He boldly states, “we are and affluent people living in an impoverished world. If we make only ten thousand dollars a year, we are wealthier than 84 percent of the world.” There is almost a sense of guilt rather than conviction involving the issues of possessions. The author goes further when he implies that the rich man, in the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, was condemned simply because he was stingy, not because he was not of God and showed that through his stinginess. Continuing on, he implies the rich man who met Jesus was condemned for his stinginess rather than the fact he was idolatrous towards
He boldly states, “we are and affluent people living in an impoverished world. If we make only ten thousand dollars a year, we are wealthier than 84 percent of the world.” There is almost a sense of guilt rather than conviction involving the issues of possessions. The author goes further when he implies that the rich man, in the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, was condemned simply because he was stingy, not because he was not of God and showed that through his stinginess. Continuing on, he implies the rich man who met Jesus was condemned for his stinginess rather than the fact he was idolatrous towards