Matthew 25:30

“And cast ye the unprofitable servant, etc.] All the servants of Christ are unprofitable with respect to God; for no man can be profitable to him, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself, or others; or in a way of merit, since when they have done the most and best, they have done but their duty: but this man was unprofitable with respect to himself, having not improved the gift and talent bestowed on him; and with respect to men, being of no use for the conversion of sinners, or the comfort of saints, or the edifying of the body of Christ; and brought no honour to his master, and was of no service for the spreading of his Gospel, and the enlargement of his kingdom and interest; and…”

“And cast ... - See the notes at Matthew 8:12. The spiritual meaning of the parable may be thus summed up: The servants of God are not all endowed with equal gifts and talents. All, whatever may be their ability, are bound to employ their talents in promoting his honor, and in a proper improvement of them. By employing their talents in a proper manner, they improve and strengthen them. They will be judged according to the improvements which they have made. All sinners look on God as a hard master, and as unreasonable and tyrannical. People will be judged not merely for “doing wrong, but for neglecting to do right.” If the servant who kept the talent entire without injuring it, and who…”

“Cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness - For what? what had he done? It is true he had not done good. But neither is he charged with doing any harm. Why, for this reason, for barely doing no harm, he is consigned to outer darkness. He is pronounced a wicked, because he was a slothful, an unprofitable servant. So mere harmlessness, on which many build their hope of salvation, was the cause of his damnation! There shall be the weeping - Of the careless thoughtless sinner; and the gnashing of teeth - Of the proud and stubborn. The same great truth, that there is no such thing as negative goodness, is in this chapter shown three times: In the parable of the virgins; In the…”

“cast: Mat 3:10, Mat 5:13; Jer 15:1, Jer 15:2; Eze 15:2-5; Luk 14:34, Luk 14:35; Joh 15:6; Tit 3:14; Heb 6:7, Heb 6:8; Rev 3:15, Rev 3:16 outer: Mat 8:12, Mat 13:42, Mat 13:50, Mat 22:13, Mat 24:51; Luk 13:28; Pe2 2:17; Jde 1:13; Rev 21:8 Matthew 25:31”