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Luke 3:7-14 (MSG)

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⁷ When crowds of people came out for baptism because it was the popular thing to do, John exploded: "Brood of snakes! What do you think you're doing slithering down here to the river? Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to deflect God's ⁸ It's your life that must change, not your skin. And don't think you can pull rank by claiming Abraham as 'father.' Being a child of Abraham is neither here nor there--children of Abraham are a dime a dozen. God can make children from stones if he wants. ⁹ What counts is your life. Is it green and blossoming? Because if it's deadwood, it goes on the fire." ¹⁰ The crowd asked him, "Then what are we supposed to do?" ¹¹ "If you have two coats, give one away," he said. "Do the same with your food." ¹² Tax men also came to be baptized and said, "Teacher, what should we do?" ¹³ He told them, "No more extortion--collect only what is required by law." ¹⁴ Soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He told them, "No shakedowns, no blackmail--and be content with your rations."


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 14) Contentment - Be content with your pay
(v. 14) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Be content with your pay

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 7) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 8) Repentance - The Prophets (part 2) (2009-10-31)
(v. 8) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 9) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 10) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 11) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 12) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 13) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)
(v. 14) Repentance (part I) (2010-12-27)

Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude