Jesus On Generosity Essay

Furthermore, Jesus teaches the importance of generosity to Zako because the distribution of wealth is the key element of the Upside-Down Kingdom. Jesus says, “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard… So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” (Matthew 20: 1-16). Jesus explains to Zako that she needs to be the last one to receive any of the profit and that all profits should be use to provide the needs of her employees. Additionally, Jesus explains how generosity can lead to the spiritual growth and success. Jesus tells, “sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven” (Matthew 19:21) and gives the example of the church that thrived in the historical world, “Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and …show more content…
We, humans, always go back to the materialistic life and try to hold on the wealth to ourselves. “Money and material goods can quickly become idols, which can control us and unseat the rule of God in our lives” (Kraybill, 2011, p. 99) and the wealth brings problems in our lives: “six dangers of wealth” such as strangler, anxiety, blindness, bossiness, foolishness, and curse (Kraybill, 2011, p. 99- 112). People with wealth want to become wealthier because the wealth brings power and once they have the wealth and power, they try to protect what they already have. “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth” (Matthew 6: