you all know the riddle by now i'm sure. the answer is nothing. what i'm confused on is the first part. the part i'm confused on is the first part. the poor have it? ok, so the poor have nothing. but the bible says, blessed are the poor for theirs is the kingdom of god. so if the poor have nothing and the poor have the kingdom of god, is it fair to equate the kingdom of god with nothing?
2007-12-07 06:37:35 · 8 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
delete that second sentence...
2007-12-07 06:40:46 · update #1
this is me, having little and having nothing are two entirely different things. the rich also need very little. can we assume then from the answers to the rich and the poor part of the question, and even what you eat, that very little is the answer to the other two parts of the question?
2007-12-07 06:44:05 · update #2
annoyed, i think someone should have thought about the riddle more before making it...
2007-12-07 06:46:05 · update #3
searcher, open your mind every once in a while and you might have an original thought too. peace...
2007-12-07 06:46:42 · update #4
searcher, no need to have a hissy fit. absolute truth should have no contradictions. don't tell people they have nothing, and then tell them they are blessed. what sort of b.s. is that?
2007-12-07 06:49:23 · update #5
yes, very good
2007-12-07 06:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
lol. I just really can't get over the fact that you think this stuff up all day. And that you think it makes a valid point.
Wow, ok and people actually agree that you have a good point (disappointed Magley). Ok, so you take a play on words riddle....and take the answer. Then you equate that to one line in the Bible...and somehow make a correlation that those two are talking about the same thing. And you, and others, think you have made a great point. outstanding.
2007-12-07 14:44:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The riddle is referring to this life's material possessions. "Nothing" is what the rich need, because they already have everything they need. The poor who have nothing on earth will have everything they need in heaven. If you knew God, then you would know better than to try to diminish the Kingdom of God by comparing/equating it with "nothing".
2007-12-07 15:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by kaz716 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's taking it a bit deeper, theologically, than I ever have, but I have to disagree with the commonly accepted understanding of "Blessed are the Poor". I don't think that it refers to those who are lacking financial resources because of circumstances; but rather those who intentionally give up material goods in order to bless others or be more spiritually in tune.
2007-12-07 14:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It merely means that those who have little in material things in this life will have riches beyond imagination in Heaven to compensate. It is also said that it is easier for a camel to walk through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven...but of course, we won't know until we get there!
2007-12-07 14:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you're reading too much into the riddle.
edit: No, not really. It's just a riddle, that's all.
2007-12-07 14:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by Little Red Hen 2.0 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-12-07 14:40:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
That's exactly what it appears to be to me.
2007-12-07 14:41:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