Fat Monk


10 Mar 2023

The rich

Relationship between the rich and the poor is complicated.

"Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?" (James 2.5-7 NLT)

And in some parts of the globe, this one is cringeworthy.

"The way we are cutting taxes for the wealthy and social programs for the poor, you'd think the greedy were needy and the needy were greedy." (William Sloane Coffin, "Credo")

I read money can change people. Let's be careful.

No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.

(Matthew 6.24 NLT)