I’m amazed once again to hear financial advisors consistently, at all cost, avoid applying Jesus’ comments about giving it all away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“That does not literally apply to us.”
“It’s not your money that I want—it’s your heart.”
—–Jesus’ words explained, revised, devised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, it’s not about money ?
It’s about heart ?
Really ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart WILL BE also.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Sounds like money and heart are tied at the hip.
+ Sounds like any attempt to separate is not Biblical.
Can I say my heart is right, and selectively apply only some things God says about money, that confirm my plans ?
+ Sounds like if Jesus told American Christians the one thing they lack is to give it all away to the poor to follow Him, they would “go away sad, because they have great possessions”.
How about sermons on that ! ? ! X
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But you’ll never get anywhere telling them to change their comfortable message about money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daddy didn’t get anywhere telling church people what Jesus said about money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus didn’t get anywhere telling successful (politically, financially), religious leaders to change their ideas about money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May I strongly suggest reading what Jesus said about money in the Bible—straight from your Bible—not what someone says the Bible says.
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+ Current, American Christian financial teaching . . . is a very narrow, selected part of the Christian experience, at best.
+ Current, American Christian financial teaching . . . applies, at best, to a very narrow slice of Christianity, historically, and worldwide today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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