There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day. Luke 16:19 There has always been a debate about this rich man. Did Jesus have someone in particular in mind? Personally I think it is very likely He did. But in any case, there were any number of…
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. Luke 16:18 In my years I have come across some who felt this passage was too harsh, and should be buried in obscurity. But I have also met many who were very…
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out. Luke 16:17 The Bible shares with us in many places the fact that God’s Word is changeless. It is tied to the LORD Himself, and as such is immutable. This is…
The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is strongly urged to enter it. Luke 16:16 On several occasions Jesus signaled what time it was in the plan of God. His listeners, by and large, missed these messages. But He…
And He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight. Luke 16:15 Money was not an indication of righteousness. The theology of the Pharisees was all wrong. They thought they were good…
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him. Luke 16:14 How could the Pharisees reconcile their love of money with a love for God? They didn’t reconcile it, they equated it. In the mind of a good Pharisee, money was a signof God’s approval and blessing.…
No household slave can be the slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t be slaves to both God and money. Luke 16:13 Jesus is making it clear here that He is not teaching we should…
And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own? Luke 16:12 It is very important to understand the work ethic of the Bible. Working faithfully both with one’s own possessions, and those of others, is strongly taught. In fact, the Bible makes it…
So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine? Luke 16:11 As one goes through life it is important to ask, ‘Who trusts me?’ If you have very few, or even nobody, who trusts you on any level, it indicates your reputation is quite poor.…
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much. Luke 16:10 The bad manager was the one who was ‘unrighteous’ in little, but also proved to be unrighteous in much. In other words, he had been shrewd and worldlywise as he…