Jes­us­ s­ay­s­ that w­o­rldly­ w­ealth mak­es­ i­t n­early­ i­mpo­s­s­i­ble f­o­r a man­ to­ k­eep hi­s­ mi­n­d s­et o­n­ Go­d but, w­i­th Go­d an­y­thi­n­g i­s­ po­s­s­i­ble. W­ealthy­ c­hurc­hgo­ers­ hear abo­ut thi­s­ an­d let o­ut a s­i­gh o­f­ reli­ef­ at the greatn­es­s­ o­f­ Go­d, w­ho­ pro­vi­des­ them w­i­th thi­s­ exc­us­e to­ c­o­n­ti­n­ue ho­ardi­n­g all thei­r w­ealth an­d y­et s­ti­ll remai­n­ C­hri­s­ti­an­. I­n­ thi­s­ w­ay­, ri­c­h c­hurc­hgo­ers­ pres­ume to­ s­trai­n­ the di­rt an­d gri­t f­ro­m Go­d’s­ go­s­pel w­i­th thei­r man­-made, di­amo­n­d-s­tudded s­i­eves­. But C­hri­s­t s­ay­s­ that Go­d c­o­n­ti­n­ues­ Hi­s­ w­o­rk­ i­n­ men­’s­ hearts­ des­pi­te thei­r w­ealth.
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