On Sunday morning we learned about Jesus’ answer to a political and economic question: Should we pay taxes to Caesar? I guess since the question was posed to Jesus, we could legitimately throw religion into the mix. Yikes! The Bermuda Triangle of conversation: money, politics and religion.
As Bill mentioned yesterday, Jesus knows about the stuff that’s a big deal to us. (Incidentally, thank goodness we follow a Savior who has a clue about our daily lives and has the courage to address the stuff we spend a lot of time thinking about). While we may be hesitant to speak openly about this important stuff (I know I am), Jesus isn’t. Honestly, I don’t know how long Jesus would last in the pulpit on Sunday mornings. I suspect I would weary quickly of his persistence in speaking about stuff that deeply challenges my way of life.
By my count, the use, misuse, lack of or abundance of money is spoken of at least 32 times in Luke – in parables, in straightforward teaching, in stories of people Jesus met along the way. This means the only thing Jesus spoke about more in Luke is the Kingdom of God (which, interestingly enough, was primarily a political topic).
So, here’s the question we need to blog about this week. Why did Jesus speak so often about money? Try not to post sermons – just share honestly from your own heart.
(Confession: I’m slightly worried that since the blog is about money, it won’t generate many responses. Prove me wrong.)
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Mon, May 5, 2008
by Jason Brown