Money Matters: Where Your Treasure Is
by Marilynn Chadwick
Luke's Gospel emphasizes society's outcasts—those lacking in power, prestige, and money. He tells stories of Jesus's kindness toward women, the weak, and the powerless. But he gives an especially prominent place to the poor. Luke flips society's "script" about who has value and who does not, a motif sometimes called the "divine reversal."
The proper attitude toward possessions is also a major theme in Luke. He shines a glaring light on the use and abuse of money. This theme repeats itself again and again as Jesus contrasts the dangers of wealth with the virtues of…
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