God and mammon
Is “mammon” a person, a thing or simply a word that translates to wealth, currency or possessions? In the NKJV of Luke it is, to me, unclear how this word is used. Words are extremely important which is why I limit my use of Twitter, the self-imposed destroyer of language. Words in context are even more important. I have thought a lot about these few passages and will bring them to my Friday Morning Mens Bible Study to seek guidance from people with 40+ years experience. In the mean time I will continue to pray and seek God’s guidance into how this fits in my life today.
For me, this is one of those chapters that we really need to pay attention and focus on what Jesus is saying to us. Some of this, today, is very clear, while other parts couldn’t be more confusing. It will be interesting to look back a year from now and see what has changed.
Luke 16 NKJV
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9 “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?
13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
