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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Matthew on Money - -Author: Lawrence Keister - -Release Date: January 3, 2020 [EBook #61086] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MATTHEW ON MONEY *** - - - - -Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - - - - - Matthew on Money - - - By - Rev. LAWRENCE KEISTER, D. D. - - - - - MATTHEW ON MONEY - - - By - Rev. Lawrence Keister, D. D. - -The occupational training of Matthew is plainly perceptible in the -gospel he has written. When he left the receipt of custom to become a -follower of Christ and then an apostle and even a gospel historian he -carried with him his financial bent and ability. He always speaks of -money with the accuracy and discrimination of a man who is accustomed to -its possession and use. - - -Ideal Givers - -Matthew alone of the four gospel writers mentions the visit of the Wise -Men. They came a great distance in search of him who was born King of -the Jews. They knew him on sight, fell down and worshiped him, and -opened their treasures and offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense -and myrrh. They give while they are in his presence and while they are -in the spirit of worship. - -Their purpose was threefold, to see the King, to worship him and to -offer gifts to him. The sight of the Christ, infant as he was, called -forth the whole program. There was no other appeal. Their giving was a -part of their confession of faith. This is the King whom they came to -accept and honor. They are not mistaken nor in doubt. They behold and -worship and give. - -When men open their hearts they also open their treasures. “No man -becomes honest” says Frederick W. Robertson, “till he gets face to face -with God.” Delusion vanishes then and there and opportunity appears. -Then men prize their privilege. Come to Christ, worship him and go -without giving? When men come into the presence of Christ as did the -Wise Men they fail not nor falter but act in a way that meets -expectations. - - -A Would-be Giver - -In his fourth chapter Matthew tells how Satan proposed to give the world -to Christ, a great offer and fitting in a sense but one our Lord could -not accept on the terms stated or from this would-be giver. How could he -receive a gift from Satan without being subordinated to him? How can a -Christian do this same thing without change of character and loss of -life? - -Were Christ to receive the world as a gift from Satan he would still -need to save it from sin if a redeemed world is what he wants. Satan -cannot give what he does not possess. But whatever his right of -ownership his offer was not intended to aid our Lord but to tempt him to -betray His trust. - -Matthew thinks Satan proposed to give only as a last resort and after -other means had failed. Giving appears to be the hardest thing for him -to do or he may regard it as the climax of his appeal. He was in the -presence of Christ but he proposes to give his own gift in his own way -to further his own ends. Satan remains Satan in the presence of Christ, -unchanged and unchangeable. - -Satan requests Christ to fall down and worship him while Christ replies, -“Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God.” Satan has no disposition to -follow the example of the Wise Men or to adopt their order of procedure. -He asks our Lord to accept his gift and then worship him in -acknowledgement of his supremacy. He offers temporal things for -spiritual service, earthly greatness for divine recognition. - -Unlike the Wise Men Satan is unlike God also, who sends his rain upon -the just and the unjust. God’s giving springs from his love, is measured -by it and is the expression of it. God so loved the world that He gave -His Son. His giving is a real bestowment and not a deceptive deal. He -gives according to his nature and men receive according to their -ability. - - Well we know that God can give - Knowledge of the way to live. - Give he will and give he must - Unto all who in him trust, - Right thru things that lie between - God can give while yet unseen. - -But God gives ministry instead of mastery. “It is the most fantastic of -all dreams,” says Newman Hall, “that a man can cut his being into two -portions, call one of them religious and the other mundane, and -administer them on directly opposite principles.” As Christ was not -deluded, divided and directed by Satan neither can Christians be if they -are to remain Christians. - - -Inside Information - -The references to money which appear in the sermon on the mount as -reported by Matthew offer inside information on the subject. - -Jesus came to fulfil the law, not to destroy it, not to lower religion. -Our religion must have expression in our life for only life at its best -can satisfy us. Prof. Stalker tells us that “The task of religious -teachers is to get people to see things as they are,” and we may add, as -they ought to be. - -Jesus requires more than external compliance with the law or formal -righteousness and hence his followers must be better than Pharisees. -They must act from right motives when they pray and give alms and be -confidential with the Father who seeth in secret. The Pharisee’s reward, -to be seen of men, seems utterly insignificant as compared with that of -the Christian, “Thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee.” “Thy -Father” and not “our Father,” as elsewhere: for here the transaction is -confidential and personal; “Reward thee” as an individual who merits his -consideration. - -The approval of our Father in heaven is worth while as well as good -standing in our community. Both are possible and Dr. Deems emphasizes -the value of both when he says: “One good man given to a town is better -than the