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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