Friday, June 09, 2006

Been given much?

Different understandings of Luke 12:48, in which Jesus says, "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded."

A communist: From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded by the government and redistributed to whoever the government is currently in favor of.... but mostly to itself.

An American: From everyone who has been given much, much vacation and leisure hours will be demanded to properly enjoy it all.

A liberal: From everyone who has been given much, much guilt and expressions of hatred for oppression and unfairness will be demanded.

A Christian: From everyone who has been given much (this means me), much will be demanded, therefore I ought to freely and joyfully give as the Macedonian churches, 'as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability.'

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