gift of a park or a library and is worth more to a town than a -hundred of the most learned men who are not good.” - -“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,” says Jesus to His -disciples and his precept is illustrated by His example. Your life must -not be limited by money. Earthly treasures may be stolen or destroyed. -Money-making may hinder laying up treasures in heaven, “For where thy -treasure is, there will thy heart be also.” - -Christians are essentially heavenly in character and life and so Paul -says, “Our citizenship is in heaven.” They are industrious, economical, -thrifty and enterprising but their life centers in the spiritual and the -wealth they possess is owned and used, not for themselves alone, but for -their families and neighbors, their friends and even their enemies, the -Church and nation. - -Jesus declares that men must have the light of God and singleness of eye -in order to see. Men must learn to see as God sees. No man can serve two -masters, God and Mammon, only two being mentioned for there are no more. -God sees men as they are and is never in doubt while men get things -mixed up and try to do opposites. They think of food and raiment when -they ought to think of God’s kingdom and His righteousness. They ought -to put first things first in order to get other things in their proper -place. - -Of course there are people who dislike those who see as God sees and do -as Christ directs but good people are not on this account to give away -holy things and cast aside the pearls they possess. Good people have a -right to be good even if “the dogs” and “the swine” have no appreciation -of the higher things of life. The continued possession of “pearls” and -“that which is holy” has the approval of Jesus. - -He even commands his followers to ask of God who knows what is best for -them and who is described as “your Father” when it comes to giving to -them. He wishes to be asked for what they want and gives “good things” -in answer to their requests. This is information every child of God -should have because it comes from the lips of Jesus and is inside -information as regards God’s will as set forth in his word and also with -reference to our own personal experience. - - -Money outclassed - -When Jesus sent forth the twelve as described in the tenth chapter they -were to proclaim the kingdom of heaven, to heal the sick, to raise the -dead, to cleanse the lepers and cast out demons, a remarkable program, -which they were to carry out with no gold or silver or brass in their -purses. They were to preach without pay, serve without salary, minister -without money. They were to outclass money, the medium of exchange, -which bears the stamp of some established government. They were to take -rank among men by doing benevolent work under divine direction and with -divine assistance. - -They were instructed to rely upon the people for the supply of their -ordinary needs. No one was permitted to burden himself with two coats -and thus belie his message and his Master. Their moral earnestness was -to be maintained under all circumstances and in case any refused to -receive them or hear their words they were to shake off the dust of -their feet for a testimony against them. - -“If God’s truth is to succeed,” says Dr. Gregg, “it must incarnate -itself: if God’s cause is to win a victory it must embody itself in a -person.” Men must be the truth in order to preach the truth in its -purity and power. Ministers must be sent by Christ, receive authority -from him, follow his program, outclass money and take rank among men as -his representatives. - - -A Teacher Taught - -Peter’s mistake with reference to payment of the temple tax which is -recorded in the seventeenth of Matthew was not the only mistake Peter -made. There were others and all were corrected, the correction in this -case being memorable if not also unforgettable. - -Peter promised payment without consulting Jesus. He thought he knew what -Jesus would do in the case and to confess ignorance would lower him in -the estimation of those who received the tax. But Peter had failed to -consider the fact that as the Son in the house of his Father Jesus was -free. Jesus points out Peter’s error as a friend who will not allow his -mistake to be incorporated in his thought and life only to vitiate both. - -Jesus takes account also of those who received the tax for they were not -prepared to receive his explanation. His miraculous power is called into -service to relieve the situation. And why not? Is not his Sonship called -in question? He directs Peter where and how to get the required shekel. -For a little while Peter returns to his former occupation but his skill -as a fisherman is supplemented by the superior knowledge and power of -Christ and so when he makes payment it is “for me and thee” because -Peter’s position is not the same as that of the Master. - -Our Lord is careful where men are inclined to be careless. Trifles may -make the sum of life but life is no trifle. “You may be too superb to -pay attention to the small debt due your neighbor,” says Dr. Deems, “but -God is so great that he can pay attention to the least of things.” -Matthew’s four verses concerning a matter of thirty-three cents have -their place and their use in scripture. We soon lose sight of the half -shekel and center our thoughts upon Christ, who corrects Peter so -faithfully, who respects the feelings of those who receive the tax and -who even takes account of us at this distance by giving us this minute -view of himself. Little things like this reveal the greatness of our -Lord and just such touches confirm Prof. Stalker’s statement that “the -pagan world not only never produced one holy man but never drew the -picture of one.” - - -God in the Case - -In