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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 ]
In Mark's Gospel, "the day and the hour", for which Jesus says his disciples must remain watchful, is compared to a man going to a far country who is to return at some point. This comparison forms the final exhortation in Mark's Gospel before the evangelist commences his narrative of Jesus' passion. [1] In Luke's Gospel, the parable reads as ...
This must be the Judgment Seat of Christ, which is only for believers. This pictures an evaluation of stewardship. The positive rewards for two of the servants are based upon their faithfulness to properly use what Christ entrusted to them. This probably speaks of positive reward for believers who are faithful to serve Christ.
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 ...
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a ...
Forbearance is a part of our stewardship responsibility, as Stewards we are required to be found faithful. Immediate or knee-jerk responses are in direct opposition to forbearance, thus this isn't easy to master. Commonly it is found that the fleshly mind and impulse is quicker response than the response of forbearance. [11]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in November, with orders growing for the first time in eight months and factories facing significantly lower prices for inputs.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered that flags at the state Capitol and other state government buildings be raised to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week ...