Johnlove
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[SIZE=16pt]What Jesus has taught me about possessions, may not be what he would teach you.[/SIZE]Axehead said:Paul the apostle owned tentmaking supplies. Was he wrong in owning them? Are you saying a person is in error if they own a truck and tools which enables them to work and feed their family?
I don't recall any of the apostles chastising anyone for owning anything. Not even Ananias and Saphira were chastised for owning anything. They were chastised for lying.
[SIZE=16pt]For many years Jesus had me live and raise my family in a rented house. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]He allowed me to own a car so I could get to work. The car was always the least expensive we could get. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]I raised four children earning not much more than minimum wage. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]We always had many different places to go for the money earned. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]There were times that my wife and I would wonder how we fed the family. We did not have the money for food, but we always had enough.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]Jesus taught me how to trust, and have faith in him, in how we had to live. Not going to doctors, because of no insurance or money, and trusting Jesus would heal us. Jesus always healed us.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]To me things one has to have to survive are not considered possessions. Jesus makes sure we had those things. Possession to me, are having more than one needs, when he or she knows others need them, and having things of value one does not need. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]My understanding is based on what Jesus had me live. I tried to live in three different Christian Communities, but each time Jesus showed me they were not of him.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]I believe community is the only way one can totally live what Jesus said about possessions. But found out that living in a Christian Community is not always possible.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=16pt]Jesus never allowed me to own anything of value, except tools, which included a car/truck so I could earn a living. I never had any savings/money in a saving account. [/SIZE]