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Main point summary
Jesus teaches that one's relationship to material goods affects one's relationship to God.
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Matthew 6:19-24
nasb
“ a Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy,
and where thieves break in and steal.
series
locative
But store up for yourselves a treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroys,
and where thieves do not break in or steal;
negativepositive
for a where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.
ground
“ a The eye is the lamp of the body;
so then if your eye is 1 clear,
your whole body will be full of light.
conditional
But if a your eye is 1 bad,
your whole body will be full of darkness.
If then the light that is in you is darkness,
how great is the darkness!
ideaexplanation
alternative
inference
“ a No one can serve two masters;
for either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and 1 b wealth.
bilateral
Third class conditional implying future or probably action.
Third class conditional implying future or probably action.
First class conditional assumed to be true from the authors perspective.
discourse
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Matthew 6:19-24
A1. Treasures: in Heaven or on Earth
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy,
and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroys,
and where thieves do not break in or steal;
for where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.
A2. Eyes: Clear or Bad
“The eye is the lamp of the body;
so then if your eye is clear,
Generous
your whole body will be full of light.
But if your eye is bad,
Stingy
your whole body will be full of darkness.
If then the light that is in you is darkness,
how great is the darkness!
A3. Masters: God or Mammon
“No one can serve two masters;
for either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and wealth.
phrasing