the nineteenth chapter we find these words from the lips of Jesus: -“It is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. It is easier -for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter -into the kingdom of God.” He is stating a thing that is impossible and -the disciples ask in amazement, “Who then can be saved?” Their question -calls forth His answer, “With men this is impossible; but with God all -things are possible.” Men can be reconstituted but this requires divine -assistance. As Canon Westcot has said, “Jesus established fresh -foundations for society and a fresh standard of individual worth.” - -Is it still hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven? As hard -as ever and absolutely impossible as long as he makes riches his object -in life, as long as he compromises with evil for a consideration, as -long as he ruins competitors in business in order to create a monopoly. -But does the Church know what Jesus meant to teach? Yes, if it knows -itself and its duty, which is “to show to the world its chief concern is -morality, not money; principles, not profits; the faith of the crucified -Christ, not the favors of men who have accumulated fortunes without -righteousness.” - -Six words contain the solution of the whole problem, “With God all -things are possible.” God can so completely transform a rich man that he -can forget he is rich. He can think of himself as a man and as a servant -of God. He can see himself as a sinner before God and also as saved by -grace thru faith in Jesus Christ. He enters the kingdom not as rich but -as believing. In the Simple Life we read: “If there are people at once -rich and content, be assured that they are content because they know how -to be, not because they are rich.” - -God can trust saved men with money, to possess it, to invest it and to -use it in the interest of His kingdom. But he cannot permit men who -worship wealth to enter His kingdom. This is impossible. An unchanged -nature cannot enter the kingdom of God and could not find happiness -there because it is out of harmony with the laws and the life of the -kingdom. - - -Use or Misuse - -Two verses of chapter twenty-one suffice to record the manner in which -Jesus treated traders in the temple. They were out of place. With no -appreciation of the temple as a place of worship they naturally used it -for their own ends and Jesus as naturally came in conflict with these -mercenary men. After he cast them out he told them what the temple is -for, “My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den -of robbers.” Such perversion is not permitted and their misused -opportunity is suddenly forfeited. - -Men who misuse God’s house invite their own overthrow. They are driven -out by the very One who invites sincere souls to enter. Their punishment -fits their sin. They have no place in the house of God, no part in his -salvation, no share in his service. - -The use and misuse of opportunity are set forth in comparison and in -contrast in chapter twenty-five. Two of the servants in the parable of -the talents proved worthy of their trust while one failed to appreciate -his opportunity. Did the unequal division anger the man who received the -one talent? The opportunity of the three servants is essentially the -same, which appears plainly when their lord reckons with them. In -identical terms he commends the two who so used their talents as to -increase their holdings. How could he commend the servant who brought -back his lord’s money without increase and in addition lodged a -complaint against him? - -“The servant with the one talent considered himself a brilliant example -of a harmless man,” says Dr. Deems. His talent is returned unused and -without loss or increase. He is condemned on two counts, inactivity and -insincerity. If he really thought his master was exceedingly strict why -did he not act accordingly? His conduct belied his profession. - -Our thoughts are usually called to the man with the one talent but the -man with the two and the man with the five deserve our attention quite -as much. The men with the most do the best. They are trustworthy. They -are faithful servants and are left in possession of what they were given -and what they gained. The man who had most of all received the unused -one talent as an additional trust and as a mark of his lord’s complete -confidence. - -Equality of possessions is not the purpose of God toward men but equal -opportunity to use well what they have. Talents are a test of character. -A servant of God can safely become a custodian of wealth. He must enter -into partnership with God before he can expect to hear him say, “Well -done, good and faithful servant: enter into the joy of thy Lord.” - - -Devotion or Desertion - -The anointing of Jesus in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper is -told in eight verses of the twenty-sixth chapter while the next three -verses give an account of Judas in the act of selling the Master. In the -first account we have devotion and in the second desertion. Extremes -have done what they often do and here we behold them each confronting -the other. - -A woman poured precious ointment on the head of Jesus as he sat at meat. -Her devotion transcended all ordinary bounds being justified by His -transcendent ministry. Had He not taught her lessons which no other -teacher ever unfolded? Had he not befriended her when Lazarus lay in the -tomb? Her ministry, so sincere and so timely, fills a place in his life -and work and hence her deed of devotion is accepted with approval and -even woven into the gospel record as a memorial of her. - -Do we wonder why the disciples become critics, if not opposers, and ask -with indignation, “To what purpose is this waste?” They saw no reason -for it, no