Posted on 11/07/2019 6:53:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Sorry, but Christianity is also against abortion, same-sex “marriage”, identity by race, etc.
It’s not about socialist agendas.
Let’s see a few books about that.. .
Good article. Thanks for posting it.
No.
Next question.
Christian Post has always been rather dubious as a Christian publication.
Ludicrous article.
That’s between him and God.
Nobody else’s business.
If the Spirit moves him to do so, sure. But he should remember that not all those with a hand out are truly in need, and may not be open to God’s Word.
Vatican goes first.
RE: Ludicrous article.
Can you elaborate?
ludicrous didn’t write the article, not is it about him... it is about kanye.
The question in the first place.
Vatican didn’t write the article. Vatican had nothing to do with the article, or the publication in which it appeared.
Yet you chose to sneer at Vatican.
Very strange ...
He's on a roll most Christians favor
Faulty premise. Except for Matthew, the disciples weren’t wealthy. Middle class at best. Second, why would God only require “rich” people to give away everything, and not the working or middle class followers? So, what’s the cut off? Show me a scripture that says “anything under this amount is considered an acceptable standard of living, but you have to give away anything over that.” No need to walk by faith, you can just put your trust in God’s version of the universal basic income. God requires full and complete surrender of each person’s ALL. That’s all their being, all their time, all their future, and all their possessions. Surrender doesn’t mean give it away, it means let God use it and control it as He directs. So many Christians fail to realize Christ’s command is about obedience, not poverty.
Now let’s talk about those mega-churches and their pastors’ mansions.
The comments on this thread read like no one read the article and only quickly came to a judgement based on the title
Damn it, Kanye has earned his fortune honestly and no rotten, preening, guilt tripping, so-called “Christian” should be trying to shame him out of it. Somebody once tried to guilt me about a new car I’d just bought by remarking now extravagant it was. I replied, “I wanted it, I earned it, and I bought it.” No more attempted guilting.
I did read the article. I’m agreeing with the author that those who use the “rich Christians should give away all their money” is an unscriptural, faulty premise. Just expanding on his point.
RE: The question in the first place.
That was a rhetorical question which is answered in the article.
Buddhism has a teaching similar to Christianity, but without the Western/Socialist “social justice” agenda that has polluted Western thinking. First of all, wealth, gained honestly and with a “right livelihood,” is a sign of proper living, righteousness and God’s favor.
Secondly, giving away one’s wealth certainly is considered an upright and moral act, but with the condition you have wisdom regarding where its given, and your wealth in the hands of others doesn’t enable their sin or create bad karma.
Third, and probably most salient, is that managing and trying to hold on to wealth in our short lives is ultimately a burden of our minds and hearts. Our desire to become or remain wealthy is a distraction from our focus on God. A person gives away his wealth to ultimately help HIMSELF
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