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tourists24
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Did you miss the part Jesus describes it? I posted it twice. It becomes greed (biblically speaking) when your love of money overtakes your love of God
send me a link to the quote
Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 6:24 - New International Version
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
thats kinda silly to think people can hoard way more money than they need and still be christian.
tourists24
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did you want a Webster dictionary definition or biblical explanation? I answered the one you use when you're trying to be religious
Have you considered that having wealth may be because one has been blessed by God? It's not having the wealth that's evil, it's what one does with it. If I had say ten billion dollars I would put it into interest bearing CD's and use the interest plus some of the principal to do good things with. I'd help my family, set up scholarships for poor kids, provide homes, pay utility bills. Maybe keep $100k a year for myself to live on. But it's my money, my responsibility. I won't just give it all away and not know how it's being spent. I'd manage it myself, making sure that I and my family are taken care of. Does that make me greedy?
tourists24
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That's it right there. You can't worship two masters. If you worship money more than God then that is wrong. It IS possible to walk your walk with Christ and be blessed with riches. It happens a lot. You simply don't want to believe it's possible to do both. They don't have to do with their money what you demand. Maybe Christ has another path in their uses of their wealthsend me a link to the quote
Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 6:24 - New International Version
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.www.biblegateway.com
no having wealth is not because you are blessed by god. thats a twisting of religion from what ive heard anyways.
yea i think if you keep 10 billion youre greedy.
i dont think you can have millions or more and not be greedy.
tourists24
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And biblical teaching nowhere says that if you are wealthy then you are inherently greedy. You worship your ministers instead of Christ so you will believe anything they tell you
minister chris hedges at least says its about justice and confronting the power elite. william barber says the same.
i think its time i find some quotes from them on this subject.
tourists24
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so sayeth rickyb. That doesn't make you right. And don't believe that you are going to gain any support using the bible and Jesus as your proof
No matter that I do good with the ten billion? And God does bless people with wealth and prosperity. If you notice those who've created wealth weren't just given it. They worked hard for it. Used their God given gifts.
Then talk to Ralph Nader and your other gurus. They're millionaires.
tourists24
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You think that would change anyone's mind on here? Like I said, you worship those men when your focus should be on Christ if you're wanting to use an argument from Christianity view
its interesting how you both give a pass to the biggest satanic evil on earth which is corporations and govts.
you agree christianity can be coopted
should make you wonder.
its okay to have a few i think but i think 10 million is too much probably even less would be considered anti christian greed.
tourists24
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I don't give a pass to anyone. I go by a case by case basis. I don't automatically think that every single person that has wealth is greedy. You do. I agree anything can be co opted so I put my faith in Christ and not religion. I stay away from advice from non Christians trying to tell me what the Christian thing would be. Your motives on here is to promote your self interests and ideas and anyone that disagrees with you is unchristian, even though you yourself are not a Christian. So beg my pardon if I don't follow your desires.
tourists24
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it becomes greed when you put more importance on money than you do Christ
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