[nickcarraway]

And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting? Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith to him: All these I have kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me? Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me. And when the young man had heard this word, he went away sad: for he had great possessions. Then Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 19:23-24 (cf Mark 10:17-31)

[FredZarguna]

The point of that story is not that wealth is immoral.

[Celtic Conservative]

Have you ever heard one interpretation of that passage? That the “eye of the needle” referred to a small gate in the city of Jerusalem wall. And that a camel could fit through it, but it had to be fully unloaded first. Therefore a rich man could get into heaven, but he had to give away all his riches.

CC