Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Roderick Cyr still dilutes Jesus' clear and unambiguous message to become the poor

Here on Mark 10:17ff. and the parallels:

The trouble begins when we go to great lengths to explain why Jesus’ plain words are not what they appear. Instead of focusing on what He is saying and gleaning insights from those words, we concentrate on what He is not saying:

1] Jesus is not saying it’s wrong to be rich.

2] Jesus is not telling us to sell our possessions to follow Him.

3] Jesus is not issuing a specific warning to the rich. ...


And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." -- Luke 6:20

"Sell your possessions and give alms." -- Luke 12:33

"So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple." -- Luke 14:33

"But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep." -- Luke 6:24f.

It doesn't say "Blessed are you rich".

It doesn't say the poor can keep what they have anymore than the rich can.

But neither does it say "Woe to you that are poor".