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NASB | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement; |
Subject: Is asking for money false? |
Bible Note: That's quite a response. I think you attached it to the wrong message. My question to you is how does "Selling all", using the definition of "all" that you are using address the comment in John 20:10? "So the disciples went away again to their own homes." Can I assume the disciples sold "all" or not? Does "all" include homes? Please do not take me as attacking or sarcastic. I am curious and an investigative type. From my readings of various commentaries, it would seem to me that "all" really means "all surplus and worldly profits". I would assume that if Jesus sold the clothes on his back (an extreme definition of "all"), that it would have been noted or commented on. I can only assume, therefore, that he kept the clothes on his back. His disciples had homes. Not a home for the disciples, but homes (plural). Unless they bought their homes after the crucifixion, Jesus must have known about them. Jesus would have also commented on them when he returned. When Jesus commented about the poor woman giving so little at the temple. Jesus said she gave a greater gift than the rich man who gave more (in coin as opposed to percentage of wealth.) Jesus did not chastise the woman for not giving all. From my study, I believe that Jesus wants us to "give until it hurts", not "live off of the (so-called) Christians who have not taken and sold all so that we (real) Christians who have divested ourselves of ALL can be closer to Jesus." Nope, Jesus was about giving, sharing, and helping our fellow man - friend or enemy. How can one help our fellow men if we have nothing to give but words? We cannot share our fish and loaves of bread if we have none because we have "sold all". The system does not work if all Christians "sold all". This whole thread was created to help me find a verse that would lead me to the prior verse about charity and welcoming fellow Christians into our homes and our dinner table. Jesus was all about sharing, and not just words about heaven. He shared bread and fish, staples of this world's existence. To do that, he either had to have something himself or he had to acquire those somethings from people who did not accept his teachings (in the extreme definition you are using.) That said, unless Christianity is a pyramid scheme where each new convert is to sell all and give the earnings to pay the last set of new believers, the system will fall down and collapse. For the last set of new believers must rely on the generosity of someone and the older believers have nothing left since they sold all before. I highly doubt that Jesus meant for us to do this. There would have been better instructions. Looking back at this post, I realize it is pretty extreme in its point of view. I wish not to offend. Unfortunately, I cannot see anyway to address an extreme stance of "sell all" without following the logic to a reasonable conclusion. Pray, forgive me. |