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Originally posted by DragonMage:
I'm sure someone will come up with a way to explain it, but I, personally, cannot. It has been a major stumbling block in my personal spiritual struggle: the desire to cast it all away while at the same time wanting and/or needing so many things that require money.
Even to go live in the world without home, money, etc. you still have to have money to survive. If I were to sell all I own and walk away now - even knowing how to survive in the wilderness - how can I? The government owns the only land that I would be able to live on and they wouldn't allow it. I'd have to buy (with MONEY) some land to live off of. And it wouldn't stop after I'd purchased the land. I'd still have taxes to pay on it annually, etc. So even on the simplistic level, it does seem impossible to achieve.
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Too many people get caught up in just trying to focus on religous aspects of life and just letting the other parts of their life go. As a christian I have been brought up to believe that our purpose here on earth is to be tested and to grow ..... how can you be expected to grow if you just give up on some of the most important things in life ( providing for family - charity - doing your best at everything you do) and decide that nothing else matters if you don't sin and just live out your life not living up to your full potential ....... think of it this way ..... when we come face to face with God he will say O.k you lived without sin so your not disqualified BUT now what did you do to earn a spot in heaven .... just my 2 cents
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