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Would the world be a better place if Christians acted upon their beliefs? (feddit.de)

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Years after my R.E. teacher said, “I will never fall lower than into God’s hands,” I finally came up with the retort, “Let’s go on the roof and check.”

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Relevant Bible passage Matthew 19:21-22:

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah I see you're reading the LSB version.

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go make sure that you tell the poor that they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and stop having avocado toast. Being poor is a state of mind and they need to #hussle more.”

That's from the SSJ (Supply Side Jesus) version.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Revisiting this thread, it’s been about 15 years since I knew what was trendy in Christendom, and your comment got me curious. Have they put out a new translation that’s even more in line with capitalism than the NAS(NewAmerican Standard)?

I’ll have to look into it