If one is poor he is a potential criminal, cause someone that does not wear good cloths, good shelter, or has enough capital to feed his family u expect him to be righteous? Lol na so so evil thing go dey enter is heart. If you are poor your chances of commiting big sin is higher than those that are poor. The chances of a poor going to hell is higher than the rich causes they will keep commuting crimes, A rich man will have just 3 kids but a poor man that leave in a room will have 13 children.
Rich men save more buh a poor man will finished is money within days. If a rich man have 50k he will want to invest it to triple the amount but give a poor man 50k ashawo quarter, baba ijebu, ogogoro. In summary poverty is a sin. If u poor your chances of making heaven in Nigeria is slim cause your mind is polluted

kenzysmith:
If one is poor he is a potential criminal, cause someone that does not wear good cloths, good shelter, or has enough capital to feed his family u expect him to be righteous? Lol na so so evil thing go dey enter is heart. If you are poor your chances of commiting big sin is higher than those that are poor. The chances of a poor going to hell is higher than the rich causes they will keep commuting crimes, A rich man will have just 3 kids but a poor man that leave in a room will have 13 children.
Rich men save more buh a poor man will finished is money within days. If a rich man have 50k he will want to invest it to triple the amount but give a poor man 50k ashawo quarter, baba ijebu, ogogoro. In summary poverty is a sin. If u poor your chances of making heaven in Nigeria is slim cause your mind is polluted

Stop wearing your brain backwards abeg!

Yes, I agree that you should stop wearing your brain backward, because if you open your eyes you would have noticed the lots of poor people who would never ever be criminals and lots of rich people who are criminals.

OP, I strongly disagree with you on a number of points. The reverse is actually the case here because being rich can fuel one’s pride if he’s not careful(Luke 12:15-21) and also inordinate attachment to material things can make one to even lose out on the most precious gift there is, which is everlasting life under God’s Kingdom. Matthew 19:21-24

Jesus and his disciples were from poor and humble backgrounds. Jesus himself being a trained carpenter(Mark 6:3) and his disciples some of which were fishermen. John 21:3
Jesus didn’t even have a place he could call home(Matthew 8:20) because he was more concerned about the assignment he was given(John 4:34) that he didn’t seek to please himself first. Romans 15:3

And yet no man measures up to Jesus in terms of righteousness(Hebrews 7:26, 1Peter 2:22) thereby your earlier point is invalid because persons who may not be doing well financially can still follow in Jesus’ footstep(1Peter 2:21) that’s why Jesus urged all his followers in the popular Sermon on the Mount to simplify their lifestyles now(Matthew 6:19-33) since the problems faced in this current world are only temporary(2Corinthians 4:18) but they are sure to have a bright future under the rule of God’s Kingdom in paradaisical conditions here on earth. Revelation 21:4

So basically the keyword here is “contentment”.
One can have all the money yet he’s not content and also one can have little means of livelihood and yet still be happy and content with what he/she has. Hebrews 13:5

It largely depends on the condition of the heart!
Poverty is of two categories:
A worshiper of Mammon (riches) will remain mentally poor forever.
While a worshiper of the true God will never lack anything good. Psalms 23:1
All those who believe in material possessions will never be contented with whatever they have so even when you're counting what he has he himself is counting what he doesn't have which perpetually makes him poor mentally therefore true happiness is far away from him. 1Timothy 6:6-10
But those who believe in God are spiritually rich because even when you're considering his lacking he is busy counting his blessings so deep in his heart is this unimaginable bliss that comes from within unlike the mentally poor one who will go ahead and steal from those looking upon him as rich!

kenzysmith:
If one is poor he is a potential criminal cause someone that does not wear good cloths, good shelter, or has enough capital to feed his family u expect him to be righteous? Lol na so so evil thing go dey enter is heart. If you are poor your chances of commiting big sin is higher than those that are poor. The chances of a poor going to hell is higher than the rich causes they will keep commuting crimes, A rich man will have just 3 kids but a poor man that leave in a room will have 13 children.
Rich men save more buh a poor man will finished is money within days. If a rich man have 50k he will want to invest it to triple the amount but give a poor man 50k ashawo quarter, baba ijebu, ogogoro. In summary poverty is a sin. If u poor your chances of making heaven in Nigeria is slim cause your mind is polluted

MISHIGAS!

kenzysmith:

If one is poor he is a potential criminal, cause someone that does not wear good cloths, good shelter, or has enough capital to feed his family u expect him to be righteous?

WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A GOD, YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO TO DECREE WHAT WORSHIPPERS OF GOD WILL OR WILL NOT DO.

. DEUTERONOMY 8:10-20.

