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The way I heard the "needle gate" interpretation is: 1. A camel normally is tall, covered in a tarp / saddle, and loads of baggage. 2. To get through the Need
by gwd 3y ago
The way I heard the "needle gate" interpretation is:
1. A camel normally is tall, covered in a tarp / saddle, and loads of baggage.
2. To get through the Needle Gate, a camel needs to take off all his baggage, saddle, and tarp, and then crawl through on his knees
3. So with a rich man: To get into heaven, he must take off all his worldly baggage (i.e., stop loving his wealth) and humble himself by crawling in on his knees.
So at a certain level it does make sense; there is a sense in which that's exactly what Jesus asked the Rich Young Ruler to do.
- moolcool 3y agoBut then he would no longer be rich, so this doesn't really change the metaphor.
- prewett 3y agoOne can be rich (have a lot of money) without loving money, or to the point of the gate explanation, relying on money instead of God.
- anonymous_sorry 3y agoIf you had a lot of money but loved the god described in the New Testament more, then wouldn't you give it all away to the poor and needy as Jesus says?
- frank_nitti 3y agoMethinks they don’t want the rich man to have to give away his wealth, just to “love God more than the money”. So many in these comments (presumably wealthy or aspiring wealthy) seem desperate to assure themselves that wealth-hoarding is not inherently evil by His standards