2006-07-09 18:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by cinnamon 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Okay, let me ask it this way:
Do you think you have to have money to "afford" to be righteous?
2006-07-09 18:57:48 · update #1
I don't know about "affording" to be righteous. You could "afford" to be a philanthropist, but I'm not so sure being righteous is a matter of cash or belongings. And I'm not a Christian, but I always remember the quote from Jesus in one of the Gospels or other which shocked the man asking a question very like yours. It went something like "It's easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven". Like I said, I'm not a Christian, but I always liked the quote.
2006-07-09 19:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by Lorne N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am wondering about the context of your question. If you are asking it in these terms, "Can one afford to be righteous?" then my answer is that no one being has an intrinsic right to place negative value on the being or the behaviors of another, unless that person is committing heinous crimes (of a variety of sort).
2006-07-10 01:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by Toolooroo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people certainly think so. They're the ones that can afford it.
2006-07-10 01:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by Kats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Think about all the hermits, monks and nunds who don't have any money whatsoever.
2006-07-10 02:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by wd20x2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
real deep.....i'm only good for two points coz i really have no answer for that.
2006-07-10 01:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