The Preacher's Monthly Luke 16:1-8 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward… I. THE TRUST REPOSED IN US — "Thy stewardship." Stewardship is based upon the idea of another's proprietorship. 1. Of the Divine Proprietorship. 2. Stewardship implies interests entrusted to human keeping and administration. 3. Stewardship implies human capability. Faithfulness cannot be compelled by an omnipotent Ruler. It is a subject of moral choice. II. THE END OF OUR STEWARDSHIP AS HERE SUGGESTED — "Give an account. Thou mayest be no longer steward." Moral responsibility is the solemn heritage of all rational intelligences. 1. The stewardship may be held to be determinable at death. Moral power continues, and moral obligations and duties rest on the spirit. So, there will be stewardship in eternity. But here the concern is with "the deeds done in the body." 2. Stewardship may practically be determined before the last hour of mortal history. (The Preacher's Monthly.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. |
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