Posted on 12/05/2013 6:33:26 PM PST by ebb tide
LUKE, CHAPTER 6
20* And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,*
for the kingdom of God is yours.
LUKE, CHAPTER 6
20* And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,*
for the kingdom of God is yours.
What about the rich man who cast out the guest who took the head seat? Who was the bad guy? Or the servant who held his debtors accountable to the penny? Yet he was punished by the “rich” man.
youth unemployment, adult unemployment, whatever unemployment you can think of, leads to all of the other problems stated....when people are productively employed, appreciated for what they accomplish, compensated for their contribution to their employer, EVERYONE is happy, the employee, because he/she is appreciated, the employer because he/she can make a profit, therefore a paycheck,based on their capital investment risk, labor, etc. should be larger than the person who cooks the frys...
brilliant move as I see it, the reparations have been made......and they can't move the bridge!!!
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Which is it? Blessed are the poor or blessed are the poor in spirit?
my question is why??? if you are productive, educated, show initiative, you won't be poor....get off your ass, do something, anything profitable, and you won't be poor..
Matthew is one — Luke is another. They are both correct.
Always better to be asked to move up at the banquet table rather than to be banished to a lower position, right?
What about the prayers of the Pharisee who stood in the front and bragged, and the prayers of the common poor man who stood in the back and prayed?
Go ahead and read it that way, but that is not what it means. It speaks to spiritual poverty, not material poverty. There is no special blessing in being destitute. The spiritually poor are the richest people in the world, regardless of their material condition.
Will I think most protestants find fault with him or any other pope. He’s no more a socialist than the man in the moon. He fought long and hard against liberation theology in Argentina. He’s not a politician in any way, shape or form.
I forget nothing. I know what the Bible teaches.
And in doing so they woefully misunderstand His message.
probably has socialist leanings, He's from Argentina...not exactly an epitome of freedom...however, as he views the world from other aspects, he may wake up to the ONLY SYSTEM THAT WORKS is capitalism....everything else is redistribution of someone elses money....pathetic!!
Is Pope Francis (formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio) a socialist who will allow liberation theology to infiltrate the Catholic Church? This question, when posed, caused Sam Gregg, research director at the Action Institute, a conservative think tank, to chuckle. TheBlaze interviewed Gregg on Friday to speak further about Francis’ take on poverty and social justice.
As over-the-top as the aforementioned curiosity sounds, since the pontiff’s election on Wednesday, some have quietly been voicing concerns. And there’s no doubt that outlets, pundits and political observers, alike, have spent the past week exploring Francis’ background in an effort to better understand where he stands on the economic front.
A LOVER OF LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND SOCIALISM?
So, what’s the verdict?
Well, it’s clear from his past and present statements and behaviors that Pope Francis cares deeply about the poor and that he lives a very humble and — by all accounts — modest life (he cooked his own meals, took public transportation and decided not to live in lavish quarters). But how far does this devotion to the poor go? Is Francis concerned with government structure and taxation or will he stick firmly to the faith and encouraging believers to help those in need?
This quest for context and its associated curiosities, of course, is nothing new. Whenever a new pope is elected, the public and media, alike, look incessantly for any and all information that will shed light on the new-found faith leader’s character and a past actions. And considering that the Catholic Church has 1.2 billion members across the globe, Pope Francis’ viewpoints matter, mostly because of the control and influence he will have over believers.
During a phone interview, Gregg explained Francis’ background and dismissed any claims that the pontiff is a socialist or has connections with liberation theology. As for the latter movement, the researcher explained that this ideology never took off in Argentina as it did in other Latin American countries — and, in fact, he credited Francis for liberation theology’s overall failure in the country.
Sorry but “Catholic teaching on economics” goes back at least to the 1st Century:
Jesus Christ speaks on economics 2000 years ago, not the 19th century
viz
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So he said, “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return.
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He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins 5 and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’
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His fellow citizens, however, despised him and sent a delegation after him to announce, ‘We do not want this man to be our king.’
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But when he returned after obtaining the kingship, he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money, to learn what they had gained by trading.
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The first came forward and said, ‘Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.’
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He replied, ‘Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities.’
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Then the second came and reported, ‘Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.’
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And to this servant too he said, ‘You, take charge of five cities.’
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Then the other servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief,
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for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding person; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.’
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He said to him, ‘With your own words I shall condemn you, you wicked servant. You knew I was a demanding person, taking up what I did not lay down and harvesting what I did not plant;
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why did you not put my money in a bank? Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.’
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And to those standing by he said, ‘Take the gold coin from him and give it to the servant who has ten.’
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But they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten gold coins.’
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‘I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
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Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.’”
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Finish the sentence.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”.
I like this one.
“Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” ~ 19:24
Quite so but that correct understanding will be met with profound silence and indifference. It’s so much easier to set up a charity and proclaim it is caring for “Christ’s brothers”.
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