I see it as since this rich master was under Torah’s known provision of debt forgiveness every seven years this steward threatened with termination goes and cuts deals with those who owed his master so that rather than having their debts forgiven by the rich man as per Torah law this threatened steward actually makes his master some money...so yes shrewd but a win win...wise as serpents LOLIf I let parables determine my doctrine, then Luke 16 begins with the parable of the steward who has been squandering his rich master's money. So the master gives the steward notice. And the steward squanders the rich master's money even more, to make friends when he is fired. And Christ commends the steward for his wisdom.
If I were to take this parable as doctrine, then Christ is looking for smart, dishonest followers (Luke 16:8).
Please recall that interest too is not made on loans and His people are to live so abundantly that they dont HAVE TO give loans to make more riches but to genuinely help their brothers...lend what you can afford to lose...and if the loan makes him profit then get return off it...
Sadly christians desirous to live FREE of the Torah are then not under its protections...
He said there is no longer jew nor gentile but israelite so we should all have our debts forgiven and loans interest free...
but because jews and christian tradition REJECTS what was done at the cross to graft us into Israel its laws and adopt us to its ways christians are outside what jews call family and are now outside the protection of Torah...sure christians are FREE but now victims to be exploited...
look at history and the Church’s profitting from jewish extortion...allowing only jews to handle money to charge their exploitation interests
the Church then would defend the jew from angry Europeans but then charge protection money service fees known as taxes on the jew...and collect...then the Church also thought of indulgences and well THAT was too much...Germans were tired of their money flowing to Rome...
And to think indulgences were to save us from the updated bosomville...the jewish purgatory...aint that a racket?
His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge...
And suppose the steward had been given the name "Jeeves", would that turn the parable into a true story?
Ha ha...Jeeves...reminds me of this funny scene regarding the importance of names in parables...
https://youtu.be/lprk1SBBqB0
“What were their NAMES?” “I don’t know” “Why... he is just making it up!!!”
Instant CLASSIC...lol
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