10. When thou hast eaten and art full,
then thou shalt bless The LORD thy God
for the Good Land which He
hath given thee.
11. Beware that thou
forget not The LORD thy God,
in not keeping His Commandments,
and His Judgments,
and His Statutes,
Which I Command thee this day:
12.Lest (when) thou hast eaten
and art full,
and hast built goodly houses,
and dwelt (therein);
13. And (when) thy herds
and thy flocks multiply,
and thy silver
and thy gold is multiplied,
and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14. Then thine heart be lifted up,
and thou forget The LORD thy God,
Which brought thee forth
out of the land of Egypt,
from the House of Bondage;
15. Who led thee through
that great and terrible wilderness,
(wherein were) fiery serpents,
and scorpions, and drought,
where (there was) no water;
Who brought thee forth water
out of the rock of flint;
16. Who fed thee in the wilderness
with Manna,
Which thy fathers knew not,
that He might humble thee,
and that he might prove thee,
to do thee good at thy latter end;
17. And thou say in thine heart,

"MY POWER
AND THE MIGHT
OF (MINE) HAND
HATH GOTTEN ME
THIS WEALTH.

18. But thou shalt remember
The LORD thy God:
for (it is) He that giveth thee
Power to get Wealth,
that he may establish His Covenant
Which He Sware unto thy Fathers,
as (it is) this day.
19. And it shall be,
if thou do at all
forget The LORD thy God,
and walk after other gods,
and serve them,
and worship them,
I testify against you this day
that ye shall surely perish.
20. As the nations which The LORD
destroyeth before your face,
so shall ye perish;
because ye would not be obedient
unto The Voice of The LORD your God.

. DEUTERONOMY 26:1-11.

AND it shall be,
when thou (art) come in unto the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee
(for) an Inheritance,
and possessest it,
and dwellest therein;
2. That thou shalt take
of the first of all the Fruit of the Earth,
which thou shalt bring of thy land
that the LORD thy God giveth thee,
and shalt put (it) in a basket,
and shalt go unto the place
which The LORD thy God
shall choose to place His Name there.
3. And thou shalt go unto the Priest
that shall be in those days,
and say unto him,

"I PROFESS THIS DAY
UNTO THE LORD THY GOD,
THAT I AM COME UNTO THE COUNTRY
WHICH THE LORD SWARE
UNTO OUR FATHERS
FOR TO GIVE US."

4. And the Priest
shall take the basket
out of thine hand,
and set it down
before The Altar of The LORD thy God.
5. And thou shalt speak and say
before The LORD thy God,

"A SYRIAN READY TO PERISH
(WAS) MY FATHER,
AND HE WENT DOWN INTO EGYPT,
AND SOJOURNED THERE WITH A FEW,
AND BECAME THERE A NATION,
GREAT, MIGHTY,
AND POPULOUS:
6. "AND THE EGYPTIANS
EVIL ENTREATED US,
AND AFFLICTED US,
AND LAID UPON US
HARD BONDAGE:
7. "AND WHEN WE CRIED
UNTO THE LORD GOD OF OUR FATHERS,
THE LORD HEARD OUR VOICE,
AND LOOKED ON OUR AFFLICTION,
AND OUR LABOUR,
AND OUR OPPRESSION:
8. "AND THE LORD
BROUGHT US FORTH OUT OF EGYPT
WITH A MIGHTY HAND,
AND WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM,
AND WITH GREAT TERRIBLENESS,
AND WITH SIGNS,
AND WITH WONDERS:
9. "AND HE HATH BROUGHT US
INTO THIS PLACE,
AND HATH GIVEN US THIS LAND,
(EVEN) A LAND THAT FLOWETH
WITH MILK AND HONEY.
10. "AND NOW, BEHOLD,
I HAVE BROUGHT
THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE LAND,
WHICH THOU, O LORD,
HAST GIVEN ME."

And thou shalt set it
before The LORD thy God,
and worship before The LORD thy God:
11. And thou shalt rejoice
in every Good (Thing)
Which The LORD thy God
hath given unto thee,
and unto thine house,
thou, and the Levite,
and the Stranger
that (is) among you.

THE WORSHIPPER OF GOD ASCRIBES ALL THEIR SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN LIFE TO GOD.

. EXODUS 20:17.

17. "Thou shalt not
Covet thy Neighbour's house,
thou shalt not
Covet thy neighbour's wife,
nor his manservant,
nor his maidservant,
nor his ox,
nor his ass,
nor any thing
that (is) thy Neighbour's."

WORSHIPPERS OF GOD DO NOT COVET OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY: THE ACQUISITION OF WEALTH AND PROPERTY ARE NOT THEIR PRIORITY.

kenzysmith:

Lol na so so evil thing go dey enter is heart. If you are poor your chances of commiting big sin is higher than those that are poor. The chances of a poor going to hell is higher than the rich causes they will keep commuting crimes,

CRIMES ARE NOT RELEVANT TO SALVATION: ONLY SINS ARE.

Clearly, you mean "Sins."

