127. The Unjust Steward

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“A Reader” inquires, “Why the unjust steward should be commended for acting so wrongly?” He was not commended for acting “wrongly,” but “wisely;” and his wisdom consisted in looking at the present in the light of the future. The practical application to us makes this plain. We are to use our temporal resources with a view to eternity (See 1 Tim. 6:17-19). It is always well, in interpreting a parable, to seize its grand leading point. Our correspondent will find an answer to her question about Naaman in the leading article for this month. As to the domestic matter referred to, we think she is perfectly right in allowing her servants every possible opportunity of hearing the Word; nor can we see what right anyone has to find fault with her for so doing.