Can Jesus’ teachings on wealth and what to do with it have any relevance for a world that does not share his underlying assumptions/views/beliefs about religion and economics? That question is not relevant only for the uber-rich in our world (name your names; some of them, of course, claim to be ardent followers of Jesus), or just to those living fairly extravagant lives, or even to those who have more than enough to live comfortably. Just about everyone I come in contact with even below that level – and probably, though not certainly, everyone you do as well — has and buys things they actually don’t need or much need.
In this post I deal with the religious issues and in the next the economic.
It is not difficult to figure out
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