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Difficult Scriptures
Luke 16:9 - Does this say Christ tells us to make friends of the world through unrighteous mammon?
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Christ was referring to the parable of the unjust steward which He had
just given. Here the Lord commended the unjust steward for the worldly
wisdom (shrewdness) he used in taking himself friends through money
(verse 8). He went on to say the children of the world have more
worldly wisdom than do Christians.
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Christ told His disciples to make friends through the use of
unrighteous mammon. Christians should give generously in offerings
to God’s Work. These offerings enable many others to hear God’s
truth and become converted. They thus become our brethren – our friends.
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When Christ comes to set up His Kingdom, material wealth will not be of value
to us. At that time, those who have become converted through this Work
for which we sacrificed financially, and who we perhaps have never seen
till then, will greet us with joy and thanksgiving in God’s Kingdom as
spirit beings.
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