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In the saying of the two kinds of treasure Jesus was not instituting an outright ban onthe accumulation of material possessions. Jesus, using antithesis gives a prohibitionand command, stated in the absolute, to show that His disciples must stopprioritising the accumulation of wealth over and above service to Gods and Hiskingdom. The reason for this instruction is that the affections of the disciples heartsets the course of her or his life, thus the allegiance and affection of a disciple’sheart must be directed towards Jesus over and above the accumulation of wealth.There are motivating factors given with this command. Namely the eternal andimperishable value that comes with a life lived in service to Jesus as opposed to theperishable and temporary value of possessions amassed on earth. What exactlytreasures in Heaven are was not defined. What was noted is that they are receivedin the present and eternity as a result of obedience to God expressed in generosityto others.The second part of Matthew 6:19-24 contains the saying of the good and bad eye.This saying continues the theme begun in the first saying of the affection and loyaltyof the disciple’s heart. Should a disciple’s heart be turned to God and expressedthrough generosity towards others the disciple’s life will be characterised by purity,revelation, blessing and truth. Conversely a heart not directed towards God and thatis stingy towards others will lead to a degenerate experience for the disciple.The final part of Matthew 6:19-24 is the saying of the two Masters. Again, the themeof allegiance to God expressed through one’s attitude towards money or materialpossessions is continued. The saying makes the point that one’s allegiance cannotbe split between God and money. Material possessions were presented as an idolthat rivals for the disciples’ allegiance. Due to the human need to feel securematerial wealth seems to easily displace the disciple’s allegiance to Christ and it isthis concern which Jesus is addressing51
Chapter FiveLiterary Analysis – Matthew 6:25-345.1 IntroductionThis chapter continues the literary analysis begun in chapter 3. In keeping withTalbert’s (2006:120) formal division for the text, this chapter will deal with the secondsub-unit of Matthew 6:19-34, that is Matthew 6:25-34. As with the previous chapterattention will be paid to the rhetoric, genre, composition and grammar of the text.Similarly, there will be an examination of key words and phrases.Once again, the stated goal of the literary analysis is to better understand themeaning of the passage in order to clarify the nature of the relationship between theChristian disciple and money as presented in Matthew 6:19-34. The previouschapter’s examination of the three parts of Matthew 6:19-24 showed that a disciplemust prioritise allegiance to Christ over and above wealth/money and theaccumulation thereof. Matthew 6:25-34 begins with a therefore linking it toMatthew6:19-24 and so will expand on the implication of this allegiance and itsdemands.5.2 The Three Parts of Matthew 6:25-345.2.1 Part One – Matthew 6:25-30Like with the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit is made up of three parts/units52
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ACKOWLEDGEMENTSI am eternally grate
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TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1: Introdu
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APPENDIX ONETALBERTS FORMAL DIVISIO
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BIBLIOGRAPHYAchtemeier PJ, Green JB
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Clowney EP 1988. Church. In SB Ferg
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Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishi
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