STEWARD
I am but a steward of the manifold grace of God ~
Matthew Henry's commentary on Luke 16
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An etching by Jan Luyken illustrating Luke 16:1-9 in the Bowyer Bible, Bolton, England.
- Photo by Harry Kossuth
S = SINNER - 1 JOHN 1:8 - If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
S = SAVIOR - LUKE 2:11 - For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
T = TREACHERY - Ezekiel 18:24b - None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.
T = TRUTH - Ephesians 4:25 - Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
E = EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT - Revelation 20:10 - and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and forever.
E = ETERNAL LIFE - JOHN 17:3 - And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
W = WICKEDNESS - Luke 11:39 - And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness."
W = WISDOM - Luke 21:15 - for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
A = APATHY - Rev 3:15-16 - I know your works: you are neither cold not hot. Would that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm (apathetic), and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
A = ABUNDANCE - Rom 5:17 - For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
R = REBUKE - Psalm 119:21 - You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones who wander from your commandments.
R = REWARD - Psalm 19:11 - Moreover, by them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward
D = DECEIVER - 2 John 7 - For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
D = DISCIPLE - John 13:35 - By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
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