Poverty does not make one commit Sins.

. MATTHEW 5:1-20.

AND seeing the multitudes,
he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set,
his Disciples came unto him:
2. And he opened his mouth,
and taught them,
Saying,

3. "Blessed (are)
the Poor
in Spirit:
for theirs is The Kingdom
of Heaven.
4. "Blessed (are)
they that mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
5. "Blessed (are) the meek:
for they shall inherit the Earth.
6. Blessed (are) they which do
Hunger and Thirst
after Righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
7. "Blessed (are)
the merciful:
for they shall obtain Mercy.
8. "Blessed (are)
the Pure in Heart:
for they shall see God.
9. "Blessed (are)
the PeaceMakers:
for they shall be called
the Children of God.
10. "Blessed (are)
they which are Persecuted
for Righteousness' sake:
for theirs is
The Kingdom of Heaven.
11. "Blessed are ye,
when (men) shall Revile you,
and Persecute (you),
and shall say
all manner of Evil
against you Falsely,
for my sake.
12. "Rejoice,
and be exceeding glad:
for great (is) your Reward
in Heaven:
for so Persecuted they
the Prophets
which were before you.
13. "Ye are
The Salt of the Earth:
but if the salt
have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it
be salted?
It is thenceforth
good for nothing,
but to be cast out,
and to be trodden under
foot of men.
14. "Ye are
The Light of the World.
A city that is
set on an hill
cannot be hid.
15. "Neither do men
light a candle,
and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick;
and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house.
16. "Let your light
so shine before men,
that they may
see your Good Works,
and glorify your Father
which is in Heaven.
17. "Think not
that I am come
to destroy The Law,
or The Prophets:
I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil.
18. "For verily I Say unto you,

'TILL HEAVEN
AND EARTH PASS,
ONE JOT OR ONE TITTLE
SHALL IN NO WISE
PASS FROM THE LAW,
TILL ALL BE FULFILLED.'

19. "Whosoever therefore
shall break
one of these least Commandments,
and shall teach men so,
he shall be called the least
in the Kingdom of Heaven:
but whosoever shall do
and teach (them),
the same shall be called great
in the Kingdom of Heaven.
20. "For I Say unto you,

'THAT EXCEPT YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
SHALL EXCEED (THE RIGHTEOUSNESS)
OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES,
YE SHALL IN NO CASE
ENTER INTO
THE KINGDOM
OF HEAVEN.' "

kenzysmith:

A rich man will have just 3 kids but a poor man that leave in a room will have 13 children.
Rich men save more buh a poor man will finished is money within days. If a rich man have 50k he will want to invest it to triple the amount but give a poor man 50k ashawo quarter, baba ijebu, ogogoro. In summary poverty is a sin. If u poor your chances of making heaven in Nigeria is slim cause your mind is polluted

. DEUTERONOMY 30:19-20.

19. I call Heaven and Earth
to record this day against you,
that I have set before you
Life and Death,
Blessing and Cursing:
therefore Choose Life,

That both thou
and thy seed may live:

20. That thou mayest
love The LORD thy God,

And that thou mayest
obey His Voice,

and that thou mayest
cleave unto Him:

for He is thy Life,
and the Length of thy days:

That thou mayest dwell
in the land
which The LORD Sware
unto thy fathers,
to Abraham, to Isaac,
and to Jacob,
to give them.

. JOHN 12:42-50.

42. Nevertheless among
the chief Rulers also
many believed on him;
but because of the Pharisees
they did not confess him,
lest they should be
put out of the Synagogue:
43. For they loved
the praise of men
more than The Praise of God.

44. Jesus cried and Said,

“He that believeth on me,
believeth not on me,
but on Him that sent me.
45. “And he that seeth me
seeth Him that sent me.
46. “I am come a Light
into the World,
that whosoever believeth on me
should not abide in Darkness.
47. “And if any man hear my Words,
and believe not,
I judge him not:
for I came not to judge the World,
but to save the World.
48. “He that rejecteth me,
and receiveth not my Words,
hath One that judgeth him:
The Word that I have Spoken,
the Same shall judge him
in The Last Day.
49. “For I have not
Spoken of myself;
but the Father which sent me,
He gave me a Commandment,
what I should Say,
and what I should Speak.
50. “And I know that
His Commandment
is Life Everlasting:
whatsoever I Speak therefore,
even as The Father Said unto me,
so I Speak."

SALVATION IS DEPENDENT UPON KEEPING GOD'S COMMANDMENTS, NOT UPON THE POSSESSION OF RICHES.

Kobojunkiee:

Stop wearing your brain backwards abeg!

IF ONLY IT WERE THAT SIMPLE.

budaatum:

Yes, I agree that you should stop wearing your brain backward, because if you open your eyes you would have noticed the lots of poor people who would never ever be criminals and lots of rich people who are criminals.

