Bethlehem College & Seminary Chancellor and DesiringGod.com founder John Piper has stated that Jesus Christ did not support dishonesty in the parable of the “Unjust Steward.”
Also called the “Parable of the Dishonest Manager,” the story, found in Luke 16:1-9, centers on an unnamed manager who, upon learning he will be fired, purposely lowers the amounts that debtors owe his superior.
“The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings,” concluded the parable.
In an episode of “Ask Pastor John” that was posted online on Wednesday, a listener inquired about what the parable meant for believers, namely “what are the…
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