TEXT: Luke 10:3037

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Grace in Service
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TEXT Luke 1030-37

• The teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ about
  giving (stewardship) is an important lesson in
  the contrast between Law and Grace. In the story
  of the Good Samaritan there are three
  philosophies about giving

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I. Beat him up!or what is thine is mine, Ill
take it!

• A. Obviously, we dont go out as the thieves did
  and attack people and take their money.
• B. This philosophy, however, has a secondary
  manifestation and we use the concept often in
  slangIll beat him out of it!

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• 1. Many of us, even as Christians, do not accept
  the fact that Biblical principles of stewardship
  apply to our business dealings.
• a. Gods Word teaches us that they do Rom 1217
• b. Overcome evil with good Rom 1221
• 2. So the concept of beat him out of it is
  wrong.

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II. Pass him up!or, What is mine is mine, Ill
keep it!

• A. This philosophy is very easy to adopt. After
  all, it is our money, isnt it? And when we come
  to church and put money in the offering were
  giving God some of our money, arent we?
• B. What does Gods Word say?
• 1. Gods Word says we are stewards (I Pet 410).
  In the Grecian home there were three slaves
  honored with high responsibility

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• a. paidagwgos/paidagogos (Pedagogy/teaching)(Gal
  324-25)a slave charged with training and
  discipline of his masters children. Thus the
  knowledge he had been entrusted with he was
  required to use as a good steward.

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• b. episkopos/episcopos (episcopal/overseer/oversi
  ght/ manager)(Matt 208 Gal 42 Titus 17)a
  slave charged with managing all working affairs
  of his masters estatea supervisor of the
  personnel of his master, an overseer.

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• c. oikonomia /oikonomia (economy/house
  rule)(Luke 162-4)a slave charged with handling
  his masters moneythis is the word used in I
  Peter 410!

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III. Take him up!or, what is mine is thine,
Ill give it

• The teaching of Gods Word indicates then, that
  God has entrusted us with material things for
  certain reasons. They are

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• A. In order to provide for the needs of
  ourselves and our family (I Tim 58)
• B. In order to provide for the poor (James
  215-16), particularly those of the household of
  faith (Gal 610).
• C. In order to provide for Gods work (I Cor
  162)
• D. In order to provide for those engaged in
  Gods service (Luke 107 3 John 5-8)

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• How much does God expect us to give? Who do we
  choose to give to? How do we determine the right
  amount? These questions we will answer next
  week.
• The important concept for us to remember first is
  that the Lord Jesus taught that our philosophy
  should not be
• Beat him up!
• it should not be
• Pass him up!
• it should be

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• Take him up!what is mine is thine, Ill give it!
  because what is mine is not mine, it is the
  Masters.