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Should a Christian save?
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Should a Christian save?
As Christians, we are to place our trust and security in God and not in savings fund (1 Tim. 6:17). This does not mean that it is unwise to have savings or even an emergency credit card, if justified, but it should not be our security or constant “go to” in times of trouble. If you can trust a credit card to be there for you when times are tough, you can trust God to help you establish an emergency fund as well.
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:03 pm)Christian Wrote: As Christians, we are to place our trust and security in God and not in savings fund (1 Tim. 6:17). This does not mean that it is unwise to have savings or even an emergency credit card, if justified, but it should not be our security or constant “go to” in times of trouble. If you can trust a credit card to be there for you when times are tough, you can trust God to help you establish an emergency fund as well.

Ask yourself this.

You put your trust in your deity but do you check both ways before crossing the road?
Dying to live, living to die.
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:05 pm)Beccs Wrote: Ask yourself this.

You put your trust in your deity but do you check both ways before crossing the road?

Poor analogy. Please try again!
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:07 pm)Christian Wrote:
(October 23, 2014 at 10:05 pm)Beccs Wrote: Ask yourself this.

You put your trust in your deity but do you check both ways before crossing the road?

Poor analogy. Please try again!

Bullshit, your personal safety and your fiscal safety are both worthy of being placed in God's hands. So, do you worry about your physical safety on a day to day basis? Do you really truly trust God enough to protect you from cars?
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:07 pm)Christian Wrote:
(October 23, 2014 at 10:05 pm)Beccs Wrote: Ask yourself this.

You put your trust in your deity but do you check both ways before crossing the road?

Poor analogy. Please try again!

Nope, a perfect analogy.

You just don't like it.

Try again
Dying to live, living to die.
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:03 pm)Christian Wrote: As Christians, we are to place our trust and security in God and not in savings fund (1 Tim. 6:17). This does not mean that it is unwise to have savings or even an emergency credit card, if justified, but it should not be our security or constant “go to” in times of trouble. If you can trust a credit card to be there for you when times are tough, you can trust God to help you establish an emergency fund as well.

Incidentally the book you are quoting there is a known forgery. Both Timothy's are, as Paul was long dead when they were written. This is accepted and often debated among bible scholars.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:07 pm)Christian Wrote:
(October 23, 2014 at 10:05 pm)Beccs Wrote: Ask yourself this.

You put your trust in your deity but do you check both ways before crossing the road?

Poor analogy. Please try again!

How about you address the point that is being made? This is a discussion forum. If you think it is a poor analogy, maybe you state why you think so?
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RE: Should a Christian save?
Jesus did talk about giving all your things to the poor, and everything that's asked of you up to the shirt off your back, though the reason for this was because he thought the end times were coming within decades of his life. "Some of you will not taste death before these things come to pass." Obviously he was a bit off.
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10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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RE: Should a Christian save?
JESUS SAVES


AT UNION FIDELITY SAVINGS AND LOAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Should a Christian save?
(October 23, 2014 at 10:03 pm)Christian Wrote: As Christians, we are to place our trust and security in God and not in savings fund (1 Tim. 6:17). This does not mean that it is unwise to have savings or even an emergency credit card, if justified, but it should not be our security or constant “go to” in times of trouble. If you can trust a credit card to be there for you when times are tough, you can trust God to help you establish an emergency fund as well.

I'm afraid god helps those who help themselves--yes I know it's not Biblical. This is a corollary to god doesn't exist. Wink
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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