If not, aren't you going to hell?
luke 18:22
When Jesus heard this he said "you still lack one thing, sell every thing you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
looks like all you christians will be joining the atheists and satanists for eternity in hell
2007-04-22 07:19:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
why does this passage have such flexibility, but not the story of creation?
2007-04-22 07:34:54 · update #1
You got 'em!!! ... Let's not bring up those mega-churches that roll in the mega $$$$$$$..... millionaire preachers....
2007-04-22 07:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by F D 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, "Accept Communism or die", as the Brick Testament memorably has it, in its illustrated account of Ananias and Saphira,
Acts 4:32 on...
"The entire group of believers held everything in common, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions. Any who owned houses or land sold them, and the money they laid at the feet of the apostles."
2007-04-22 07:38:26 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what Jesus said to one man at a particular moment, this was by no means a command to all his followers.
Sorry, you can't try to enforce something that Christ did not request of all of us. Nice try.
2007-04-22 07:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is not a literal commandment. Did Paul sell all he had and give to the poor? No, he didn't. This is a commandment for a state of mind and a way of life... Always being willing to put others and their needs before your own.
2007-04-22 07:25:59 · answer #4 · answered by R. Burns 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I have, but I don't really care what Jesus said.
2007-04-22 07:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by Handsome Boy Modeling School 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No on both accounts.
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2007-04-22 07:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by Weird Darryl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