More parables!
The parable of the dishonest manager (16: 1-13) is a very nuanced argument. What do you think Jesus is trying to say?
It might be helpful to remember that in the Greco-Roman world of Jesus' time, using money to create, maintain, and solidify friendships was standard practice.
A "lover of money" was not necessarily a wealthy person, but it was a person who was more concerned with his or her own social status than the poor.
Jesus challenges the Pharisees by noting that they justify themselves by others; but God knows what's in a person's heart (16:14-15).
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, it is interesting to note that the only person called by name in the stories told in Luke is Lazarus, the poor may lying by the gate.
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