. PROVERBS 30:7-9.

7. Two things have I
required of thee;
deny me them not
before I die:
8. Remove far from me
vanity and lies:
give me neither
poverty nor riches;
feed me with food
convenient for me:
9. Lest I be full,
and deny thee,
and say,

"WHO IS THE LORD?"

or lest I be poor,
and steal,
and take The Name
of my God in vain.

. MATTHEW 5:3.

3. "Blessed (are)
the Poor
in Spirit:
for theirs is The Kingdom
of Heaven."

. MATTHEW 13:22.

22. "He also that received
seed among the thorns
is he that heareth
The Word;
and The Care
of This World,
and The Deceitfulness
of Riches,
choke The Word,
and he becometh unfruitful."

THE ACQUISITION OF RICHES IS USUALLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO SPIRITUALITY.

You cannot buy the Spiritual Realm.

Whereas one can pay for Spiritual Instruction, and it is one's obligation to recompense such Instructors for their services, just because one gave money, that alone does not guarantee that The Kingdom of Heaven will cooperate.

However, being Poor is an advantage in acquiring Spirituality.

That you do not know this means that you simply don't know what you are talking about.

oaroloye:

However, being Poor is an advantage in acquiring Spirituality.

That you do not know this means that you simply don't know what you are talking about.

People, una don hear? "Being poor is an advantage in acquiring Spirituality", so all you poor Nigeria people, Rejoice! For spirituality is your's.

I don't appear to know if being poor is an advantage for getting into the Kingdom of God too. Care to inform us please?

Seconded.

MISHIGAS!

budaatum:


People, una don hear? "Being poor is an advantage in acquiring Spirituality", so all you poor Nigeria people, Rejoice! For spirituality is your's.

I don't appear to know if being poor is an advantage for getting into the Kingdom of God too. Care to inform us please?

LikeAking:

Seconded.

I BELIEVE THAT ATHEISM IS A SYMPTOM OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER, WHEREBY THEY ARE UNABLE TO ARITHMETICALLY ARRIVE AT CONCLUSIONS, BECAUSE THEY FORGET STEPS OF DATA THEY PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED.

oaroloye:
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. PROVERBS 30:7-9.

7. Two things have I
required of thee;
deny me them not
before I die:
8. Remove far from me
vanity and lies:
give me neither
poverty nor riches;
feed me with food
convenient for me:
9. Lest I be full,
and deny thee,
and say,

"WHO IS THE LORD?"

or lest I be poor,
and steal,
and take The Name
of my God in vain.

. MATTHEW 5:3.

3. "Blessed (are)
the Poor
in Spirit:
for theirs is The Kingdom
of Heaven."

. MATTHEW 13:22.

22. "He also that received
seed among the thorns
is he that heareth
The Word;
and The Care
of This World,
and The Deceitfulness
of Riches,
choke The Word,
and he becometh unfruitful."

THE ACQUISITION OF RICHES IS USUALLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO SPIRITUALITY.

You cannot buy the Spiritual Realm.

Whereas one can pay for Spiritual Instruction, and it is one's obligation to recompense such Instructors for their services, just because one gave money, that alone does not guarantee that The Kingdom of Heaven will cooperate.

However, being Poor is an advantage in acquiring Spirituality.

That you do not know this means that you simply don't know what you are talking about.

IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF EIGHT YEARS OF STRENUOUS STUDY AND APPLICATION TO UNDERSTAND THE BIBLICAL SCRIPTURES- IT IS INFEASIBLE TO ACCELERATE THIS PROCESS.

It ought to be begun by age 12, at the latest. The longer it is delayed, the less likely the chances of success.

The older one gets, the higher the chance of acquiring some fatal corruption.

.    MATTHEW 18:1-14.

AT the same time came
the Disciples unto Jesus,
saying,

"Who is the greatest
in The Kingdom of Heaven?"

2. And Jesus Called
a little child unto him,
and set him
in the midst of them,
3. And Said,

"Verily I Say unto you,

'EXCEPT YE
BE CONVERTED,
AND BECOME
AS LITTLE CHILDREN,
YE SHALL NOT ENTER INTO
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.'

4. "Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself
as this little child,
the same is greatest
in The Kingdom of Heaven.
5. "And whoso shall receive
one such little child
in my Name receiveth me.
6. "But whoso shall offend
one of these little ones
which believe in me,
it were better for him
that a millstone
were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned
in the Depth of the Sea.
7. "Woe unto the World
because of Offences!
For it must needs be
that Offences come;
but woe to that man
by whom the Offence cometh!
8. "Wherefore if thy hand
or thy foot offend thee,
cut them off,
and cast them from thee:
it is better for thee
to enter into life
halt or maimed,
rather than having
two hands or two feet
to be cast into Everlasting Fire.
9. "And if thine eye offend thee,
pluck it out,
and cast it from thee:
it is better for thee
to enter into life
with one eye,
rather than having two eyes
to be cast into Hell Fire.

