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Scripture anyone should be able to get behind. God reproves the spoiling wealthy. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Ezekiel 34:17-19 NIV

“As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.

Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?"

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[–] Fandangalo 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I’ve been casually reading the Bible. Here’s something similar from 1 Timothy 6:

17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, 19 thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

I’m extremely confused by people who are reportedly religious within the USA that don’t see the message repeated over and over that earthly wealth is problematic. Its main function, as I read it, is to give it away to others, either selling it or giving it to the church, in order to build a better world. That seems to be a pretty core message in the text.

I don’t understand how people can see billionaires as noble while there’s homelessness, people struggling for medical care, and new climate emergencies every day.

[–] Dadifer 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's almost nothing Christian about evangelical America.

[–] Fandangalo 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I’m a UU, so it makes me sad. As I read and have my own understanding, it feels like the modern movement is about Christ, not about being Christian. “Christ is what’s right,” where Christ becomes this vessel for many things he didn’t preach or believe.

Matthew 25 in context:

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

If you believe this time of judgment will come, Christ is saying, “Your ability to join me in heaven is based on whether you helped others, regardless of who they were.” There’s no stipulation “well, don’t feed these hungry people because of the lands they come from are foreign.” It’s the opposite. And this is about whether Christ sees you as following his path.

It’s not my place to judge, but saying you’re Christian isn’t enough (Matthew 6 & 7).

[–] Dadifer 0 points 4 days ago

This is it exactly.