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You Can’t Serve Two Masters
Dave Riddle - 8/28/22
Key Passage: Matthew 6:24
“No one can serve two masters…”
Jesus in Matthew 6:24a
“No one” = oudeis (οὐδείς) - not even one
Romans 3:10
“Can” = dynamai (δύναμαι) - to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom
It is impossible!
“Serve” = douleuō (δουλεύω) - to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary):—be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).
“Masters” = kyrios (κύριος) - supreme in authority
Romans 10:9, Luke 6:46
“…he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.”
Jesus in Matthew 6:24b
It’s impossible for us to love (agapaō: ἀγαπάω - perfect unconditional love) two supreme masters at once.
Compare to Jesus’ comments about the good “single” eye from last week, Matthew 6:22.
“…You cannot serve both God and money.”
Jesus in Matthew 6:24c
“Money” = mamōnas (μαμωνᾶς) - Mammon - everything we pursue in life. Riches, treasures, dreams, feelings, idols. Everything that isn’t God.
Joshua 24:15 - “…choose this day whom you will serve...”