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Living the gospel
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:17 pm
by _harmony
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Seems to me that the condemnation of wealth is pretty clear. Anyone, Mormon or other Christian, who lives in excess isn't living the gospel. Neither am I. I just bought a 42" HD tv. Not necessary, by any construct. The same can be said for anyone else who seeks after riches, from the GAs on down.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:59 am
by _Gazelam
Being wealthy isn't a sin. A hart filled with the desire to chase after wealth is sinful.
What we sopend our free time on is our God, and a person who spends their time chasing after wealth and clinging to material things is living in sin.
Re: Living the gospel
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:10 am
by _why me
harmony wrote:Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Seems to me that the condemnation of wealth is pretty clear. Anyone, Mormon or other Christian, who lives in excess isn't living the gospel. Neither am I. I just bought a 42" HD tv. Not necessary, by any construct. The same can be said for anyone else who seeks after riches, from the GAs on down.
I think that this was a test for the man. Jesus seemed to know that this man valued his possessions. His message was that a person can not be attached and yet, follow him. To follow him, a person needs to have one heart and one mind. The man failed because he valued his possessions and wealth too much.
Now at the time of the apostles, the early saints practiced a sort of United Order for that very reason: attachment and the importance to be attached to Christ.