living-out” part? He doesn’t want to actually do the things he knows he should do, the things the Holy Spirit has told him to do?

He will receive nothing more from God.

By simply taking heed to what you’ve already heard, and already know, is the only way you are going to hear more and know more, and progress – it the only way God can enrich our knowledge of Him and His Word.