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b'In this episode, we look at\\u2026\\n\\nis this passage about when you say \\u201cthe prayer\\u201d to accept Jesus and then get into heaven?\\nthe economic themes that run through the Hebrew and Christian scriptures\\nGod\\u2019s generosity\\nGod\\u2019s generosity extends beyond salvation, it also includes physical and economic well-being\\nis salvation scarce? and where does its value come from?\\nwhat about those passages where God divides people?\\nbelief vs behavior\\nwhy we are talking about back-to-basics this month\\ncontinue this conversation with us in Sanctuary Collective\\nJoin us on a live webinar this Thursday, September 21 at 8pm eastern. Register for free here.\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nMatthew 20:1-16\\n\\u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After he agreed with the workers to pay them a denarion, he sent them into his vineyard.\\n\\u201cThen he went out around nine in the morning and saw others standing around the marketplace doing nothing. He said to them, \\u2018You also go into the vineyard, and I\\u2019ll pay you whatever is right.\\u2019 And they went.\\n\\u201cAgain around noon and then at three in the afternoon, he did the same thing. Around five in the afternoon he went and found others standing around, and he said to them, \\u2018Why are you just standing around here doing nothing all day long?\\u2019\\n\\u201c\\u2018Because nobody has hired us,\\u2019 they replied.\\n\\u201cHe responded, \\u2018You also go into the vineyard.\\u2019\\n\\u201cWhen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, \\u2018Call the workers and give them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and moving on finally to the first.\\u2019 When those who were hired at five in the afternoon came, each one received a denarion. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarion. When they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, \\u2018These who were hired last worked one hour, and they received the same pay as we did even though we had to work the whole day in the hot sun.\\u2019\\n\\u201cBut he replied to one of them, \\u2018Friend, I did you no wrong. Didn\\u2019t I agree to pay you a denarion? Take what belongs to you and go. I want to give to this one who was hired last the same as I give to you. Don\\u2019t I have the right to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you resentful because I\\u2019m generous?\\u2019 So those who are last will be first. And those who are first will be last.\\u201d\\nThe post The Generosity of God \\u2013 Matthew 20:1-16 appeared first on Queer Theology.'