4430 wrote:
Then who's money is it that's in my bank account ?
A better question:
Luke 12:16-21 King James Version
"16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee:
then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
And the answer,
Matthew 6:34 King James Version
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
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Put that bank account to some good use, now! Your fears regarding possible future deprivation are an evil refusal to trust your God to provide for you. And if the God were like you, storing up food while people around you are hungry, you would probably be justified. But either you don't have faith in a God who provides your needs and thus want to instead hoard goods and money for the future, or else you think you are special and deserve MORE.
Or maybe you aren't even claiming to be a Christian? I don't. I just have an unfortunately prolific memory for childhood texts.
I personally think there is a happy medium and enjoy having sufficient to my needs, a few luxuries, and to dabble at charity in my preferred ways.
Jesus was a radical, though. Some of his advice is truly senseless.