tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post44609802815198206..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: The Systems We Find Ourselves InAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-88458686571054679232013-09-21T06:27:25.569-04:002013-09-21T06:27:25.569-04:00I have no idea what this parable is trying to tell...I have no idea what this parable is trying to tell us. It just feels like we're missing something crucial about social context or language here.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the "tactic" is here, either. Show mercy (if that's what it is...might just be expediency) while you're ripping off the boss? Get yours while you can?<br /><br />16:9 " And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes."<br /><br />What?! Why store up treasure here, which is far from eternal (either the treasure or the place)?<br /><br />Unless this is one of those places where Jesus was being sarcastic or trying to present such a shocking contrast to other things God said, none of this makes any sense to me.<br /><br />Participating in these broken systems - if that is what the parable suggests - in the spirit of this this parable seems like a great way to lose saltiness, eh?<br /><br />I guess I just don't get how this parable leads to submission to God's kingdom or our work to help bring that about.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507874062503931824noreply@blogger.com