excuse. Unaware of the near approach of Christ’s death and -burial they were quite well informed as to the cash value of the -ointment. They were living on a business basis and thinking of an empty -treasury and the needs of the poor. But Jesus explained to them just why -they made complaint and why this woman anointed him. - -It is apparent that the disciples are not yet free from commercialism or -they would know that devotion to Christ always helps and never hinders -ministering to the poor. They are devoted to Jesus and whether they know -it or not they are concerned about His approaching death and His victory -over sin. But this woman surpassed them in devotion and in anticipating -that victory. Of course there came a time when no ointment was too -precious to measure the interest or express the devotion of these same -disciples. - -Right after Mary’s act of devotion Matthew places Judas’ deed of -defection. Life is logical in its course and outcome. “Whatsoever a man -soweth that shall he also reap.” Faith in Christ is not the same as -doubt and denial, at the beginning, in its process, or at the end. The -two are radically different and this difference must appear at the end -if nowhere else. Extremes may meet but they are still extremes. - -The devotion that anointed Jesus for his burial may have incited Judas -to betray him. He is indignant and must act and the nature of his act -was determined by his own character. “Then one of the twelve, who was -called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said, ‘What are -ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you?’ And they -weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.” - -Judas assumed the right to sell Jesus as Satan assumed the right to -bestow the world as a gift. The chief priests gladly act on the -assumption of Judas and Jesus was sold by the latter and purchased by -the former as though he were a slave. The bargain is satisfactory to -buyer and seller, the purchase price is paid and accepted and the -transaction is complete! If this contract takes any account of the -innocence of Jesus, his wonderful teaching and his miraculous ministry -it is as so many counts against him. - -Men always throw the cloak of charity over their shoulders when they -propose to do an uncharitable thing. They will build the tombs of the -prophets who are dead while they arrange to betray God’s living leaders. -They take care of their reputation but neglect their character. They do -popular things which in no way commit them to the cause of Christ. But -men cannot remain indifferent to Christ. He literally compels decision, -and men must choose, their choice lying between sale and service, the -defection of Judas and the devotion of Mary. There is no resting place -between the two. The Christ leaves no room for doubt and indecision for -just as sure as he did he would not be the Christ. - - -Recapitulation - -Matthew’s references to money are found here and there, not random -remarks or unrelated statements, but parts of the truth, which fit -together in an “orderly procession of thought.” They embody an ideal, -reveal motives, describe character and show us the evil use of money -lest we be deceived and misled. - -The Wise Men gave in recognition of Christ as the promised King while -Satan proposed to give in order to dethrone Him. - -Christ came to fulfil the law, to raise religion to its proper level. -According to Him, motives count, and in prayer and alms-giving point -unerringly to the source of reward. - -Our earth-life is not to be earth-bound. Men are called upon to lay up -treasures in heaven wisely anticipating their appearance there. - -Christ gives authority to men whom he sends forth as his -representatives. They are not to rely on cash or clothes but to trust -God for the truth they teach and power to sustain them, and the people -for food and shelter. - -Peter’s mistake about the tax arose from inadequate knowledge of Christ -after years of instruction and at the close of the earthly life of -Jesus. Riches are an obstruction to rich men but not to saved men. - -A right idea of God and a right relation to God prepare men for a right -use of money and any talent they possess. - -The woman who anointed Jesus manifested her devotion and the man who -betrayed Him gave vent to his disappointment and proclaimed his -disaffection. - - - - - Transcriber’s Notes - - -—Silently corrected a few typos. - -—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook - is public-domain in the country of publication. - -—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by - _underscores_. - - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Matthew on Money, by Lawrence Keister - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MATTHEW ON MONEY *** - -***** This file should be named 61086-0.txt or 61086-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/6/1/0/8/61086/ - -Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Matthew on Money - -Author: Lawrence Keister - -Release Date: January 3, 2020 [EBook #61086] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MATTHEW ON MONEY *** - - - - -Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - -</pre> - -<div id="cover" class="img"> -<img id="coverpage" src="images/cover.jpg" alt="Matthew on Money" width="500" height="794" /> -</div> -<div class="box"> -<h1>Matthew on Money</h1> -<p class="center">By -<br />Rev. LAWRENCE KEISTER, D. D.</p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_3">3</div> -<h1 title="">MATTHEW ON MONEY</h1> -<p class="center">By -<br />Rev. Lawrence Keister, D. D.