Jesus outside of Jerusalem
Enrique Simonet (1891)
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Luke 16:10-12<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. \u00a0If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? \u00a0And if you have not been faithful in that which is another\u2019s, who will give you that which is your own?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
I would argue that this passage gets to the very heart, in one sense, of what our mortal probation \u2014 or testing period \u2014 is about: \u00a0We are given stewardship over resources, and even over children and spouses, to see how we will behave in those assignments. \u00a0If we do well, we will receive them (and much, much besides) forever. \u00a0If we don\u2019t, we will have failed the test, and we won\u2019t be trusted afterwards.<\/p>\n
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