In the Parable of the Unjust Steward Jesus spoke of a rich man and his steward that he was accusing of wasting his goods. The steward, in trying to make a place for himself after being fired, determined to under-cut what certain debtors owed his lord to gain favor with them so that "they may receive me into their houses."
That seems unscrupulous to me. It is stealing from his lord and yet....
Luke 16:8-9 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mam'-mon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
So my question is....who is this lord that commends his unjust steward for "doing wisely?" Why would he consider it wise for one that works for him to essentially steal? This same lord that says those of the world are wiser than the children of light? This same lord telling them to be friends of unrighteousness so that when "ye fail," then those of unrighteousness invite you to live with them...forever.
Is the lord in this parable Satan? Is Christ teaching in irony? Jesus continues and, I believe, gives the truth in the parable.....
That seems unscrupulous to me. It is stealing from his lord and yet....
Luke 16:8-9 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mam'-mon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
So my question is....who is this lord that commends his unjust steward for "doing wisely?" Why would he consider it wise for one that works for him to essentially steal? This same lord that says those of the world are wiser than the children of light? This same lord telling them to be friends of unrighteousness so that when "ye fail," then those of unrighteousness invite you to live with them...forever.
Is the lord in this parable Satan? Is Christ teaching in irony? Jesus continues and, I believe, gives the truth in the parable.....
16:10-12 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and that that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mam'-mon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
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