(May 24, 2014 at 11:33 am)Lek Wrote: The rich young man he was talking to was attached to his possessions to the point that he was unwilling to part with them to follow Jesus. That's why he told him he needed to give them away. They were keeping him from God. He never said that, as a general rule, we must give all our possessions away, rather we are to be good stewards of them. Everything we have is on loan from God and is to be used for his purposes. The western world is declining economically and as a world power. China is taking more and more of world market. India's economy is growing very quickly. Putin in Russia is laughing at us while he takes more of Ukraine. The standard of living is also on the decline in the West.
He was absolutely talking to people like you. The fact that you're justifying not doing as Jesus directed proves that you value your possessions and wealth more than the spirit of your faith. If that's obvious to me, it'll be obvious to your savior.
But, no, go ahead and blame everybody else, while spouting trite generalizations about geopolitics. That's obviously what Jesus would want.
