๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ฐ๐ณโญ-โฌ๐ฐ๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น, ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐บ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
Peter had asked whether Jesusโ parable of readiness for his return was given for the disciples only, or all people. Jesus responded by describing the phases of judgment that will occur when he returns for his bride, the church. The overall advice to draw from the passage is โBe Readyโ. That is, fight any temptation to slough off and become lax or negligent in oneโs responsibilities. The picture is of diligence.
The word for โbeatingโ means to flay or scourge โ to whip, that is. Itโs punishment in some form. The servant in this case is a believer in Christ who has not maintained a life directed by what s/he has learned and practiced. The shirking or malpractice of a life Jesus has saved will be punished to varying degrees. Itโs hard to know what form it will take โ if this refers to judgment that occurs after this life. If it is in this life, the blows can take many forms, including loss and removal from prominence.
The blows to be rendered to the disobedient servant is a clear warning to desist in abusing or ignoring what has been formed in the life of the servant. That admonition should be enough to get the believerโs attention.
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The final sentence (“Everyone to whom …”) both predates and corrects the following Marxist statement:
โ๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ, ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ
.. as that translates into redistribution of goods by the state. The oppression wrought by forced acquiescence to that iron-fisted edict has physically killed millions.
Jesus is speaking of willful giving โ heavenโs purposes surely do require more from those with more. But it is out of the obedient heart of the servant and as directed by God that the โmoreโ proceeds. It is to God that the servant of the gospel reports, and it is for (and truly, to) God the well-endowed servant gives. The demand is an expectation of love.
The passage is stark in its declaration of judgment for believers. The servants described are NOT those outside of Christ. Itโs chilling in its duty-bound cause and effect proclamation, but what do I expect to happen to abusers within the Kingdom? Or do I judge them as not part of the Kingdom because of their bad words and actions? I am not the judge, I beat no one and can look on no one with an eye for revenge or payback. Thatโs Godโs job.
For me, the message is to remain diligent in my relationship with Jesus and my fellow believers. Do NOT let my love grow cold and keep trusting God for all he will do.