If you've got a reason for your choice, please explain it. Thanks.
2007-08-08 07:17:56 · 15 answers · asked by blondeboch 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If a rich Christian was truly committed to the teachings of his faith, he wouldn't be rich.
2007-08-08 07:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both can b committed to the teaching of their faith . A rich person may be the one who became rich by God. A poor person is rich in the spirit and happy although he is poor. Both types of religious ppl r great in the testimony of God.
God bless you!
2007-08-08 14:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by cleopatra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Poor one will be more committed because he has hope for better things. Faith thrives only on the foundation of Hope. Hebrews11:1
The Rich guy has a continual fight because the only thing Jesus compared to God was Mammon (Money). Matt6:24. Money is a master. To serve God effectively, you need to be master to money.
Nuch
2007-08-08 14:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by Nuch the Wise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on what their faith teaches, doesn't it?
If their faith teaches poverty . . the poor person, if their faith teaches wealth, the rich one.
It's like asking who's more committed to their job, the person who needs a job to pay bills, or the person who enjoys it?
2007-08-08 14:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by jimmeisnerjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A poor one, because he needs more hope for a better life.
However, some rich who were once poor, truly are thankful for what they have received...because they know what it is like to have little. So, they are ever thankful to God for their blessings, and feel led to help those now less fortunate.
2007-08-08 14:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by G.C. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the middle of the road person.
The poor will be one extreme or the other for a multitude of reasons. Desperation, anger, hurt.
The rich have the luxury to believe. They want for nothing and its a status symbol. (Not all I am totally generalizing here)
Now the middle of the road, those who dont' have everything but work hard for what they have, who aren't in desperate straights, but still believe. I respect those. They are tried in their own way but still understand that they have to work for what they want.
2007-08-08 14:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The poor. Religions have, since the time of Tertulian and Ignatius (Christian Church fathers, circa 100-150CE) known that the best way to gain many converts is to do acts of charity, to draw in the poor. This gets you numbers, and numbers get you respectability. Simple formula, used by everyone from Peter onward.
2007-08-08 14:23:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A faithful person, rich or poor. Although the faithful person is a much richer than either could hope to be.
2007-08-08 14:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible says that the poor one...and I agree with this. A rich person simply has more things to worry about...more possessions, more people depending on him or her, more pressures, more demands on his or her time and resources. Money isn't evil, but love of money is...and it is a lot easier to fall in love with something that you have than with something you don't even know! Money can also fool us in to thinking you're being rewarded for good when you're really being rewarded for evil. Many people tend to be "teleological" in their basic values...the ends justify the means...if we do good, good results and if we do bad, we get hurt. But money often works in reverse...just ask the used car salesman that lies to make the sale!
2007-08-08 14:25:23 · answer #9 · answered by KAL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My observations have been that "poor" people are more likely to be committed to their faith, because it gives them hope for something better.
That's how those televangelists make their millions, out of the pockets and hopes of the poor.
2007-08-08 14:25:12 · answer #10 · answered by AsudoNimh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