Parable of the Rich Fool
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 27 December 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Greed is more than an inordinate love for wealth. Most fundamentally, it is a lack of gratitude to God. Today, R.C. Sproul voices Jesus' warning in His parable of the rich fool.
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| 0:00.0 | This man said to go, oh God, don't, don't worry about my soul. |
| 0:02.8 | I'll tell you what, you can have all that I've stored in these barns. |
| 0:06.0 | I'll give you all my wealth now. |
| 0:08.0 | And God is saying, it's too late. |
| 0:11.0 | I don't want your money. |
| 0:12.0 | I want your soul right now. |
| 0:15.0 | Coming out of the Christmas season is to come out of a time that is sadly filled with |
| 0:26.6 | covetousness, from the advertisements to children fighting over toys, but to covet, despite what some might think, is a serious sin. |
| 0:37.4 | You're listening to renewing her mind on this Wednesday, and I'm glad you're with us. All week we're considering some of Jesus parables, |
| 0:46.0 | and today we come to the parable of the rich fool. |
| 0:50.0 | It's a parable and section of scripture that brings with it a strong and sober warning. |
| 0:55.8 | How should we think about wealth and the abundance that many of us enjoy living in the 21st century. And what made this prosperous man such a fool? Here's |
| 1:06.6 | R.C. Sprawl on the parable of Jesus that is called the |
| 1:19.8 | parable of the |
| 1:25.0 | Parable of the rich fool. |
| 1:26.0 | And we find it in the 12th chapter of Luke's Gospel, |
| 1:28.0 | beginning at verse 13. |
| 1:30.0 | Now read the parable, it's a brief one, and then comment on it. |
| 1:35.0 | Then one from the crowd said to him, |
| 1:38.0 | Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. But he said to him, |
| 1:46.7 | man who made me judge or an arbitrator over you. And he said to them, take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not |
| 1:59.8 | consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. |
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