Jesus tells a parable about a rich man's manager who is accused of wasting his possessions, and the manager's clever plan to gain friends by forgiving debts. Jesus commends the manager's shrewdness, but notes that people of the world are often more skilled at gaining advantages for themselves than people of the light, who prioritize eternal significance over earthly gain. [... more]

Jesus teaches through the parable of the unrighteous steward, where a manager secures his future by reducing debts owed to his master, illustrating how sinful people act to secure their own benefit in clever and ingenious ways, and how the unbelieving world operates with similar machinations to secure the future. [... more]

Jesus teaches about a parable where a greedy, dishonest, and unrighteous manager secures his future by discounting debts, illustrating how the world operates, and how sinful people act to secure their own future benefit in clever and ingenious ways. He commends the manager's shrewdness, saying the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light, and teaches that believers should make friends for themselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive them into the eternal dwellings. [... more]