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.
M­or­e &g­t;