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[Anonymous No.23360438]

>Bible says you should give away all of your possessions (Matthew 19:21)
>Bible says if you don't work you won't eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10)
Which is it?

[Anonymous No.23360440]

>>23360438
Practice detachment and only work as much is necessary.

[Anonymous No.23360500]

>>23360438
Where is the contradiction?

[Anonymous No.23360505]

>>23360438
>Do not hoard wealth when others have none
>Work hard and earn your place on the earth
There’s no contradiction, you’re just mad mom made you go to nondenominational service three times a week which limited your video game time

[Anonymous No.23360510]

>>23360438
Food isn't a possession retard

[Anonymous No.23361107]

>>23360438
Maybe you should read in context and not pick random verses on their own. In the first verse Jesus isn't talking to you, an average american sitting in his house on his computer. In the first verse Jesus is talking to the apostles, who were alive at the same time as Jesus and were testimony of his miracles.

[Anonymous No.23361152]

>>23361107
better still, he was specifically using this line to point out the insincerity of the rich young man.

[Anonymous No.23361159]

>don't mooch off others, enslave your brother, or rent-seek like a Babylonian banker
>don't prize your wealth and material possessions over your spiritual salvation