On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:52:02 -0600 Mountain Man <maontin....@gmail.com>
wrote:
> More follow up:
>
> "I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
> support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
> said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Acts 20:35, King James Version
> Neither of these leaves room for greed or amassing of wealth, perhaps?
> And perhaps this is what is critical against the accumulation of
> wealth - giving rather than receiving. Perhaps we should rather give
> as we receive so that we do not amass a fortune that needs to be
> dispersed. i.e. WarrenB gives more than he receives and starts a
> revolution rather than establishing socialism.
The Bible doesn't condemn wealth. Consider that Abraham was a very
wealthy person. Kings David and Solomon, as well as Job, were also very
wealthy. It does, however, enjoin a proper attitude toward riches and
toward God, as in 1 Timothy 6:16-20:
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty,
nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who
richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to
be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus
storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the
future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Craig
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