pIn this passage, known as the Parable of the Ten Minas, Jesus has difficult words for his listeners. He warns them to spend all of the resources at their disposal--their time, energy and money--for the sake of the kingdom. He conveys that a safe life is a wasted life. And if we do not live with any risk in our lives for the kingdom, we ought to question if we are actual followers of Christ. Granted, we are not saved by anything we do/accomplish. But true faith is always accompanied by action. /p