Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trustedwith much, and whoever is dishonest with very little also be dishonest with much " (luke 16:10) [listen]
2007-11-17 05:43:15 · 12 answers · asked by truth set free 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
but nowdadays ppol are not hinest so why mentioned as such?
2007-11-17 05:54:23 · update #1
Im not sure what translation you have, but my translation reads this scripture like this, which actually makes more sense.
(Luke 16:10) “The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in much.”
What was Jesus trying to say, well We should learn to trust in God in all our daily activities, obeying him even in matters that may seem insignificant. When we observe the benefits that come from such obedience, our trust in our heavenly Father is strengthened, enabling us to face larger or more formidable trials.
2007-11-17 05:51:27 · answer #1 · answered by Emma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the precursor to the "Peter Principle" - that a person rises to the highest level of their incompetence.
Similar statements have been made in many religions, common sense wisdom, and other teachings through out time.
Basically it means that if you can't be trusted with a small thing it's doubtful that you can be trusted with a larger thing i.e if you steal change from a 1 dollar purchase, you will steal more from larger amounts.
2007-11-17 13:51:27 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you already know what it means. Those who are not honest with even small matters (stealing small sums, lying little "white" lies, etc.), they can not be trusted in great matters. And the matters that God has in store for us are great indeed. Consider the perspective, little is relative. What is little to God would be a very big matter to us -- God considers the earth the small dust on the scale!
And you are right, most people today are very dishonest.
2007-11-17 14:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by BC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're honest in small things you'll be honest in big things
If you're a crook in small things you'll be a crook in big things
If you can't be trusted with something small, why would you be given something big? You can't serve two bosses. You can't be honest and dishonest. You have to choose. Bottom line: You can't serve Satan and God at the same time. You have to love one and you have to hate the other.
2007-11-17 14:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by J C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you can't appreciate what you already have, you aren't going to be able to appreciate greater blessings. It also means that if you aren't responsible in areas of minimal consequence, major decisions will not be left for you. A lot of Christians today think it means that if you don't give your money to the church, then God will not make you rich (leaving you to deduce the converse and submit).
2007-11-17 13:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by J Maime 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anyone that steals $1 will also steal $100. So, if they won't steal $100 then they probably won't steal $1. And if you can't trust someone with your dog then don't leave your kids with them.
2007-11-17 13:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we are talking about money or wealth here ,we are talking about knowledge. How we use it as in truth or being dishonest.
2007-11-17 13:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We must remain faithful even in seemingly small matters.
2007-11-17 13:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that the truth..Honesty is a way of being, it doesn't have a bottom line.
2007-11-17 13:46:53 · answer #9 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
To me it means that the parts of the bible which are not raving insanity, delusion, and deliberate lies are pretty much common-sense things that were true in flea-bitten goat herder times and they are true now.
2007-11-17 13:47:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