In the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, the Rich Man doesn't go to Hell for any specific sin, but only for the fact that he is rich Abraham directly tells him "In life, you were comfortable and Lazarus was in agony, so in death he is comfortable and you are in agony"
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I'm sorry, I'm not super invested in Scripture anymore but I think it's outright baffling that people try to argue Jesus didn't hate rich people or encourage resentment of the rich when that's the vast majority of his content He was as populist as you get
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Replying to @amusawale @arthur_affect and
Please actually read your bible if you plan to stand on it later
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Replying to @ScottysCallinMe @arthur_affect and
I've read it cover to cover.
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Replying to @amusawale @arthur_affect and
And you’re claiming that Jesus wasn’t anti-wealth? Based on what?
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Replying to @ScottysCallinMe @arthur_affect and
Yes. He had no problem with wealth. He had a problem with corruption, with showing off for clout, with misuse of the temple, with the worship of money as an idol, but not with wealth. It's very subtle. Maybe y'all can't get it.
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Replying to @amusawale @arthur_affect and
At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!”
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Replying to @ScottysCallinMe @amusawale and
24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard[b] to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
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Replying to @ScottysCallinMe @arthur_affect and
and you take the sentence at face value and disregard the nuance. Why is it easier? what was the context? when wealth becomes idolatry. when it becomes the be all and end all of everything. when Jeff Bezos asks you to fund his worker's healthcare rather than spend his own money
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Nothing about this "nuance" changes the fact that Jesus told the guy directly to sell all his stuff and give away all the money
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