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I. UNPROFITABLENESS IMPLIES A MIND UNLIKE THAT OF GOD, AND THEREFORE UNFIT FOR COMMUNION WITH GOD.

1. The mind of the unprofitable one is marked by indifference to the welfare of others.

2. The goodness of Deity is not merely negative; it seeks to bless mankind.

II. UNPROFITABLENESS WILL EXCLUDE THE SOUL FROM HEAVEN; IT IS A FRUSTRATION OF THE MERCIFUL DESIGNS OF GOD.

(E. Gibbon, M. A.)

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KJV: For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

WEB: "For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.