Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Scott Redd of Reformed Theological Seminary doesn't take Jesus' teaching about the cost of discipleship seriously


If, as the Apostle Paul says, we become new creations in Christ, then we should expect to find our wealth being directed toward ends that are more and more commensurate with our new creation. ... [W]ell-meaning believers often voice romanticized opinions about poverty and the impoverished, pointing out biblical passages that speak of the dangers of wealth while ignoring passages that speak of the wealth’s many blessings. ... Christians need to counsel, conspire, and collaborate with one another about how their mutual faith and love of God can find expression in the way they manage their wealth.

Yeah, it's right there in Luke 14:33, where it says "No one can be my disciple who doesn't manage all their wealth more and more commensurate with the new creation".