57 "Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? 58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite."—Luke 12:57-59
Jesus’ point here in these verses is that we should do whatever we have to do to be reconciled with our Father in Heaven before it is too late. He wanted the people to be as spiritually wise as they were worldly wise. It makes perfect sense from an earthly perspective to do what we can to be reconciled to our adversaries especially if we can avoid being thrown in prison as a result. How much more, then, if our Adversary is the Lord and that prison is eternal!
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.—John 3:16-17
