Where's your money?
No Jesus did not come to make us rich. Among several other things, Iesous (Jesus in Greek) came to die for the sins of mankind in order to reconcile us to Almighty God.
wealthy in a Spiritual sense
Jesus never said any such thing. He said he came that we might have life, and that we might have it more abundantly. Very few Christians know that. It's John 10:10
The bible says the rich guy is the one with a lot of friends. Proverbs 14:20
Hello Jewels, what did Rufus get wrong?
"Among several other things,"
(Romans 5:10, 11) For if when we were enemies we became reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more we will be saved by his life, now that we have become reconciled. 11 Not only that, but we are also rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
(2 Corinthians 5:18) But all things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of the reconciliation,
(Colossians 1:21, 22) Indeed, you who were once alienated and enemies because your minds were on the works that were wicked, 22 he has now reconciled by means of that one’s fleshly body through his death, in order to present you holy and unblemished and open to no accusation before him—
2 Cor 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Jewels, what exactly is John 10:10 saying? In what context? John 10:10 says that Jesus came to give us life (ZOE, not BIOS—thus, accenting the quality of life, not mere subsistence), and to give it more abundantly. The idea of John 10:10, in the context of the good shepherd analogy, involves the shepherd choosing pasture land, taking care of the sheep, feeding and watering them, etc. In other words, the sheep should hear and obey the shepherd’s voice because he is their protector and provider and knows where the goods are!
He gives them more than mere subsistence; he gives them life in its fullest sense. Of course, the analogy is that since we are spiritual sheep, the ‘good life’ refers to spiritual joy and fullness. That said, since we are spiritual-physical creatures, whom God has created with specific desires and needs on both planes, he is able and willing to satisfy us on both planes. The one is connected to the other.
Something else needs to be pointed out here. Wasn't it Jesus that also said that it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a "rich" man to make it to heave? Jesus came first and foremost to give His life as a ransom, to reconcile mankind to God, not to make us rich. At least not in a monetary sense.
Hey Tex. Good Scriptures.
He came to install the new kitchen. ********JOKES*******
It is clear from this extract from a passage starting at Mark 10:17 that Jesus did not seek to make people wealthy but to tell them to give their wealth to help the poor. He gives an analogy that makes clear how much wealth can distance a person from salvation.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God
"a man ran up to him [Jesus] and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”.....
[Jesus answered] “You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
“Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
[Jesus said] "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
if they were expensive models and were being used for non essentials like downloading and watching movies, for example, then, why not?
