Originally Posted By fkurucz "did they spent all that money on dogs and cats too ?" The wealthy spent money on all kinds of luxuries during the great depression. Just like now, only a subset of of the populace had to endure the penuries of the great depression. The wealthy did not feel or suffer it and much like today they blamed the poor for their predicament. I was going to ask, being that you are a professed Christian, what is your take on Acts 4:32 - 5:11?
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I think that I am called on to share with my fellow belivers. I don't think that the Lord is asking me to give up all I have and put my family at risk. I have shared my time and money with people all over the world never asking what if anything they believed. This may be a warped view but then only God is perfect. I do tithe .
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^That's nice, but what do YOU THINK of the way the early Christians lived? According to the passage in the book of Acts they shared EVERYTHING, not just a portion of their wealth that they were comfortable parting with. From what I inferred from the passage the only Christian community members who were at risk were those who withheld their money as God would strike them dead. I ask because far too many Protestant Pastors these days equate accumulating personal wealth as a Christian trait, even though we are warned to not gather treasure on Earth because thieves will steal it and rust will consume it and are told to instead build treasure in Heaven. There are Christian communities that live this way even today. No doubt it requires a great deal of trust to share one's wealth with others, plus we have been programmmed by our capitalist society into accumulating wealth. It's also base human nature to be greedy, so to live the way the early Christians did would probably be impossible for most people.
Originally Posted By Mr X Jesus DEMANDED that anyone who wanted salvation MUST give up ALL they have to the poor and follow his example (was Jesus rich, DisneyDad?). Anything else is just excuse making. Fearful, cowardly excuse making.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 As I said only God is perfect . Thats why I always refer to myself as a work in progress. Will I ever be able to live a totally godly life ? I really don't think I will., but that does not mean we can't try. He was rich in sprit and poor in condemning the efforts of others. I hope he is a forgiving God .
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Part of our prayers each sunday is to ask forgiveness for " not doing that which we know to do " If this were the only short fall in my spritual life I would be happy. I still have a way to grow.
Originally Posted By fkurucz You keep dodging the issue. What do you think about early Christians sharing ALL their wealth? Do you think it never happened? Do you think that it only applied to them? Do you think it would be impractical in the modern world? What do you think? And yes, we know that you are an imperfect sinner and that God forgives. But what do YOU THINK? Should we even try to live like this?
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I am unsure how much wealth they had to start with. I think that if I were a single homeless missonary, I would to happy to add my little to the greater pot.I have done so on more then one mission trip. I think i was also told to render unto caeser that which is owed caeser. How does anyone know if every thing in the bible took place just as how it has carried down to this time.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "There's a joke here... It just seems like it would be inappropriate under the circumstances." Joke away.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 I am not sure how this conversation got turned to Jesus when it started off with dogs, and I can't even figure it out. But to turn it back on to dogs/cats and what I think the best thing to do. I have been in two different situations. 1. My shih tzu cost me over 6,000 dollars and then I ended up putting her to sleep. I did this b/c even though we kept paying 600 dollars to get rid of this skin disease as soon as we got rid of it, it would come back within a day or two. She was suffering, my bank account was suffering, and it just seemed like it was the best thing to do. Now I have a alaskan husky right now. She is a great dog, but she recently was hit by a car. Her treatment cost us 8,000 dollars. THankfully the guys helped otherwise she owuld of been asleep 2. But anyways the reason we paid that much is b/c she is now healed. SO part of it is to decide in if the animal can be healed, and also if its in your budget. I love my dogs, it was hard putting my shih tzu to sleep. I can't even imagine what I would do w/o penny or osama, but I would do whats best for them.
Originally Posted By Terminus Named after the President, right? Nothing wrong with a little patriotism.
