a paraphrased ‘enter the story’
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04/03 - GospeL Verses
1 - He also taught the disciples, saying, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that he was mismanaging his affairs and resources. 2 So he called him in and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the management accounts, for I can no longer trust you as manager.’
3 And the {unjust} manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do? My master is taking the management away from me. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I’ll do, so when I’m removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’ 5 So, he called his master's debtors one by one, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe?’ 6 He answered him, ‘I owe your master’s estate a hundred measures of oil.’ The shrewd {tricky with other’s money meant for upkeep} said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly and write fifty.’ {Let’s falsify the books.} 7 Then he called another and said, ‘And how much do you owe the master?’ To which he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ So the {bad and dishonest} manager said, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
8 The {mortal, worldly} master applauded [epaineó - praised, commended, applauded (though the greek doesn’t have tense?)] the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing, than the sons of light. {Definitely more tricky. Wear sheep’s clothing.. talks a good talk.} 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal [aionion - of an age, adjective to aion - age , duration of time] {pertaining to the age} tents. {?..Just before “can no longer buy and sell without” is instituted, max cards if one has to, for forty five days worth of supplies? The last “ten days” prophesied to escalate into “will be killed without” - six is the number of man, made of carbon which has six protons, six neutrons and six electrons. Apocalypse is totally man done. Hello? The root word of logic, is logos. Father Creator loves a good riddle? Dn.12:11-12 w/ Lk.19:41,44 aNd 1Cor.3:16. And Rev.2:10 — a counting backwards timetable?}
10 “One who is faithful in little is also faithful in much. And, one who is dishonest in a little, is also dishonest in much. {Lie to me once oh wolf behind the lamb portrayal.} 11 If then you {they} have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? {And powers, abilities..} 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's {oh managers} who will grant you that which is your own? 13 And no manager can serve two masters. He will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and - despise - the other. {If possible even (some of) the elect/genuine will be misled.} No one can serve {revere} both God and money {selF interest}.” {And cannot be serving the good, if wasting and pilfering. Sure signs of self interest. Wolf.}
14 The Pharisees {leaders of the nation, of which there were the two parties, the Pharisee and the Saducee.. total politics, not religion/spirituality/communion w/ God. And their scribes/lawyers. In today’s language, both gone extreme due to self interest and ambitions} were lovers of money. They heard all this, and ridiculed him. 15 But he said to them, “You are those who justify and make much of yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is praised among {mortal, worldly ambitious(?)} man is an affront in the sight of God.
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Tomorrows verses - Luke 16:16-31
My own studies. Been neglecting Psalms (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150) and the Prophets.
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