Matt. 25:24. Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that you that thou art a hard man, [hardshell.] Well, he called him a hard man, not much difference than calling him a hardshell is there? He accused the Lord of reaping where he had not sown, and gathering where he had not strewed. Now, being this is so, I need not use the talent.

The Primitive Baptists are called hardshells, eternally speaking, teach that we reap where we have not sown. That eternal salvation is by grace, unmerited on the sinners part, it is unconditional. It is said by some, why preach the gospel at all? Why keep any of the commandments, just as well as bury the gift or talent. God will save you anyhow.

Primitive Baptists don't believe that God saves people anyhow, and that it is by His grace. We serve the Lord because of what He has done for us. 26 verse, Jesus said, Thou wicked and slothful servant, told him what he ought to have done, and commanded the wicked and slothful servant to be cast into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This fellow must have been a Pharisee. We can know by the description given by Jesus in Luke 18:10-13. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself. God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican [I tell you how good and great I am] I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

The poor publican smote upon his breast saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

Jesus said the publican went down to his house justified rather than the Pharisee. Jesus often rebuked the Pharisees, pronouncing a woe upon them, calling them hypocrites, blind guides. Read the 23rd chapter of Matthew verse 33: Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

The chief priest and Pharisees came together unto Pilate saying, sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day lest his disciples come by night and steal him away and say to the people, he is risen from the dead. So, the last error shall be worse than the first one.

This request was granted. They made the sepulchre as sure as they could sealing the stone and setting a watch.

Well, Jesus came forth, and these watchers knew that it was so. They went and told the elders the truth. The elders gave these Pharisees large sums of money to preach a lie, saying while we slept, his disciples came and stole him away.

A God-sent preacher will preach the truth without money and without price. In Matt. 7:77 we read of some of those Pharisee preachers that came to Jesus saying unto him Lord. Lord, have we not prophesied [preached] in thy name? And in thy name cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? What or how did Jesus answer? Just like He will answer all which are claiming to do great works for the Lord in trying to help Him save sinners. How did He answer? And then will I profess unto them. I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. We learn from this text those who are trying to cast out devils, or trying to help the Lord, so the devil will not get some of His children are workers of iniquity. Jesus or the Lord said, "He looked and there were none to help." Isaiah.

Those who are expecting to live in heaven because of their good works, read the 20th chapter of Revelation 12th and 15th verses. Those who were judged according to their works were not sufficient to save them. Therefore they were cast into the lake of fire.

Those who were found written in the book of life were judged according to the work which Jesus did. Heaven is their home.

Aren't you glad that our home in heaven and our preparedness for that home is all done by the Triune God?