</p> -<p>The occupational training of Matthew -is plainly perceptible in the gospel -he has written. When he left the -receipt of custom to become a follower -of Christ and then an apostle -and even a gospel historian he carried -with him his financial bent and ability. -He always speaks of money -with the accuracy and discrimination -of a man who is accustomed to its -possession and use.</p> -<h3 id="c1">Ideal Givers</h3> -<p>Matthew alone of the four gospel -writers mentions the visit of the -Wise Men. They came a great distance -in search of him who was born -King of the Jews. They knew him -on sight, fell down and worshiped -him, and opened their treasures and -offered unto him gifts, gold and -frankincense and myrrh. They give -while they are in his presence and -while they are in the spirit of worship.</p> -<p>Their purpose was threefold, to see -the King, to worship him and to offer -gifts to him. The sight of the -Christ, infant as he was, called forth -the whole program. There was no -other appeal. Their giving was a -<span class="pb" id="Page_4">4</span> -part of their confession of faith. This -is the King whom they came to -accept and honor. They are not mistaken -nor in doubt. They behold and -worship and give.</p> -<p>When men open their hearts they -also open their treasures. “No man -becomes honest” says Frederick W. -Robertson, “till he gets face to face -with God.” Delusion vanishes then -and there and opportunity appears. -Then men prize their privilege. Come -to Christ, worship him and go without -giving? When men come into -the presence of Christ as did the -Wise Men they fail not nor falter but -act in a way that meets expectations.</p> -<h3 id="c2">A Would-be Giver</h3> -<p>In his fourth chapter Matthew tells -how Satan proposed to give the world -to Christ, a great offer and fitting in -a sense but one our Lord could not -accept on the terms stated or from -this would-be giver. How could he -receive a gift from Satan without being -subordinated to him? How can -a Christian do this same thing without -change of character and loss of -life?</p> -<p>Were Christ to receive the world -as a gift from Satan he would still -need to save it from sin if a redeemed -world is what he wants. Satan cannot -give what he does not possess. -But whatever his right of ownership -<span class="pb" id="Page_5">5</span> -his offer was not intended to aid our -Lord but to tempt him to betray His -trust.</p> -<p>Matthew thinks Satan proposed to -give only as a last resort and after -other means had failed. Giving appears -to be the hardest thing for him -to do or he may regard it as the -climax of his appeal. He was in the -presence of Christ but he proposes to -give his own gift in his own way to -further his own ends. Satan remains -Satan in the presence of Christ, unchanged -and unchangeable.</p> -<p>Satan requests Christ to fall down -and worship him while Christ replies, -“Thou shalt worship the Lord thy -God.” Satan has no disposition to -follow the example of the Wise Men -or to adopt their order of procedure. -He asks our Lord to accept his gift -and then worship him in acknowledgement -of his supremacy. He offers -temporal things for spiritual service, -earthly greatness for divine recognition.</p> -<p>Unlike the Wise Men Satan is unlike -God also, who sends his rain -upon the just and the unjust. God’s -giving springs from his love, is measured -by it and is the expression of it. -God so loved the world that He gave -His Son. His giving is a real bestowment -and not a deceptive deal. -He gives according to his nature and -men receive according to their ability.</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_6">6</div> -<div class="verse"> -<p class="t0">Well we know that God can give</p> -<p class="t0">Knowledge of the way to live.</p> -<p class="t0">Give he will and give he must</p> -<p class="t0">Unto all who in him trust,</p> -<p class="t0">Right thru things that lie between</p> -<p class="t0">God can give while yet unseen.</p> -</div> -<p>But God gives ministry instead of -mastery. “It is the most fantastic -of all dreams,” says Newman Hall, -“that a man can cut his being into -two portions, call one of them religious -and the other mundane, and administer -them on directly opposite -principles.” As Christ was not deluded, -divided and directed by Satan -neither can Christians be if they are -to remain Christians.</p> -<h3 id="c3">Inside Information</h3> -<p>The references to money which appear -in the sermon on the mount as -reported by Matthew offer inside information -on the subject.</p> -<p>Jesus came to fulfil the law, not to -destroy it, not to lower religion. Our -religion must have expression in our -life for only life at its best can satisfy -us. Prof. Stalker tells us that “The -task of religious teachers is to get -people to see things as they are,” -and we may add, as they ought to be.</p> -<p>Jesus requires more than external -compliance with the law or formal -righteousness and hence his followers -must be better than Pharisees. -They must act from right motives -when they pray and give alms and -<span class="pb" id="Page_7">7</span> -be confidential with the Father who -seeth in secret. The Pharisee’s reward, -to be seen of men, seems -utterly insignificant as compared with -that of the Christian, “Thy Father -who seeth in secret shall reward -thee.” “Thy Father” and not “our -Father,” as elsewhere: for here the -transaction is confidential and personal; -“Reward thee” as an individual -who merits his consideration.</p> -<p>The approval of our Father in -heaven is worth while as well as good -standing in our community. Both -are possible and Dr. Deems emphasizes -the value of both when he says: -“One good man given to a town is -better than the gift of a park or a -library and is worth more to a town -than a hundred of the most learned -men who are not good.”