@galveston75 saidThank you
Good stuff.
To add to that the bible does not say a rich person cannot do good in their worship and devotion to God. But it does say it would be hard. Riches has it's snares.
Jesus told a rich young ruler that he needed to go and sell all his belongings and give to the poor. But the man grew sad at Jesus’ saying and went off grieved, “for he was holding many possess ...[text shortened]... ld be treated like a hired worker, like a settler. He should serve with you until the Jubilee year."
The post that was quoted here has been removedI looked at the link. There's nothing there that addresses the view that trying to turn biblical scripture into a left-wing political banner is fraught with hypocrisy. The material at the link just describes the political stance of some Christians; it doesn't deal with the claim that such a stance is "fraught with hypocrisy".
@Duchess64
Seriously D, why do you care? Do you believe the Bible should be the basis for government policy and laws?
The post that was quoted here has been removedYou are dodging. You haven't addressed divegeester's view that turning biblical scripture into a left-wing political banner is fraught with hypocrisy. As it happens, it is also my view that turning biblical scripture into a left-wing political banner is fraught with hypocrisy but that doesn't make me "right-wing" nor does it mean that I "loathe Christian socialism". Same goes for divegeester.
The post that was quoted here has been removedIf you have never encountered left-wing [or, for that matter, right-wing] Christian hypocrisy, that is a matter for you and not for divegeester. He has shared his perspective. There is no onus on him to justify it.
You have shared your perspective that he is a right-wing "troll" who "loathes Christian socialism" based on his misgivings about possible hypocrisy. There is no onus on you to justify it, nor to justify calling almost every poster you disagree with a "troll".
I'd say, on the Debates Forum, you have made countless tens of thousands of claims seemingly without feeling any burden to justify them beyond mere assertion or reiteration. And there is no onus on me to justify this perspective.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI know him - and his beliefs and views - much better than you do. He does not "loathe Christian socialism".
He believes that turning biblical scripture into a left-wing political banner is fraught with hypocrisy.
Furthermore, he believes that turning biblical scripture into a right-wing political banner is fraught with hypocrisy too.
I have not "pretended" to think these things. And I am not "lying".