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I am glad I do not own a car or a house.....I could lose most of my possessions and be ok. Nothing really owns me
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It is important that we not covet after money; however, if we already have it, the Holy Spirit is a gentleman and will not require it of us that we give it all up in one fell swoop. It is written,1 Timothy 6:10
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
It is important that we not covet after money; however, if we already have it, the Holy Spirit is a gentleman and will not require it of us that we give it all up in one fell swoop. It is written,
1Ti 6:17, Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
1Ti 6:18, That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
1Ti 6:19, Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
To the OP only,
Define "poor." I believe your definition is much, much different from that of Scripture.
I'm afraid I have to take issue with your study on a couple of points. First of all, selling one's possessions is not a 'law' in the same sense that the Torah was law for the Israelites. It's a calling, not a rule.
Second, if you read the book of Acts carefully, you find that the first Christians didn't immediately sell all their possessions. "From time to time, those who owned land or houses sold them" (Acts 4:34) - capital assets were converted into cash only as and when there were needs that could not be met out of income.
There's also no way of knowing whether the houses that the Christians met in were owned or rented. We are not given any indication that Lydia (for example) sold her house - she simply put it at the disposal of Paul and his colleagues.
sorry that changes nothing, to do with inheritance we get that we we come to Christ. As I said, it can become a form of self righteousness. You make God look bad.
The Ten Commandments taught us not to steal. But if we are to love others as our own self, we steal when we withhold any of our possessions from them. The solution is to live as close to this ideal as we can and trust that we are clothed in Jesus' perfect righteousness and not in our own.
We where put on this planet to have a life. now you say you dont have one, so many run around beating them selves up trying to look Holy yet all God sees is the outside of the cup being cleansed. If that is what you want to do fine, it will not change how much God loves you and it wont add one dot, to your salvation.The Messiah told us to sell our possessions. Obedience to this is not evil as you just claimed it to be by calling it "self-righteous", simply because you yourself do not want to do it.
We where put on this planet to have a life. now you say you dont have one, so many run around beating them selves up trying to look Holy yet all God sees is the outside of the cup being cleansed. If that is what you want to do fine, it will not change how much God loves you and it wont add one dot, to your salvation.
See here you are adding to salvation, see it is, by grace we are saved by faith it is a gift, and a gift is not a gift if it is earned. All you are doing is laying stumbling blocks before men as so many religious people do, As I said it will not add anything to you salvation not one dot, and it will not make you any more pleasing to God,If you cannot fulfill this, you will not enter the kingdom of God.
See here you are adding to salvation, see it is, by grace we are saved by faith it is a gift, and a gift is not a gift if it is earned. All you are doing is laying stumbling blocks before men as so many religious people do, As I said it will not add anything to you salvation not one dot, and it will not make you any more pleasing to God,
But you see I know God even received my "testimony ' form Him, this one,Belief comes through favor because of predestination, because God chose who he will deliver before the foundations of the earth before anyone did any works, not because works are not necessary after coming to the belief. You err in your understanding of God, which is why your belief is null of actually doing the will of God, which is why it is written, "not all who call me lord lord will enter into the kingdom of God, only those who DO the will of God", "DO" means works. We must lower ourselves, then we must do good works. If you fail in any of these two, among various other things, you will not inherit the kingdom of God. Do not fool yourself.
Belief comes through favor because of predestination
See here you are adding to salvation, see it is, by grace we are saved by faith it is a gift, and a gift is not a gift if it is earned.
You may keep your money but you must sell your possessions and properties.
You err in your understanding of God, which is why your belief is null of actually doing the will of God, which is why it is written, "not all who call me lord lord will enter into the kingdom of God, only those who DO the will of God", "DO" means works.
The transformation of character that we call salvation cannot be accomplished by doing any good work. It comes only by receiving Christ into the heart and through faith in His blood.Right, but what does Ephesians 2:10 immediately say:
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
James 1:22-25
James 2:18
His works not ours, anything we do of ourself is not of Him as Christ put it,Right, but what does Ephesians 2:10 immediately say:
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
James 1:22-25
James 2:18
Apart from the Lord's instructions to the Rich Young Ruler (Mt 19:21; Mk 10:21; Lk 18:21) whose primary idol was his wealth, the only Scripture about selling your possessions is found in Luke 12:33,34:All believers are called to sell their possessions and properties.
Definitely. It is not wrong to have a substantial income; especially if you are using a great portion of it to contribute to the work of the Lord.Apart from the Lord's instructions to the Rich Young Ruler (Mt 19:21; Mk 10:21; Lk 18:21) whose primary idol was his wealth, the only Scripture about selling your possessions is found in Luke 12:33,34:
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
We need to note the context and the last sentence. This is primarily about where your heart is, meaning whether your heart is focused on your wealth or on the Kingdom of God and His righteousness: But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.(v 31)
So this Scripture not about divesting yourself of all your possessions so that you cannot even maintain yourself or your family. It is about covetousness (which is idolatry): For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Wealth (money, cash) is basically neutral. But it can be applied by a Christian in two ways (1) self-indulgence, self-aggrandizement, selfish accumulation for the sake of hoarding wealth or (2) investing it in the Kingdom of God without anyone knowing about it.
Which means investing it in missionaries and those who faithfully minister the Word, Bible distribution, Gospel literature distribution, Christian education, and charitable works (giving alms), primarily for Christian widows, orphans, and destitute brothers and sisters worldwide, and then for any needy person.