10. "Take heed that ye
despise not one
of these little ones;
for I Say unto you,

'THAT IN HEAVEN
THEIR ANGELS DO ALWAYS
BEHOLD THE FACE
OF MY FATHER
WHICH IS IN HEAVEN.'

11. "For The Son of Man
is come to Save
that which was Lost.

12. "How think ye?
If a man have
an hundred sheep,
and one of them
be gone astray,
doth he not leave
the ninety and nine,
and goeth into the mountains,
and seeketh that
which is gone astray?
13. "And if so be
that he find it,
verily I Say unto you,

'HE REJOICETH
MORE OF THAT SHEEP
THAN OF
THE NINETY AND NINE
WHICH WENT
NOT ASTRAY.'

14. "Even so it is not
The Will of your Father
Which is in Heaven,
that one of these little ones
should perish."

THE WESTERN BIBLICAL CANON WAS DETERMINED BY A CONFUSED HYPOCRITE CALLED ORIGEN ADAMANTIUS, WHO THOUGHT THAT CASTRATING HIMSELF WOULD MAKE HIM MORE RIGHTEOUS THAN OTHER MEN- AND SO, BEST ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH BOOKS SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE IN THE BIBLE.

. MATTHEW 19:3-12.

3. The Pharisees also
came unto him,
tempting him,
and saying unto him,

"Is it Lawful for a man
to put away his wife
for every cause?"

4. And he Answered
and Said unto them,

"Have ye not read,
that He which made them
at The Beginning
made them male and female,
5. And Said,

'FOR THIS CAUSE SHALL A MAN
LEAVE FATHER AND MOTHER,
AND SHALL CLEAVE TO HIS WIFE:
AND THEY TWAIN
SHALL BE ONE FLESH?'

6. "Wherefore they are
no more twain,
but one flesh.
What therefore God
hath joined together,
let not man put asunder."

7. They say unto him,

"Why did Moses then command
to give a Writing of Divorcement,
and to put her away?"

8. He Saith unto them,

"Moses because of
the hardness of your hearts
suffered you
to put away your wives:
but From The Beginning
it was not so.
9. "And I Say unto you,

'WHOSOEVER SHALL
PUT AWAY HIS WIFE,
EXCEPT IT BE FOR FORNICATION,
AND SHALL MARRY ANOTHER,
COMMITTETH ADULTERY:
AND WHOSO MARRIETH HER
WHICH IS PUT AWAY
DOTH COMMIT ADULTERY.' "

10. His Disciples say unto him,

"If the case of the man
be so with his wife,
it is not good to marry."

11. But he Said unto them,

"All men cannot receive this saying,
save they to whom it is given.

12. 'FOR THERE ARE
SOME EUNUCHS,
WHICH WERE SO BORN
FROM THEIR MOTHER'S WOMB:
AND THERE ARE
SOME EUNUCHS,
WHICH WERE MADE
EUNUCHS OF MEN:
AND THERE BE EUNUCHS,
WHICH HAVE
MADE THEMSELVES EUNUCHS
FOR THE KINGDOM
OF HEAVEN'S SAKE.'

He that is able to receive it,
let him receive it."

IF ONE THINKS ONE CANNOT CONTROL A SINFUL HABIT, BUT IS WILLING TO AMPUTATE THE BODY PART THEY THINK THEY CANNOT CONTROL, THEY WILL FIND THAT THEY CAN CONTROL IT, AFTER ALL.

From time-to-time, we hear of pathetic cases of people who have tried Origen's solution. These were too lazy to seek and find a better solution.

. MATTHEW 6:16-18.

16. "Moreover when ye Fast,
be not, as the Hypocrites,
of a sad countenance:
for they disfigure their faces,
that they may appear
unto men to Fast.
Verily I Say unto you,

'THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD.'

17. "But thou, when thou Fastest,
anoint thine head,
and wash thy face;
18. "That thou appear not
unto men to Fast,
but unto thy Father
Which is in Secret:
and thy Father,
Which seeth in Secret,
shall Reward thee openly."

ALL LUSTS ARE POWERED BY PHYSICAL FOOD, AND THEREFORE TERMINATED BY FASTING.

FASTING as shortly as 72 hours is enough to interrupt any addiction. As little as 240 hours brings about lasting relief.

That Origen and others emulating him reputedly castrated themselves, implies that they never applied those Solutions.

All these Problems are caused by starting on the Path of Righteousness late in life.

IF PEOPLE TRYING TO BE PIOUS CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE WORD OF GOD, WHAT HOPE HAVE YOU, WHO ARE IMPIOUS?

oaroloye:

All Bible Teaching are summarized as follows:

. THE TEN TALENTS OF POWER.