</p> -<p>“Lay not up for yourselves treasures -upon earth,” says Jesus to His -disciples and his precept is illustrated -by His example. Your life must not -be limited by money. Earthly treasures -may be stolen or destroyed. -Money-making may hinder laying up -treasures in heaven, “For where thy -treasure is, there will thy heart be -also.”</p> -<p>Christians are essentially heavenly -in character and life and so Paul -says, “Our citizenship is in heaven.” -They are industrious, economical, -thrifty and enterprising but their life -<span class="pb" id="Page_8">8</span> -centers in the spiritual and the wealth -they possess is owned and used, not -for themselves alone, but for their -families and neighbors, their friends -and even their enemies, the Church -and nation.</p> -<p>Jesus declares that men must have -the light of God and singleness of -eye in order to see. Men must learn -to see as God sees. No man can -serve two masters, God and Mammon, -only two being mentioned for -there are no more. God sees men as -they are and is never in doubt while -men get things mixed up and try to -do opposites. They think of food and -raiment when they ought to think of -God’s kingdom and His righteousness. -They ought to put first things -first in order to get other things in -their proper place.</p> -<p>Of course there are people who dislike -those who see as God sees and -do as Christ directs but good people -are not on this account to give away -holy things and cast aside the pearls -they possess. Good people have a -right to be good even if “the dogs” -and “the swine” have no appreciation -of the higher things of life. The continued -possession of “pearls” and -“that which is holy” has the approval -of Jesus.</p> -<p>He even commands his followers to -ask of God who knows what is best -for them and who is described as -<span class="pb" id="Page_9">9</span> -“your Father” when it comes to giving -to them. He wishes to be asked -for what they want and gives “good -things” in answer to their requests. -This is information every child of -God should have because it comes -from the lips of Jesus and is inside -information as regards God’s will as -set forth in his word and also with -reference to our own personal experience.</p> -<h3 id="c4">Money outclassed</h3> -<p>When Jesus sent forth the twelve -as described in the tenth chapter they -were to proclaim the kingdom of -heaven, to heal the sick, to raise the -dead, to cleanse the lepers and cast -out demons, a remarkable program, -which they were to carry out with no -gold or silver or brass in their purses. -They were to preach without pay, -serve without salary, minister without -money. They were to outclass -money, the medium of exchange, -which bears the stamp of some established -government. They were to -take rank among men by doing benevolent -work under divine direction -and with divine assistance.</p> -<p>They were instructed to rely upon -the people for the supply of their -ordinary needs. No one was permitted -to burden himself with two -coats and thus belie his message and -his Master. Their moral earnestness -was to be maintained under all circumstances -<span class="pb" id="Page_10">10</span> -and in case any refused -to receive them or hear their words -they were to shake off the dust of -their feet for a testimony against -them.</p> -<p>“If God’s truth is to succeed,” says -Dr. Gregg, “it must incarnate itself: -if God’s cause is to win a victory it -must embody itself in a person.” -Men must be the truth in order to -preach the truth in its purity and -power. Ministers must be sent by -Christ, receive authority from him, -follow his program, outclass money -and take rank among men as his -representatives.</p> -<h3 id="c5">A Teacher Taught</h3> -<p>Peter’s mistake with reference to -payment of the temple tax which is -recorded in the seventeenth of Matthew -was not the only mistake Peter -made. There were others and all -were corrected, the correction in this -case being memorable if not also unforgettable.</p> -<p>Peter promised payment without -consulting Jesus. He thought he -knew what Jesus would do in the -case and to confess ignorance would -lower him in the estimation of those -who received the tax. But Peter had -failed to consider the fact that as the -Son in the house of his Father Jesus -was free. Jesus points out Peter’s -error as a friend who will not allow -his mistake to be incorporated in his -<span class="pb" id="Page_11">11</span> -thought and life only to vitiate both.</p> -<p>Jesus takes account also of those -who received the tax for they were -not prepared to receive his explanation. -His miraculous power is called -into service to relieve the situation. -And why not? Is not his Sonship -called in question? He directs Peter -where and how to get the required -shekel. For a little while Peter returns -to his former occupation but -his skill as a fisherman is supplemented -by the superior knowledge and -power of Christ and so when he -makes payment it is “for me and -thee” because Peter’s position is not -the same as that of the Master.</p> -<p>Our Lord is careful where men are -inclined to be careless. Trifles may -make the sum of life but life is no -trifle. “You may be too superb to -pay attention to the small debt due -your neighbor,” says Dr. Deems, “but -God is so great that he can pay attention -to the least of things.” Matthew’s -four verses concerning a matter -of thirty-three cents have their -place and their use in scripture. We -soon lose sight of the half shekel -and center our thoughts upon Christ, -who corrects Peter so faithfully, who -respects the feelings of those who receive -the tax and who even takes -account of us at this distance by giving -us this minute view of himself. -Little things like this reveal the -<span class="pb" id="Page_12">12</span> -greatness of our Lord and just such -touches confirm Prof. Stalker’s statement -that “the pagan world not only -never produced one holy man but -never drew the picture of one.”