http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2006/07/26/blessed-are-you-poor/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:43:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2006/07/26/blessed-are-you-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Russell Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:43:33 +0000 http://www.jeffreyclong.com/?p=285#comment-174 Have you read CS Lewis' Work called Mere Christianity? It has powerful messages regarding this topic. The "Poor" and "Rich" are not merely an economic term. It is actually all encompassing. Basically, If you are rich in something, that something could become a crutch. Over reliance of it takes people away from God. That one can think one is better than God. In fact, poor has much better chances of Going to Heaven than the Riches as Jesus spoke. In fact, his teachings may not have to do with the economics at all. Because at then end, it doesn't matter. He repeatedly says it. Have you read CS Lewis’ Work called Mere Christianity? It has powerful messages regarding this topic. The “Poor” and “Rich” are not merely an economic term. It is actually all encompassing. Basically, If you are rich in something, that something could become a crutch. Over reliance of it takes people away from God. That one can think one is better than God. In fact, poor has much better chances of Going to Heaven than the Riches as Jesus spoke. In fact, his teachings may not have to do with the economics at all. Because at then end, it doesn’t matter. He repeatedly says it.

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