jesus told his followers to give up all they had, take up their crosses, and follow him. now, i am hesitant to call myself christian anymore, but here is one very clear passage: Matthew 19:20-24 (NIV) 20 "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?" 21 Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. 23 Then Jesus said to his desciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." now i take this as being a statement against accumulating material wealth in favour of focussing on christ and service to those less fortunate. don't buy the iphone, give to charity- that kind of thing. i suppose the best thing to do would be to do as christ did- forget about preconceived notions, go to the poor, offer a hand, share love by being the person who talks to the homeless and serves at shelters and kitchens, and forget about prosletysing, etc., DO, rather than just donate, and it will go a long way. it's all about love.

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	JadedTLC ~gam3r4l!fe~	Jul 21, 2008 01:40AM GMTJuly 21, 2008 01:40:23
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