Why does God allow sinners to have more money then they should and christians do not have enough?

Question

i.e.,sinners-lottery,family wealth,random chance.Christians-walking in love,prayer,read bible,etc

Answer 1

You're making several assumptions here. All of them are problematical.

First, you're forgetting that ALL of us -- every person who has ever lived on the earth -- are sinners! All of us (except Christ alone when he walked among us) have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). So, you can't make a distinction between "sinners" and "Christians" like you're doing. From God's point of view, we're all sinners -- except that some people have accepted his forgiveness and others have not. Rain falls upon the just and the unjust alike.

Second, you're assuming that money is the "greatest good" available to us in life. However, that's certainly not what God thinks about it. Let me share with you a couple of verses to illustrate:

Solomon was among the wealthiest people of his time. But in Ecclesiastes he states: "What I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him for this is his lot. Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil -- this is the gift of God." (Ecc. 5:18 -19) Besides, who are *you* to decide what someone else "should" or "should not" have? That's up to God, not us, to decide what gifts He chooses to give to each person.

Psalms 37: "Better is the little the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked" (v. 16)..."I have been young, and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread"(v. 25).

Jesus has tons to say about this (you sure you're reading your Bible?):
"How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdon of God! ... It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."(Mark 10: 23-25)

The parable about the rich man and Lazarus -- the rich man had his good things during his lifetime, but afterwards he was in Hades.

Third, what do you mean by "enough"? Frankly, a lot of the things that we imagine that we "need", aren't really needs at all, but just wants or desires. Now, if we buy into the world's values (i.e., believing that money is the most important thing), we're sunk because that causes us to ignore the much more valuable things which God has prepared for us. In addition, it leads us into the sins of envy and jealousy, wishing that we had what God has allowed other people to have. But the Lord has taught us that we are to be content with what we have, in any and every circumstance (Phil 4:12)

Finally, God has promised that He will meet all our needs. He didn't say how or in what way, but He has given His word that He will. "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19). "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these... but if God so clothes the grass of the field.... will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?" (Mt 6: 28-30)

That's the best I can do, friend.
Spend some time in the Word, and discover what God has to say about this issue. There's a LOT more than I have quoted here. Especially read Job... there's so much in there than I didn't even try to find a quotation or two, but God says an awful lot about HIs attitude toward wealth and prosperity. And if we're Christians, we need to allow God to transform us so that we are like-minded with Christ, and set our minds not on earthly things, but on things above.

Answer 2

As it says in the Bible many times in many ways. Money is evil. one main saying is: a rich man has as much, a chance of getting into heaven as a camel has going threw an eye of a needle.

So' to me that kind of says, that if you live a life being rich on this Earth. you will not go to heaven. so, God does not allow sinners to have money. God, gave us free will, so if a person is rich. it is because the person wanted to be rich. ether by killing, stealing, cheating, or how ever way they use to get it. but it all shows one thing, Greed! I do believe if a person is rich and will use that money to help the old, poor, and starving people, God will take him into heaven. but this is what it means about the needle. it would be very hard for a rich person to do. for most rich are greedy and worship, their money before everything else. this is the evil that money brings with it. so that is why you see so many sinners that are rich.

But God, has already turned away from them, and he does not care if they are rich, for that is what they want, so he will let them enjoy their short life, of wealth and all they want. but after words they will pay more than they could have ever had in wealth of money, on this Earth. for they will forever be with out money or Heaven. So see, I would rather have Heaven. I think it is worth a lot more...

Answer 3

Money is of this world, and you do not need an abundance money to get by. God never said that he would make his people rich in this lifetime, but by faithfully following Christ you will store up your riches in heaven. Christ provides for his followers in ways other than wealth, or the lottery, or even random chance. He answers prayer when you are scraping by, and provides a source of income. Or you meet someone that will help you through hard times.

One other thing is, by and large rich people are not happy people. My friend is an investor for very wealthy people, and he says everyday he praises God that he is not wealthy. So, just because you have wealth doesn't mean you have happiness.

Hope this helps...

Answer 4

Did you forget that your bible claims that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of god? Pursuit of wealth is very unchristian. There are in fact many branches of christianity that promote poverty.

As an agnostic I agree with this in some respects. Money and the pursuit of money can take up too much of your time and keep you in the rat race instead of enjoying and living a worthwhile life.

As to why.... You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned random.

Answer 5

Are you out of your mind?

Christians don't have enough because their too busy giving it to the church which does absolutely NOTHING good with it. OR they have no money because the bible tells them that "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." That's not to difficult to see that Christianity is automatically the poor people's religion, and anyone who's rich supposedly goes to Hell.

And Yet.
There are A LOT of rich Christians out there.
Pat Robertson
Jerry Falwell
Ted Haggard
The Pope (He wears Prada no less)
and every other Christian leader there is.

What does that prove?
That Christians are being DUPED into being poor by the Christian elite. Religion is a money making SCAM. You've all been majorly Had!

Answer 6

Maybe Christians take the whole meek shall inherit the earth thing too literally and let others walk over them too much, when it's time to stand up and ask for a promotion, or raise or whatever. Having been brought up in Christian household, it was an undercurrent that God loves poor people, and that poverty is spiritual, and money is not. But then, there are plenty of wealthy people etc who identify themselves as Christians...

Answer 7

That is a VERY broad based question. Most "sinners" are Christian. If you truly wish to have more money, you must seek avenues to gain more wealth. "Seek and you shall find." To sit around and whine about why some have and some do not, accomplishes nothing. We reap what we sow. If one is always sowing seeds of poverty, that is all he/she is going to reap.
So instead of always thinking of what others have and we do not, we should instead determine that we shall live our lives to the fullest. In order to do this, we must also determine that we require money to fulfill our lives, for we live in a Society that requires the exchange of money for goods and services.
God does not seek to keep you in poverty. God wants you to live a full and abundant life.
God does not need your money, he wants you to have it in order to improve your mind, body, and Soul.
Just to make sure: Gather up all your money, throw it into the air, ask God to keep all that he wants, and the rest is yours.

May your God, by whatever name you call him/her, bless you on this day of days.
Rev. Jim Han

Answer 8

Money and material things have a tendancy to take your focus off the true mission of being a follower of Christ. If you read the New Testament it is clear that being wealthy is not always to our advantage. How much do you think Jesus had? How much did Paul give up?

Answer 9

it is a test from god, some times wealthy people give more to charity and some times having less money is a test from god. isnt their a saying i think its frm tha bible a camel has more change of getting thru an eye in a pin than a rich man in the kingdom of god.... yh must be the bible, im a muslim just heard it somewhere.

Answer 10

Christians will probably say that the rewards of the spirit are more that the rewards of the world.
The rest of us know that God and prayers have nothing to do with money unless you plan to loose it to some holy roller preacher.