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This famous verse continues the discussion of wealth, and makes explicit what was implied in Matthew 6:21: a person cannot pursue both material goods and spiritual well-being. The two goals are mutually exclusive. This famous saying also appears at Luke 16:13, but there it comes at the end of the Parable of the Unjust Steward.
The Parable of the Unjust Steward or Parable of the Penitent Steward is a parable of Jesus which appears in Luke 16:1–13. In it, a steward who is about to be fired tries to "curry favor" with his master's debtors by remitting some of their debts. [ 1 ]
[2] Even though there may be general signs that precede Jesus' Second Coming, the exact time is unknown. [2] This is a theme which has also been discussed earlier in Luke 12. [ 3 ] The reference to a wedding banquet in Luke 12:36 suggests a heavenly banquet, [ 3 ] and recalls the parable of the Ten Virgins , which follows this parable in Matthew.
More significantly, 10,000 (a myriad) was the highest Greek numeral, and a talent the largest unit of currency, [1] so that 10,000 talents was the largest easily described debt (for comparison, the combined annual tribute of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea around this time was only 600 talents, [2] and one denarius was a day's wages, [2] so that ...
The version in Luke is also called the Parable of the Pounds. In both Matthew and Luke, a master puts his servants in charge of his goods while he is away on a trip. Upon his return, the master assesses the stewardship of his servants. He evaluates them according to how faithful each was in making wise investments of his goods to obtain a profit.
The prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion by Thomas Aquinas includes a phrase similar to the last verse of this parable: I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant. (Painting by Alphonse ...
Stewardship is further supported and sustained theologically on the understanding of God's holiness as found in such verse as: Genesis 1:2, [3] Psalm 104, Psalm 113, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20, Colossians 1:16, and Revelation 1:8. There is a strong link between stewardship and environmentalism.
He served as a deacon and steward of the Church at Jerusalem and later of Paneas in Palestine. The Church remembers St. Erastus on January 4 among the Seventy, on July 26 and on November 10. However, researchers have also questioned whether it is even possible to conclude from the mention in the New Testament that Erastus was a Christian.