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I'm saddened that he felt compelled to resign. The Gospel advocates poverty, whether you take that in the literal sense or whether you take it to mean humility,
by coleifer 8y ago
I'm saddened that he felt compelled to resign. The Gospel advocates poverty, whether you take that in the literal sense or whether you take it to mean humility, I imagine the stark divide visible in SV would probably be pretty hard to understand.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoYou'd rather say the Church advocates the responsible use of wealth.
- coleifer 8y agoNot quite. I don't know what the church is nor can I speak about it's motivation. I'm speaking about the gospel. Matthew 19:23 specifically: Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. It's a rare thing for Jesus to make a pronouncement like that in the text. Which leads me to believe it's an important part of his teaching.
- drdeca 8y agoI think that 19:23-26 may be more clear than 23 by itself? Also, out of curiosity, what translation is that?
- otoburb 8y ago>>Also, out of curiosity, what translation is that? First returned Google result in Firefox private mode[1] indicates this wording is specific to the King James Version (KJV). [1] http://biblehub.com/kjv/matthew/19-23.htm http://biblehub.com/kjv/matthew/19-23.htm
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