I came to this realization this morning in Bible study of the Gospel of Luke.

In the 16th chapter of the Luther Bible 1912, (translated by DeepL) we read:

9 And I say also unto you, Make friends with unrighteous Mammon, that, when ye now offer, they may receive you into the everlasting tabernacles.

How does Jesus come to recommend deception? I really don’t know.

Here is the context of the text:

1 And he said unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and he was accused of him as if he had robbed him of his goods. 2 And he challenged him, and said unto him, How to hear I of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship: for thou canst not henceforth be a steward. 3 The steward said within himself: What shall I do? My lord taketh the office from me; I cannot dig, so I am ashamed to beg. 4 I know well what I will do, if now I am put out of the ministry, that they take me into their houses. 5 And he called unto him all the debtors of his lord, and said unto the first, How much owest thou, my lord? 6 And he said, An hundred tons of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy letter, and sit down, and write fifty. 7 And he said unto the other: But thou, how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy letter, and write fourscore. 8 And the LORD commended the unjust steward because he had dealt wisely: for the children of this world are wiser than the children of light in their generation.

We do not have to know everything; neither can science with all its professors.

BELIEVE IS EVERYTHING

This is a principle in my life. I am admittedly gullible. Gullibility is 1000 times better than hard-heartedness.

I encourage all people to do the same.