Hi onelovedread,
Mark 4: 24 And He said to them, "Beware what you are hearing! With what measure you are measuring, it will be measured to you, and it will be added to you. 25 For he who has, it shall be given to him; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him."
Well I could not find where Ray has explained this verse, nor could I find what Gina was referring to. But I did think about a verse that may fit with what is being said here.
1Cor 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.
v. 11 For any other foundation can no one lay than the one being laid, who is Jesus Christ.
v. 12 And if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
v. 13 each one's work shall be revealed. For the Day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try each one's work as to what kind it is.
v. 14 If anyone's work which he built remains, he shall receive a reward.
v. 15 If anyone's work shall be burned up, he shall suffer loss. But he shall be saved, yet so as by fire.
If you see in verse 12 one's works could be "gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble," this of course is both the good and the bad that we develop in our character. Now in verse 14 we see that in judgement the good (gold, silver, precious stones) will remain. Maybe this is what is being spoken of in Mark 4 "he who has, it shall be given to him." But we see in 1Cor 3 there is also "wood, hay, stubble" and these are the bad/evil character traits that verse 15 says "shall be burned up, he shall suffer loss," now this sounds like "what he has shall be taken away from him," from Mark 4.
But the most important thing to remember is that even after our works are tried in the fire and though we "shall suffer loss," ultimately all "shall be saved, yet so as by fire. "
mercy, peace and love
Kat