Parable of the Rich Fool
Author: Steve Amato
Keywords: bible study,parable, jesus, gospel, rich, fool, barns

翻译: English 中文 Big5

# 无知的财主

路加福音１２：１６－２１就用比喻对他们说：“有一个财主田产丰盛，自己心里思想说：‘我的出产没有地方收藏，怎么办呢？’又说：‘我要这么办：要把我的仓房拆了，另盖更大的，在那里好收藏我一切的粮食和财物，然后要对我的灵魂说：灵魂哪，你有许多财物积存，可作多年的费用，只管安安逸逸地吃喝快乐吧。’神却对他说：‘无知的人哪，今夜必要你的灵魂，你所预备的，要归谁呢？’凡为自己积财，在神面前却不富足的，也是这样。”

# 问题讨论

What was wrong about the rich man's attitude?
When you have extra time, money, or resources, what do you tend to spend them on?
What would you do if you were rich? Are you rich?
Have you thought about retirement?
What should our ideal purpose in life be?
What does it mean to be rich toward God?

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# 注释

Notice Jesus attributes the good crop not directly to the rich man but to the ground. The rich man did not produce the good crop, the ground did. When people are successful they are quick to congratulate themselves and attribute their success solely to themselves. But they are much more subject to circumstances and "luck" then they may admit.

(By "luck", I am not leaving God out of the picture, for it is written: “签放在怀里，定事由耶和华。”箴言１６：３３ God determines the outcome of every particular stochastic event)

The rich man did not view himself as a servant of God, nor his resources as responsibilities entrusted to him by God. Rather he viewed himself as the one being served, and his resources as toys to play with. This is an attitude of greedy covetousness, which is quite common among the rich, who make it their goal to retire and take it easy, or to do whatever satisfies their passions. But the more we have, the more we will be held responsible for. To be rich toward God is not to be poor in material things, but rather to use what resources God has entrusted to us to the furtherance of His Kingdom.

Although I don't know the statistics on the matter, I've also heard that it is quite typical for people to die soon after retirement if they lose a sense of purpose and usefulness in life. For we were made to be servants - as Christ was in his human form. And when we depart from that purpose, we lose our life.

> “并且他替众人死，是叫那些活着的人不再为自己活，乃为替他们死而复活的主活。”歌林多后书５：１５

# Rap

A rich man's field produced a big gain But what would he do with all that grain? "I have no place to store my crops." I filled my barns all the way to their tops. I'll tear them down and build ones bigger And then retire while I still have vigor I'll take life easy and bask by the pool But God said to him, "You are a fool! Tonight you'll die, you'll go on the shelf Then who will get what you prepared for yourself?" So it will be for those who hoard Things for themselves but not for the Lord