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Luke 16:1-15
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1Jesus told his disciples:
“There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
2So he called him in and
asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management,
because you cannot be manager any longer.’
3“The manager said to
himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong
enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—
4I know what I’ll do so that,
when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
5“So he called in each one of
his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6“‘Nine hundred gallons of
olive oil,’ he replied. “The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down
quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’
7“Then he asked the second,
‘And how much do you owe?’ “‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied. “He told
him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’
8“The master commended the
dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world
are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the
light.
9I tell you, use worldly
wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be
welcomed into eternal dwellings.
10“Whoever can be trusted
with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with
very little will also be dishonest with much.
11So if you have not been
trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
12And if you have not been
trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your
own?
13“No one can serve two
masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
14The Pharisees, who loved
money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
15He said to them, “You are
the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your
hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
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1)
According to what
Jesus said to his disciples in verses 1
and 2 what did the rich man say to confront his manager who was accused of
wasting his possessions?
o
He told his
manager to give an account of his management.
o
Because
o
He could not be
manager any longer.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 3 how did the manager
evaluate his ability to make money now that his master was taking away his job?
o
He
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Was not strong
enough to dig.
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And was ashamed to
beg.
3)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 4 to 7 how was the manager scheming so that when he lost
his job, people would welcome him into their houses?
o
He called in each
one of his master’s debtors.
o
For the first debtor
who owed his master nine hundred gallons of olive oil he had the debtor
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Take the bill.
§
And make it four
hundred and fifty.
o
For the second debtor
who owed his master a thousand bushels of wheat he had the debtor
§
Take the bill.
§
And make it
eight hundred.
4)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 why did the master
commend the dishonest manager?
o
It is because the
dishonest manager had acted shrewdly.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 how do the people of this world compare with the people of
the light in dealing with their own kind?
o
They are more
shrewd in dealing with their own kind.
o
Than
o
Are the people of
the light.
6)
Did the master
commend the dishonest manager from a personal perspective or from a utilitarian
perceptive and why?
o
From a
utilitarian perceptive that aims to yield an expected benefit through using worldly
wealth.
7)
Would the master
have commended the dishonest manager from a personal perspective and why?
o
No, because from
a personal perspective he suffered losses from the dishonesty of the manager.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 is using worldly wealth from a utilitarian perceptive
applicable to the people of the light?
o
Yes.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 how should the people of the light learn from the people of
this world in using worldly wealth from a utilitarian perceptive for their eternal
benefit?
o
They should use
worldly wealth to gain friends for themselves.
o
So that
o
They will be
welcomed into eternal dwellings.
o
When
o
It is gone.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 how much can one be
trusted with who can be trusted with very little?
o
Whoever can be
trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.
11)
Is
trustworthiness dependent on the amount entrusted and why?
o
No, because
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Trustworthiness
is a virtue.
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And virtues are
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From God.
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And therefore
consistent.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 how much will one be
dishonest with who is dishonest with very little?
o
Whoever is
dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
13)
Is dishonesty dependent
on the amount involved and why?
o
No, because
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Dishonesty is an immorality.
§
And immoralities
are
Ø
From the devil.
Ø
And therefore
consistent.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 11 if a person has not been trustworthy in handling worldly
wealth, what will the person not be trusted
with?
o
The person will
not be trusted with true riches.
15)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 if a person has not been trustworthy with someone else’s
property, what will the person not be
given?
o
The person will
not be given property of their own.
16)
How will the people
of the light be judged as to whether they will be trusted with true riches and given property of their own?
o
It depends on whether
they have been trustworthy
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In handling
worldly wealth.
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And with someone
else’s property.
17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 why can no one
serve both God and money?
o
It is because
§
No one can serve
two masters.
§
Either
Ø
You will hate the
one.
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And love the
other.
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Or
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You will be
devoted to the one.
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And despise the
other.
18)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 why were the Pharisees
sneering at Jesus when they heard all the things
he said?
o
It is because
they loved money.
19)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 15 what did God know about
the hearts of the Pharisees?
o
The Pharisees justified themselves in the eyes of others.
o
What people value
highly is detestable in God’s sight.
o
Therefore the
hearts of the Pharisees were full of things highly detestable in God’s sight.
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Luke 16:1-15
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