1. TOTAL RECALL.
2. EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION.
3. TELEKINESIS.
4. TELEPORTATION.
5. TRANSLATION.
6-10. EVERLASTING LIFE.

THIS IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

Rich people will find it very difficult to enter into It, because It requires them to do things with their minds that are incompatible with their lifestyles.

. JAMES 4:12-6.

12. There is one Lawgiver,
who is able to Save
and to Destroy:
who art thou that judgest another?
13. Go to now,
ye that say,

"TO DAY OR TO MORROW
WE WILL GO INTO SUCH A CITY,
AND CONTINUE THERE A YEAR,
AND BUY AND SELL,
AND GET GAIN:"

14. Whereas ye know not
what (shall be) on the morrow.
For what (is) your life?
It is even a vapour,
that appeareth for a little time,
and then vanisheth away.
15. For that ye (ought) to say,

"IF THE LORD WILL,
WE SHALL LIVE,
AND DO THIS,
OR THAT.

16. But now ye rejoice
in your boastings:
all such rejoicing is evil.
17. Therefore to him
that knoweth to do good,
and doeth it not,
to him it is Sin.
GO to now, ye rich men,
weep and howl for your miseries
that shall come upon you.
2. Your riches are corrupted,
and your garments are motheaten.
3. Your gold and silver is cankered;
and the rust of them
shall be a witness against you,
and shall eat your flesh
as it were fire
have heaped treasure together
for the last days.
4. Behold,
the Hire of the Labourers
who have reaped down your fields,
which is of you kept back by fraud,
crieth:
and the cries of them
which have reaped
are entered into the ears
of The Lord of Sabaoth.
5. Ye have lived
in pleasure on the Earth,
and been wanton;
ye have nourished your hearts,
as in a day of slaughter.
6. Ye have condemned
and killed the Just;
(and) He doth not resist you.

YACUB'S WICKEDNESS SHOULD BE MANIFEST TO YOU, WHEN YOU REPLACE "MONEY " WITH "THE WORD OF GOD."

.PSALMS 119:72.

72. The Law of Thy Mouth
is better unto me than thousands
of gold and silver.

. PROVERBS 16:16.

16. How much better is it
to get Wisdom than gold!
And to get Understanding
rather to be Chosen than silver!

IN TERMS OF WISDOM OF GOD, YACUB ACH YESHUA WAS ONE OF THE RICHEST PERSONS IN HISTORY: IF HE GAINED NOTHING FROM GROWING UP WITH LORD YESHUA, HE AT LEAST KNEW WHAT ALL HIS PUBLIC TEACHINGS WERE.

So that he could help the so-called Apostles reject them and suppress them.

Therefore he was a SUPREME MISER- withholding the REAL Gospel, in order to destroy Souls the Lord Commanded him to Save.

. [b]1^st JOHN 3:10-18.

10. In this
The Children of God
are manifest,
and The Children of The Devil:

"WHOSOEVER DOETH
NOT RIGHTEOUSNESS
IS NOT OF GOD,
NEITHER HE THAT
LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER."

11. For this is The Message
that ye heard
From The Beginning,

"THAT WE SHOULD
LOVE ONE ANOTHER."

12. Not as Cain,
who was of That Wicked One,
and slew his brother.
And wherefore slew he him?
Because his own works
were Evil,
and his brother's Righteous.
13. Marvel not, my Brethren,
if the World hate you.
14. We know that we
have passed from Death unto Life,
because we love The Brethren.
He that loveth not his Brother
abideth in Death.
15. Whosoever hateth his Brother
is a Murderer:
and ye know that no Murderer
hath Eternal Life abiding in him.
16. Hereby perceive we
The Love of God,
because he laid down
his life for us:
and we ought to lay down
our lives for the Brethren.
17. But whoso hath
this World's good,
and seeth his brother
have need,
and shutteth up
his Bowels (of Compassion)
from him,
how dwelleth
The Love of God
in him?
18. My Little Children,
let us not love in Word,
neither in Tongue;
but in Deed and in Truth.

YOCHANNAN APPEARED TO BE HAVING A CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE- WONDERING HOW HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES COULD POSSIBLY BE SAVED- KNOWING THAT THEY HAD COLLABORATED TO DESTROY SOULS TOGETHER, BY WITHHOLDING THE WORD OF GOD FROM THOSE WHO NEEDED TO HEAR IT.

Spiritual and Material miserliness are mutually analogous, but it is quite possible for people to be Materially Generous, while Spiritually Stingy, and vice-versa.

True Spirituality balances Spiritual and Material generosity.

. MATTHEW 19:16-30.

16. And, behold, one came
and said unto him,

"Good Master,
what good thing shall I do,
that I may have Eternal Life?"

17. And he saith unto him,

"Why callest thou me 'Good?'
(There is) none Good but One,
(that is,) God:
but if thou wilt enter into Life,
keep The Commandments."

