PANAMHIEST
07-26-2009, 12:16 PM
Ok i know some of the NDN folks here are not into alot of bbile or religous
stuff, but here are some things that i have learned about money and the
bible and how riches should be concieved acording to jesus. I find it
interesting that jesus taught more about money than any thing else. He was
a phropet of sorts i guess, and he wasnt trying to make money doind it. As
far as i cab tell in my sporadical studies of the bible, jesus never so much as
asked for a offering. I think the reason why he wanted to teach so much
about money and personal possesion is because of the worries people have
and the stress it causes alot of people, especially in todays times, when the
economy is all down-hill, and things cost so much. Jesus taught exensively
that nothing destroys our well being more quickly than money-by either
working to have alot of money, wishing we had alot of money or doing
criminal acts to obtain more money. I am gonna quote some things in my
bible studies about this subject.
A man once asked jesus,"Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance
with me"(luke12:13). Instead of asking of any of the great things that jesus
had to offer the one thing that worried the man the most was a large
wealthy inheritance in his family. why is that?
Jesus then said,"beware of covertousness, for ones life does not consist in
the abundance of the things he posseses" in verse 15 of luke. Jesus then told
a tale of a rich man who was very successful, having so many crops tht he
had to build huge barns, but the man was in fact in gods eye a fool. Not
because he was rich, but because he was not rich towards god. The man
eventually lost everything, due to not having faith in what was trulely rich,
which is faith in god. Does this mean having faith in god mean that one may
become rich? maybe.
I have read and seen all kinds of advice on how to become rich, but only
jesus and the bible holds the true source of the reasons and things that
cause us all to try so hard for a lil money and wealth. Its about the richness
of our faith, and the love for our family and nieghbors that is what is truly
important, and the joys of turning our greeds into generosity.:Angel_anim:
The riches of this world are vain,
they can vanish in a day,
but the sweet tresures of ones faith,
they never pass away.- anthony bosch
stuff, but here are some things that i have learned about money and the
bible and how riches should be concieved acording to jesus. I find it
interesting that jesus taught more about money than any thing else. He was
a phropet of sorts i guess, and he wasnt trying to make money doind it. As
far as i cab tell in my sporadical studies of the bible, jesus never so much as
asked for a offering. I think the reason why he wanted to teach so much
about money and personal possesion is because of the worries people have
and the stress it causes alot of people, especially in todays times, when the
economy is all down-hill, and things cost so much. Jesus taught exensively
that nothing destroys our well being more quickly than money-by either
working to have alot of money, wishing we had alot of money or doing
criminal acts to obtain more money. I am gonna quote some things in my
bible studies about this subject.
A man once asked jesus,"Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance
with me"(luke12:13). Instead of asking of any of the great things that jesus
had to offer the one thing that worried the man the most was a large
wealthy inheritance in his family. why is that?
Jesus then said,"beware of covertousness, for ones life does not consist in
the abundance of the things he posseses" in verse 15 of luke. Jesus then told
a tale of a rich man who was very successful, having so many crops tht he
had to build huge barns, but the man was in fact in gods eye a fool. Not
because he was rich, but because he was not rich towards god. The man
eventually lost everything, due to not having faith in what was trulely rich,
which is faith in god. Does this mean having faith in god mean that one may
become rich? maybe.
I have read and seen all kinds of advice on how to become rich, but only
jesus and the bible holds the true source of the reasons and things that
cause us all to try so hard for a lil money and wealth. Its about the richness
of our faith, and the love for our family and nieghbors that is what is truly
important, and the joys of turning our greeds into generosity.:Angel_anim:
The riches of this world are vain,
they can vanish in a day,
but the sweet tresures of ones faith,
they never pass away.- anthony bosch