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BibleBased -> RE: MATTHEW 6: 25-34 - meaning, belief & act? (5/6/2008 6:21:22 AM)
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That's lovely, but what do you get from these verses?
Perhaps i need to add some fat to my OP and then people can see what i'm getting at.
Why are christians continually worrying about the things of this world? Must earn more money, get a bigger house, another car? Why are they complaining over wills/ inheritances like non believers.
My point is they don't believe these verses and definitely won't apply them/ live their lives by them. Look at verse 33....
Matthew 6:33 But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.
Are you puting God's work first? Do you even know what God's work is?
If you have a modest home buying or renting, food and drink to sustain you, and modest clothes - why are you not using the rest of your money on doing God's work? If you get a pay rise do you think great more for God's work, or do you think i can buy x or y or z that i've WANTED for a long time.
Do you live in a nice road? Do your children have seperate bedrooms? Does your baby have it's own room? Do you like eating out? Going to the theatre/ cinema.
I am not suggesting we should live as monks/ nuns in cells and eat bread and drink water. Although we could all probably learn something from doing this for one week a year? But is your giving like that of the PHARISEES of you excess wealth, or like that of the widow who Jesus praised for giving all she had.
Before someone replies i have a family and responsibilities - many of us do! Does that mean you can revert to living like the pharisees and buy lots of lovely things, BEFORE doing God's work? God actually wants you to set them a bad unbiblical example!
I sometimes wounder why some people read the bible, because they either want to ignore it or find loop holes and teach against it, like the ultra religious of Jesus's day.
Jesus tells us many times that the wicked wealth of this world, is to be used in his Work. Satan wants you to spend it on yourself, your family and friends. He wants you to ignore the sick, the dying, the lonely, those in prison.
Most of all SATAN the DEVIL wants you to keep the good news to yourself. Are you getting out there and talking to non believers? Or do you say well i mention it at work, they know i'm a Christian. That's lovely but what have you actually taught them? Have you got into differculty for talking about your faith? Has your job been threatened for example. Or at the first uncomfortable word, do you shut up and let the devil win again.
My guess is like every brother/ sister i have ever met, all readers will teach against these passages, or say it's a standard beyond our reach. Listern TRUSTING God to provide even the basics is beyond us! Actually living our lives to first SAVE non believers is beyond us! I MUST put the job i do first, with it's good salery, and presents for my children and that bigger house and second car.
Could your family live on you working one less hour a week? Would you give that one hour to Christ Jesus? Times that by all christians and we have real serious mission time! Could you move into a smaller house or flat? My family of 7, lives in a 3 bed rented house. If so that money could go on mission material - thousands in most cases. If you had only one car, could you work out a scedual of useage? Holidays/ trips, days/ evenings out. Could you half your time out and instaed perhaps invite a needy church member to your house, or a non believer?
Folks we are squandering the resources God has given us. And that does not just mean money. God's work of converting non believers actually costs nothing. We all have at least one bible. We all know unsaved people. Share God's Word with a non believer every day, not just once a week.
I now fully expect to be told i don't understand these verses, i usually am! That God's work is just occassionally mentioning Christianity in passing in daily life, not getting out and WORKING for him. That we don't have much spare money, we need the house we have, all our material possessions. To update our car, computer, our clothes. Our food bill is the basics, with so few nice things they hardly notice. Please don't do it to yourself. Think before you reply. God is with us always. Tell the truth. You have money, time and many other resources that God has freely given you - but you refuse to use them in his service. Love BibleBased.
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