I came to this realization years ago while reading Luke 3 on an airplane. Among the crowds that gathered to hear John the Baptist preach, three different groups asked him how they should prove their repentance. John gave three answers: 1. Everyone should share clothes and food with the poor (v. 11). 2. Tax collectors shouldn’t pocket extra money (v. 13). 3. Soldiers should be content with their wages and not extort money (v. 14). No one had asked John about finances! They wanted to know how to demonstrate spiritual transformation. So why did John’s response center almost exclusively on money
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