18. He saith unto him,

"Which?"

Jesus Said,

"THOU SHALT
DO NO MURDER
THOU SHALT NOT
COMMIT ADULTERY,
THOU SHALT NOT
STEAL,
THOU SHALT NOT
BEAR FALSE WITNESS,
19. "HONOUR THY FATHER
AND (THY) MOTHER: and,
THOU SHALT LOVE
THY NEIGHBOUR
AS THYSELF."

20. The young man saith unto him,

"All these thing things
have I kept from my youth up:
what lack I yet?"

21. Jesus Saith unto him,

"If thou wilt be perfect,
go (and) sell that thou hast,
and give to the Poor,
and thou shalt have
Treasure in Heaven:
and come (and) follow me."

22. But when the young man
heard that Saying,
he went away sorrowful:
for he had great possessions.
23. Then Said Jesus
unto his Disciples,

"Verily I Say unto you,

'THAT A RICH MAN
SHALL HARDLY ENTER INTO
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.'

24. "Again I Say unto you,

'IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL
TO GO THROUGH
THE EYE OF A NEEDLE,
THAN FOR A RICH MAN
TO ENTER INTO
THE KINGDOM OF GOD.' "

25. When his Disciples heard (it)
they were exceedingly amazed,
saying,

"Who then can be Saved?"

26. But Jesus beheld (them),
and Said unto them,

"With men
this is impossible;
but with God
all things are possible."

27. Then answered Peter
and said unto him,

"Behold, we
have forsaken all,
and followed thee;
what shall we
have therefore?"

28. And Jesus Said
unto them,

"Verily I Say unto you,

'THAT YE WHICH HAVE
FOLLOWED ME,
IN THE REGENERATION
WHEN THE SON OF MAN
SHALL SIT IN THE THRONE
OF HIS GLORY,
YE ALSO SHALL SIT
UPON TWELVE THRONES,
JUDGING THE TWELVE
TRIBES OF ISRAEL.
29. 'AND EVERY ONE
THAT HATH
FORSAKEN HOUSES,
OR BRETHREN,
OR SISTERS, OR FATHER,
OR MOTHER,
OR WIFE, OR CHILDREN,
OR LANDS,
FOR MY NAME'S SAKE,
SHALL RECEIVE
AN HUNDREDFOLD,
AND SHALL INHERIT
EVERLASTING LIFE.'

30. "But many that are first
shall be last;
and the last shall be first."

MORTAL HUMANS HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF LIFE ENERGY, AND EVERYTHING WE OWN TAKES UP A PART OF IT: THE SPIRITUAL ENERGY OF THE RICH IS INVESTED IN THEIR POSSESSIONS.

Such that there is little or none available for Spiritual Feats and Operations.

That is why we must Tithe 10% of our Substance: to make Spiritual Energy available. Additional Offerings and Almsgivings also assist in this regard.

THE RICH GENERALLY LOVE THEIR POSSESSIONS MORE THAN THEY LOVE GOD, AND DO THINGS THEY DO NOT WANT TO THINK ABOUT TO GET THEM AND KEEP THEM.

Such as ignoring those in need, or refusing to help them to their faces, in order to maintain their vain coffers.

oaroloye:


. DEUTERONOMY 8:10-20.

10. When thou hast eaten and art full,
then thou shalt bless The LORD thy God
for the Good Land which He
hath given thee.
11. Beware that thou
forget not The LORD thy God,
in not keeping His Commandments,
and His Judgments,
and His Statutes,
Which I Command thee this day:
12.Lest (when) thou hast eaten
and art full,
and hast built goodly houses,
and dwelt (therein);
13. And (when) thy herds
and thy flocks multiply,
and thy silver
and thy gold is multiplied,
and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14. Then thine heart be lifted up,
and thou forget The LORD thy God,
Which brought thee forth
out of the land of Egypt,
from the House of Bondage;
15. Who led thee through
that great and terrible wilderness,
(wherein were) fiery serpents,
and scorpions, and drought,
where (there was) no water;
Who brought thee forth water
out of the rock of flint;
16. Who fed thee in the wilderness
with Manna,
Which thy fathers knew not,
that He might humble thee,
and that he might prove thee,
to do thee good at thy latter end;
17. And thou say in thine heart,

"MY POWER
AND THE MIGHT
OF (MINE) HAND
HATH GOTTEN ME
THIS WEALTH.

18. But thou shalt remember
The LORD thy God:
for (it is) He that giveth thee
Power to get Wealth,
that he may establish His Covenant
Which He Sware unto thy Fathers,
as (it is) this day.
19. And it shall be,
if thou do at all
forget The LORD thy God,
and walk after other gods,
and serve them,
and worship them,
I testify against you this day
that ye shall surely perish.
20. As the nations which The LORD
destroyeth before your face,
so shall ye perish;
because ye would not be obedient
unto The Voice of The LORD your God.

