Liberation theology is the idea that God will make it easy in this life for those He favours.
Which poor is Jesus talking about? I believe He is speaking of both financially poor and the poor in spirit. Most surely He means the poor in spirit, but several of the parables that He tells are very clear in opposing the rich man with the poor man that I am sure He sees a strong correlation between the two.
Spirithound
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I can understand your point, but how difficult was it for David to defeat Goliath? The man used a small stone and a sling. How difficult was it for Jesus to heal, give site, so on and so forth, in the Power of God’s Presence? Just how difficult is the fulfillment of God’s Word in mankind? In all honesty how difficult can it be to spend the currency of God’s Kingdom, for the interest, and profit of the King and His Kingdom that has no end?
Maybe one should set his purse on the table, and let the Lord examine the contents thereof. For what is in the purse (back in the day) was the currency held dear for necessity and profit.
Well it is true that in most cases the rich have no interest in the poor for the poor have nothing the rich want, unless it bring them pleasure, or more riches, for the rich are always interested in getting more. Whether it be power, influence or any kind of valued currency. Driven in covetousness, they must have what is valued. They live to covet, to be coveted, by covetousness. They see what is coveted and must have it. To encourage others to covet what they have, gaining influence over the coveting, that is just like them.
Almost a birds of a feather effect, if you will.
This is not to say that to be rich is evil, for all that God has made He has declared as Good, no matter who may have the control or use thereof. But to give trust, or value to something other than the Fulfilment of God’s Word more than the Fulfillment of God’s Word presents difficulty to the believer therein. (Been there done that)
I don’t see how it would please the Lord to stomp His People into the brutalities of poverty. But on the other hand one must consider that what God values and what His People can find themselves valuing, can be contrary to the Will of the Father. What one values one puts his trust in, in the expectation of satisfaction of necessity and or profit. Hence we are told to put our treasures in Heaven first.
Mt:6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
6:20: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Therefore in the in the Kingdom of Heaven the sky’s the limit, (no pun intended). For all souls are treated as the same in the Kingdom of God the poor as well as the rich in earthly things. (No respect of personage in the world). But the Lord has stated that he does favor the poor in the case of rich verses poor in the earth. But if the poor value what the rich have more then the Lord would see fit, then how is it that the poor are any different then the rich, other then who possess what.
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