"Therefore take heed how you hear. "

Here is an interesting turn of phrase.

Luke 8:18(NKJV)

Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”

What do you think that means?  Take heed how you hear?  Here is what I think it means.

I think it means we will be held accountable for how we interpret what we hear.  When studying God's Word we aren't just passive listeners/readers.  God speaks in parables and we have a responsibility to interpret them correctly.  Now God doesn't leave us on our own to accomplish that task.  God gives us the Holy Spirit as our interpreter.  It's up to us whether we listen to the Holy Spirit or not. 

The other part of this verse also invites a comment.

"…For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.” "

You see this same phrase in the Parable of the Talents.  In that parable Jesus is talking about wealth so there might be an inclination to think this is about wealth as well.  However I think the principal is broader than that.

In this instance I believe Jesus is referring to Godly knowledge.  The more we seek to understand God's Word, the deeper that understanding becomes.  In other words the deeper understanding is the "more will be given" in this instance. 

Make sense?