“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.” In today’s Epistle, we read part of Paul’s first letter to the congregation in Corinth, evidently divided among allegiance to various teachers.
I like the point about an "inward" interpretation of Christ's ministry of miracles, and learning about a contrast between pre-modern and contemporary interpretations of John's question in Matt 11.
I was reading Luke 12 yesterday, and 12.41-48, Jesus' cryptic response to Peter's question (really, Jesus gives a counter-question!), “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?” feels connected to what you're saying about Paul and stewardship and Advent:
"And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing." (RSV; actually, NRSV translates more literally and puts more of an edge on the passage by using "slave" rather than "servant.")
+1 for the Hilary reference!
I like the point about an "inward" interpretation of Christ's ministry of miracles, and learning about a contrast between pre-modern and contemporary interpretations of John's question in Matt 11.
I was reading Luke 12 yesterday, and 12.41-48, Jesus' cryptic response to Peter's question (really, Jesus gives a counter-question!), “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?” feels connected to what you're saying about Paul and stewardship and Advent:
"And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing." (RSV; actually, NRSV translates more literally and puts more of an edge on the passage by using "slave" rather than "servant.")