Stewardship and Wealth in Luke 16
Stewardship and Wealth in Luke 16

Summary/Abstract: Among Luke’s theological themes developed in Gospel, wealth and stewardship are joined in two parables founded in Lk 16: unjust manager and poor man Lazarus. Both stories show the manner of conversion terrestrial wealth and stewardship into spirituals gifts prepared to heavenly life. The dishonored manager use the economic strategy of conversion the debts, so debtors and master appreciate his shrewd in the energetic planning with respect to one’s physical resources. Eschatological dimension implied in Lk 16: 14-18 is enchained with parable of Rich man and poor Lazarus. This second story that have two sequences - terrestrial and celestial – point that proud, stored up treasures on earth doesn’t inherit happiness and comfort in heaven world. In afterlife existence God positively reward the spiritual and social goodness and negatively reward the self-satisfaction suite with blind to divine revelation. Luke propose the pattern of stewardship with eschatological dimension and a shrewd conversion of terrestrial wealth in human lovely sentiment.

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