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To: TightSqueeze
Instead of starting a bible verse pissing contest, I will leave you with the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus, which ended with... 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'

It won't be a pissing contest. I have nothing to cite, as I did not claim that my beliefs were explicitly sanctioned by the bible. You, however, think that the bible characterizes stock market investing as a sin. Please explain. Your avoidance of the question leads me to believe that you are incapble of explaining.

Yes, there is a such thing as greed, and it is a sin. I do not see, however, that buying a share of stock is greed, anymore than it would have been greed for Joseph to sell off a portion of his carpentry business to buy some new equipment.

35 posted on 12/01/2002 5:41:26 PM PST by Rodney King
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To: Rodney King
I like to listen to Charles Stanley, the Baptist pastor of In Touch Ministries.

Once his hour long sermon discussed finances and the Christian. He made note of the fact that there are more verses in the Bible relating to financial issues than any other topic. It's not a sin to earn a living and prosper. But the way an individual or company accumulates the money can be sinful.

63 posted on 12/02/2002 1:26:31 AM PST by 3catsanadog
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