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There is nothing wrong with wealth in itself....It's the way you handle it...If you use your wealth to help others and keep God first then I don't see any reason to try to justify it. Scriptures say that God would have you prosper even as your soul prospers....There were quite a few wealthy kings in the OT, but Jesus was pretty clear that wealth was nothing more than a burden to followers of God. Do you see Christians appropriately justifying whatever wealth they have in America, or do you think they could use a lesson from Jesus?
There were quite a few wealthy kings in the OT, but Jesus was pretty clear that wealth was nothing more than a burden to followers of God. Do you see Christians appropriately justifying whatever wealth they have in America, or do you think they could use a lesson from Jesus?
There were quite a few wealthy kings in the OT, but Jesus was pretty clear that wealth was nothing more than a burden to followers of God. Do you see Christians appropriately justifying whatever wealth they have in America, or do you think they could use a lesson from Jesus?
Why do we fail to provide? Because feeding the poor and providing for others does not turn a profit for our big corporations.
Do you think there's a difference between controlling wealth for the good of others and controlling it for your own benefit?I remember having this discussion with an online acquaintance who found the wealth controlled by the Mormon church to be hypocritical to the notion of being giving and charitable. My reply, aside from highlighting the extensive philanthropic efforts of the church, was to consider the following.
If I gave you £1 million, some would consider the most philanthropic thing to do to give that money away in its entirety. However, consider saving this money, and investing prudently, and donating what interest and profit you achieve on the money. Whereas giving the wealth in entirety is certainly noble, in the long term the greater net good can be brought by being in control of wealth. Thus being in control of wealth can be a great force for good, and is not in itself a bad thing provided you use the power it brings for good.