" Have you come across people who have little, yet even that little is taken away from them? On the other hand, there are those who already have much, yet they receive even more. Jesus said, "To everyone who has, more will be given. From him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away." Notice that Jesus doesn't go on to say what it is we have. He simply says, "But to everyone who has." Jesus is talking about a firm belief in God's Word that gives one the courage to say, "I have it!" If you say that you have it, you have it, and more will be given to you. "
The key verse for Mr. Prince is Matthew 25: 29, which states: "For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. Taken by itself as Prince does, it seems to support his premise but the first rule of interpreting the Bible is context, context, context. Matthew 25: 29 is from the end of the Parable of the Talents and this parable has nothing to do with money. In fact, if we go to the start of the parable we can see this:
"For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. - Matthew 25: 14 (ESV)
The key word here is "it." The usage of the word "it" clearly indicates that this parable is about something that was already being discussed. Following the context we go back another story in the chapter and see the Parable of the Ten Virgins which starts as such:
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. - Matthew 25: 1 (ESV)
Jesus is speaking about the Kingdom of God. He is not speaking about prosperity. He is not speaking about grace. So what is the big deal? Prince ignores the context for his pre-conceived point he wishes to make within his hyper grace preaching angle. He says two statements, one of which is true and the other which is false:
Jesus said, "To everyone who has, more will be given. From him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away."
Jesus is talking about a firm belief in God's Word that gives one the courage to say, "I have it!" If you say that you have it, you have it, and more will be given to you. "
