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Originally posted by Diogenes Of Pumpkintown:
John, from my reading of the New Testament, Jesus taught among other things to give up virtually all worldly possessions in pursuit of the spiritual life. He thought that the pursuit of worldly possessions was a hindrance to true spirituality, as exemplified by such statements as "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven."
Now, this seems to contrast markedly with the "religion" of capitalism (and I agree with Yorick that capitalism itself can be seen as a religion), which preaches diametrically opposite things, namely how the purpose of existence is precisely to pursue worldly possessions.
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"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven" You spoke the truth, but not all of the truth please read a couple of verses down in Matt.19, Mark 10,or Luke 18 you will see this quote "with men this is impossible, but wuth God all things are possible"
To be honest Dio I must beg your forgivness because I set you up I knew where you were going and that you would most probably not read the entire story.
It is the love of money that is the root of all evil not money. The rich young ruler in the story loved his possessions more than God, as is evidenced by his actions.
I'm a capitalist pig and proud of it, but no where near as proud as I am of my Lord.
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