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In Luke 16 we have two parables that deal with wealth… in the first parable Jesus is addressing His disciples, and in the second parable He is addressing the Pharisees, who were lovers of money. Now my study Bible tells me that Jesus gave us some 39 parables in all, and one third of these parables deal in one way or another with money. That is a lot of time devoted to one subject, but believe it or not, the statistics I have read tell me that the average person spends more than half his waking hours thinking about money. That is (in my humble opinion) way too much time wasted on that subject… think of all the time a person could better spend his time thinking about how to improve his golf game J With that said, I think we better get right down to business: Read the rest of this entry »
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We have spent two weeks studying the three parables found in Luke 15… the parable of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the Prodigal son. It is very important to remember to whom Jesus is addressing His teaching… the Pharisees and scribes. The Pharisees and scribes, in their jaded perspective thought it was a scandal that Jesus associated with tax collectors and sinners…
This man receives sinners and eats with them (v 2).
They said this to attack Jesus, but the fact of the matter is no more wonderful thing was ever said about the sinless Son of God. Yes, Jesus did associate with sinners, but Jesus’ enemies took this truth and twisted it to serve their own purposes. Jesus didn’t consort with them to seek fellowship with them in their sin.