</p> -<h3 id="c6">God in the Case</h3> -<p>In the nineteenth chapter we find -these words from the lips of Jesus: -“It is hard for a rich man to enter -the kingdom of heaven. It is easier -for a camel to go through a needle’s -eye, than for a rich man to enter into -the kingdom of God.” He is stating -a thing that is impossible and the -disciples ask in amazement, “Who -then can be saved?” Their question -calls forth His answer, “With men -this is impossible; but with God all -things are possible.” Men can be -reconstituted but this requires divine -assistance. As Canon Westcot has -said, “Jesus established fresh foundations -for society and a fresh standard -of individual worth.”</p> -<p>Is it still hard for a rich man to -enter the kingdom of heaven? As -hard as ever and absolutely impossible -as long as he makes riches his -object in life, as long as he compromises -with evil for a consideration, -as long as he ruins competitors -in business in order to create a -monopoly. But does the Church -know what Jesus meant to teach? -Yes, if it knows itself and its duty, -which is “to show to the world its -<span class="pb" id="Page_13">13</span> -chief concern is morality, not money; -principles, not profits; the faith of -the crucified Christ, not the favors of -men who have accumulated fortunes -without righteousness.”</p> -<p>Six words contain the solution of -the whole problem, “With God all -things are possible.” God can so -completely transform a rich man that -he can forget he is rich. He can -think of himself as a man and as a -servant of God. He can see himself -as a sinner before God and also as -saved by grace thru faith in Jesus -Christ. He enters the kingdom not -as rich but as believing. In the -Simple Life we read: “If there are -people at once rich and content, be -assured that they are content because -they know how to be, not because -they are rich.”</p> -<p>God can trust saved men with -money, to possess it, to invest it and -to use it in the interest of His kingdom. -But he cannot permit men who -worship wealth to enter His kingdom. -This is impossible. An unchanged -nature cannot enter the -kingdom of God and could not find -happiness there because it is out of -harmony with the laws and the life -of the kingdom.</p> -<h3 id="c7">Use or Misuse</h3> -<p>Two verses of chapter twenty-one -suffice to record the manner in which -Jesus treated traders in the temple. -<span class="pb" id="Page_14">14</span> -They were out of place. With no -appreciation of the temple as a place -of worship they naturally used it for -their own ends and Jesus as naturally -came in conflict with these mercenary -men. After he cast them out -he told them what the temple is for, -“My house shall be called a house of -prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.” -Such perversion is not permitted -and their misused opportunity -is suddenly forfeited.</p> -<p>Men who misuse God’s house invite -their own overthrow. They are -driven out by the very One who invites -sincere souls to enter. Their -punishment fits their sin. They have -no place in the house of God, no part -in his salvation, no share in his service.</p> -<p>The use and misuse of opportunity -are set forth in comparison and in -contrast in chapter twenty-five. Two -of the servants in the parable of the -talents proved worthy of their trust -while one failed to appreciate his opportunity. -Did the unequal division -anger the man who received the one -talent? The opportunity of the three -servants is essentially the same, -which appears plainly when their -lord reckons with them. In identical -terms he commends the two who so -used their talents as to increase their -holdings. How could he commend -the servant who brought back his -<span class="pb" id="Page_15">15</span> -lord’s money without increase and in -addition lodged a complaint against -him?</p> -<p>“The servant with the one talent -considered himself a brilliant example -of a harmless man,” says Dr. Deems. -His talent is returned unused and -without loss or increase. He is condemned -on two counts, inactivity and -insincerity. If he really thought his -master was exceedingly strict why -did he not act accordingly? His conduct -belied his profession.</p> -<p>Our thoughts are usually called to -the man with the one talent but the -man with the two and the man with -the five deserve our attention quite -as much. The men with the most do -the best. They are trustworthy. They -are faithful servants and are left in -possession of what they were given -and what they gained. The man who -had most of all received the unused -one talent as an additional trust and -as a mark of his lord’s complete confidence.</p> -<p>Equality of possessions is not the -purpose of God toward men but equal -opportunity to use well what they -have. Talents are a test of character. -A servant of God can safely become -a custodian of wealth. He must enter -into partnership with God before -he can expect to hear him say, “Well -done, good and faithful servant: enter -into the joy of thy Lord.”</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_16">16</div> -<h3 id="c8">Devotion or Desertion</h3> -<p>The anointing of Jesus in Bethany -in the house of Simon the leper is -told in eight verses of the twenty-sixth -chapter while the next three -verses give an account of Judas in -the act of selling the Master. In the -first account we have devotion and in -the second desertion. Extremes have -done what they often do and here we -behold them each confronting the -other.