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yeah remember when Jesus said "if I were to feed you, it would disincentivize you from finding a job and just enable your laziness. Use your god-given talents to feed yourself you moocher" and then gave all the fish and bread to the rich?
No.
That's literally what the Parable of the Talents is about. Matthew 25:14-30 if you are having trouble finding it.
Wow this Jesus guy is starting to sound like kind of a dick
In all seriousness, respect for showing up with the receipts. I don’t put much stock in the book myself, but I learned a bit more about it today.
It's almost like I worded the end exactly like that because I know that's LiTeRaLlY what it says you utter cabbage. I was just parodying your Supply Side Jesus concept further; it's not like that was the central message that Jesus had, except in conservative readings of course
Supply Side Jesus isn't MY concept, in fact, it was Al Franken (yes, the senator) who came up with it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_and_the_Lying_Liars_Who_Tell_Them
https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2003/09/the-gospel-of-supply-side-jesus.aspx
Now Franken of course is a Jew, so it's easy to see why he might have a bone to pick with Christianity.
No shit? And yes, that was sarcasm – just so you don't take that literally as well.
That's certainly a take.
I mean, I hope I'm not saying anything too controversial here, but I think it's pretty well understood that one of the major theological differences between Christians and Jews is how they feel about Jesus.
Godwin's Law strikes again
Are you seriously taking something that is called a "parable" literally? Do you need help in understanding what a parable is? The whole thing is not even about money, but about god (the master) and his stewards who shall work on spreading the gospel while Jesus is gone. Those who spread the word of god shall be rewarded and those who are resentful of god will be punished. It has nothing to do with that capitalist shit people like you interpret into it.
It has not to do with resentment at all
It is about carrying their responsibilities to his kingdom with diligence
The talents, a thing of Great value then, represent the mandate to go about preaching and making disciples
Each of the receivers were expected to carry out their duties using the talents diligently, that is, doing said preaching/ disciples work
That one who worked against his master interest by hiding that talent, showed bad faith and a bad spirit and is to be a warning on the need to remain diligent in multiplying that talent, basically exhorting them to do "business" with it to increase it (that is, to keep on preaching and making disciples)
It's not about resentment
Okay, but that's exactly what's happening in the OP's picture, isn't it?
I mean, without any context we are left to assume what "lack of results" means but if all he did was eat and made no effort to spread the gospel, then he's basically the wicked servant in that parable, no?