. DEUTERONOMY 26:1-11.

AND it shall be,
when thou (art) come in unto the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee
(for) an Inheritance,
and possessest it,
and dwellest therein;
2. That thou shalt take
of the first of all the Fruit of the Earth,
which thou shalt bring of thy land
that the LORD thy God giveth thee,
and shalt put (it) in a basket,
and shalt go unto the place
which The LORD thy God
shall choose to place His Name there.
3. And thou shalt go unto the Priest
that shall be in those days,
and say unto him,

"I PROFESS THIS DAY
UNTO THE LORD THY GOD,
THAT I AM COME UNTO THE COUNTRY
WHICH THE LORD SWARE
UNTO OUR FATHERS
FOR TO GIVE US."

4. And the Priest
shall take the basket
out of thine hand,
and set it down
before The Altar of The LORD thy God.
5. And thou shalt speak and say
before The LORD thy God,

"A SYRIAN READY TO PERISH
(WAS) MY FATHER,
AND HE WENT DOWN INTO EGYPT,
AND SOJOURNED THERE WITH A FEW,
AND BECAME THERE A NATION,
GREAT, MIGHTY,
AND POPULOUS:
6. "AND THE EGYPTIANS
EVIL ENTREATED US,
AND AFFLICTED US,
AND LAID UPON US
HARD BONDAGE:
7. "AND WHEN WE CRIED
UNTO THE LORD GOD OF OUR FATHERS,
THE LORD HEARD OUR VOICE,
AND LOOKED ON OUR AFFLICTION,
AND OUR LABOUR,
AND OUR OPPRESSION:
8. "AND THE LORD
BROUGHT US FORTH OUT OF EGYPT
WITH A MIGHTY HAND,
AND WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM,
AND WITH GREAT TERRIBLENESS,
AND WITH SIGNS,
AND WITH WONDERS:
9. "AND HE HATH BROUGHT US
INTO THIS PLACE,
AND HATH GIVEN US THIS LAND,
(EVEN) A LAND THAT FLOWETH
WITH MILK AND HONEY.
10. "AND NOW, BEHOLD,
I HAVE BROUGHT
THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE LAND,
WHICH THOU, O LORD,
HAST GIVEN ME."

And thou shalt set it
before The LORD thy God,
and worship before The LORD thy God:
11. And thou shalt rejoice
in every Good (Thing)
Which The LORD thy God
hath given unto thee,
and unto thine house,
thou, and the Levite,
and the Stranger
that (is) among you.

THE WORSHIPPER OF GOD ASCRIBES ALL THEIR SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN LIFE TO GOD.

The Materialist does not.

If Awareness increases, one is ashamed of one's acts and attitude of Selfishness- especially when they harmed others.

. EXODUS 22:6.

6. "If fire break out,
and catch in thorns,
so that the stacks of corn,
or the standing corn,
or the field,
be consumed therewith;
he that kindled the fire
shall surely make Restitution."

THE FIRST TALENT OF POWER WOULD FORCE THE RICH TO CONFRONT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHERS' INJURIES.

Who wants that?

kenzysmith:
If one is poor he is a potential criminal, cause someone that does not wear good cloths, good shelter, or has enough capital to feed his family u expect him to be righteous? Lol na so so evil thing go dey enter is heart. If you are poor your chances of commiting big sin is higher than those that are poor. The chances of a poor going to hell is higher than the rich causes they will keep commuting crimes, A rich man will have just 3 kids but a poor man that leave in a room will have 13 children.
Rich men save more buh a poor man will finished is money within days. If a rich man have 50k he will want to invest it to triple the amount but give a poor man 50k ashawo quarter, baba ijebu, ogogoro. In summary poverty is a sin. If u poor your chances of making heaven in Nigeria is slim cause your mind is polluted

Your choices in life has nothing to do with whether you're rich or poor. It's all about the kind of person you are.

I read on this forum where someone posted of his trip to an African country (can't remember the exact one) and after completing his stay there he decided to return the car he rented to tour around the city, according to his story, he dropped it of with a security guard whom he has never met in his life, and pleaded with him to help him return it.

On getting to Nigeria he got an email from the company (where he rented the car) thanking him for successfully receiving the car.

On that thread more than 99% of the posters agreed that if he had taken such risk in Lagos he would have bought the company another car cos the guard would abscond with it.

Many Nigerians have wicked hearts, and it has nothing to do with their financial status cos even the so called rich are worse.

That's why you'll see a governor lavishing billions on unnecessary travels, underaged girls, cars, properties...yet he's owning civil servants in his state for over 2 years and counting.

If you're a bad person, matter how much money you make, it won't make any difference, likewise if you're good, no matter how poor you are, you'll maintain your integrity at all cost.

It's all about your personality...who are you?