</p> -<p>A woman poured precious ointment -on the head of Jesus as he sat at -meat. Her devotion transcended all -ordinary bounds being justified by -His transcendent ministry. Had He -not taught her lessons which no other -teacher ever unfolded? Had he not -befriended her when Lazarus lay in -the tomb? Her ministry, so sincere -and so timely, fills a place in his life -and work and hence her deed of devotion -is accepted with approval and -even woven into the gospel record as -a memorial of her.</p> -<p>Do we wonder why the disciples -become critics, if not opposers, and -ask with indignation, “To what purpose -is this waste?” They saw no -reason for it, no excuse. Unaware -of the near approach of Christ’s death -and burial they were quite well informed -as to the cash value of the -ointment. They were living on a -business basis and thinking of an -<span class="pb" id="Page_17">17</span> -empty treasury and the needs of the -poor. But Jesus explained to them -just why they made complaint and -why this woman anointed him.</p> -<p>It is apparent that the disciples are -not yet free from commercialism or -they would know that devotion to -Christ always helps and never hinders -ministering to the poor. They -are devoted to Jesus and whether -they know it or not they are concerned -about His approaching death -and His victory over sin. But this -woman surpassed them in devotion -and in anticipating that victory. Of -course there came a time when no -ointment was too precious to measure -the interest or express the devotion -of these same disciples.</p> -<p>Right after Mary’s act of devotion -Matthew places Judas’ deed of defection. -Life is logical in its course and -outcome. “Whatsoever a man soweth -that shall he also reap.” Faith -in Christ is not the same as doubt -and denial, at the beginning, in its -process, or at the end. The two are -radically different and this difference -must appear at the end if nowhere -else. Extremes may meet but they -are still extremes.</p> -<p>The devotion that anointed Jesus -for his burial may have incited Judas -to betray him. He is indignant and -must act and the nature of his act -was determined by his own character. -<span class="pb" id="Page_18">18</span> -“Then one of the twelve, who was -called Judas Iscariot, went unto the -chief priests, and said, ‘What are ye -willing to give me, and I will deliver -him unto you?’ And they weighed -unto him thirty pieces of silver.”</p> -<p>Judas assumed the right to sell Jesus -as Satan assumed the right to -bestow the world as a gift. The -chief priests gladly act on the assumption -of Judas and Jesus was sold -by the latter and purchased by the -former as though he were a slave. -The bargain is satisfactory to buyer -and seller, the purchase price is paid -and accepted and the transaction is -complete! If this contract takes any -account of the innocence of Jesus, his -wonderful teaching and his miraculous -ministry it is as so many counts -against him.</p> -<p>Men always throw the cloak of -charity over their shoulders when -they propose to do an uncharitable -thing. They will build the tombs of -the prophets who are dead while they -arrange to betray God’s living leaders. -They take care of their reputation -but neglect their character. They -do popular things which in no way -commit them to the cause of Christ. -But men cannot remain indifferent to -Christ. He literally compels decision, -and men must choose, their choice -lying between sale and service, the -defection of Judas and the devotion -<span class="pb" id="Page_19">19</span> -of Mary. There is no resting place -between the two. The Christ leaves -no room for doubt and indecision for -just as sure as he did he would not -be the Christ.</p> -<h3 id="c9">Recapitulation</h3> -<p>Matthew’s references to money are -found here and there, not random -remarks or unrelated statements, but -parts of the truth, which fit together -in an “orderly procession of thought.” -They embody an ideal, reveal motives, -describe character and show us -the evil use of money lest we be deceived -and misled.</p> -<p>The Wise Men gave in recognition -of Christ as the promised King while -Satan proposed to give in order to -dethrone Him.</p> -<p>Christ came to fulfil the law, to -raise religion to its proper level. -According to Him, motives count, and -in prayer and alms-giving point unerringly -to the source of reward.</p> -<p>Our earth-life is not to be earth-bound. -Men are called upon to lay -up treasures in heaven wisely anticipating -their appearance there.</p> -<p>Christ gives authority to men -whom he sends forth as his representatives. -They are not to rely on -cash or clothes but to trust God for -the truth they teach and power to -sustain them, and the people for food -and shelter.</p> -<p>Peter’s mistake about the tax arose -<span class="pb" id="Page_20">20</span> -from inadequate knowledge of Christ -after years of instruction and at the -close of the earthly life of Jesus. -Riches are an obstruction to <b>rich</b> men -but not to <b>saved</b> men.</p> -<p>A right idea of God and a right relation -to God prepare men for a right -use of money and any talent they -possess.</p> -<p>The woman who anointed Jesus -manifested her devotion and the man -who betrayed Him gave vent to his -disappointment and proclaimed his -disaffection.</p> -<h2>Transcriber’s Notes</h2> -<ul> -<li>Silently corrected a few typos.</li> -<li>Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.</li> -<li>In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.</li> -</ul> - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Matthew on Money, by Lawrence Keister - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MATTHEW ON MONEY *** - -***** This file should be named 61086-h.htm or 61086-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/6/1/0/8/61086/ - -Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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