Jesus gets interrupted during a discourse...
Which demonstrates how jurisprudence can be had without the state, voluntarily, and Jesus replies
in which He declines to take on the case, especially since the elder brother made no request. Jesus does not want religion to be used to force people to do things they don't volunteer to do. He goes on
The main mistake is as the man says - I I I I ... The bumper crop is for all. If the man sells the crop into the market, then the price falls and people have more disposable income. What do they do with more disposable income? Buy what is next on their needs list: repair a roof, books for the kids, new tools, some furniture, who knows. But a boon is to be spent into the community. In this way the fellow with the boon crop benefits indirectly as the entire community is, in whatever measure, wealthier, and provides better in all manner of goods and services, for all, including the farmer who is the beneficiary of the boon crop. This is the unseen benefit of the boon.
What profits the farmer makes selling more grain at less price now will be benefit enough in terms of cash now for the farmer. This he can see, and ought to accept.
On the other hand, if the man does as he imagines, he builds the infrastructure to hold bumper crop, he is asking for trouble for the stored wheat is unlikely to cover the cost of the infrastructure to hold the product for a few seasons. The community gets nothing but some abandoned warehouses in a few years.
The decision of the Lord is to end the life of such a greedy ingrate.
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13 And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge, or divider, over you?
15 And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.
16 And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.
17 And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.
20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
The main mistake is as the man says - I I I I ... The bumper crop is for all. If the man sells the crop into the market, then the price falls and people have more disposable income. What do they do with more disposable income? Buy what is next on their needs list: repair a roof, books for the kids, new tools, some furniture, who knows. But a boon is to be spent into the community. In this way the fellow with the boon crop benefits indirectly as the entire community is, in whatever measure, wealthier, and provides better in all manner of goods and services, for all, including the farmer who is the beneficiary of the boon crop. This is the unseen benefit of the boon.
What profits the farmer makes selling more grain at less price now will be benefit enough in terms of cash now for the farmer. This he can see, and ought to accept.
On the other hand, if the man does as he imagines, he builds the infrastructure to hold bumper crop, he is asking for trouble for the stored wheat is unlikely to cover the cost of the infrastructure to hold the product for a few seasons. The community gets nothing but some abandoned warehouses in a few years.
The decision of the Lord is to end the life of such a greedy ingrate.
Please feel free to share this post with three of your friends.
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