In case here happens to be any christians who consider themselves as true believers, I have a proposal to make.
If you have ever read the gospels from the Bible, you may have noticed that Jesus is very much against being rich and owning money.
The message is very clear, it's repeated many times in the gospels:
Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal, because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matt 6:19-21)
No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches! (Matt 6:24)
Just then a man came up to Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what good deed should I do to have eternal life?”
Jesus asked him, “Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments.”
The young man asked him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘you must love your neighbor as yourself.’”
The young man told him, “I have kept all of these. What do I still lack?”
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.” But when the young man heard this statement he went away sad, because he had many possessions.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “I tell all of you with certainty, it will be hard for a rich person to get into the kingdom from heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.” (Matt 19:16-24)
“Look!” Peter replied. “We have left everything and followed you. So what will we get?”
Jesus told them, “I tell all of you with certainty, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the renewed creation, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, governing the twelve tribes of Israel. In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as muchand will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” (Matt 19:27-30)
As Jesus was setting out again, a man ran up to him, knelt down in front of him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Nobody is good except for one—God. You know the commandments: ‘Never murder.’ ‘Never commit adultery.’ ‘Never steal.’ ‘Never give false testimony.’ ‘Never cheat.’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”
The man replied to him, “Teacher, I have obeyed all of these since I was a young man.”
Jesus looked at him and loved him. Then he told him, “You’re missing one thing. Go and sell everything you own, give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.” Shocked at this statement, the man went away sad, because he had many possessions.
Then Jesus looked around and told his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God! It’s easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:17-25)
Then Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the gospel who will not receive a hundred times as much here in this world—homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields, along with persecution—as well as eternal life in the age to come. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” (Mark 10:28-31)
He filled hungry people with good things and sent rich people away with nothing. (Luke 1:53)
But how terrible it will be for you who are rich, because you have had your comfort!
How terrible it will be for you who are full now, because you will be hungry!
How terrible it will be for you who are laughing now, because you will mourn and cry! (Luke 6:24-25)
Then he told them, “Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person’s life doesn’t consist of the amount of possessions he has.”
Then he told them a parable. He said, “The land of a certain rich man produced good crops. So he began to think to himself, ‘What should I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and I’ll store all my grain and goods in them. Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’ But God told him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you’ve accumulated?’ That’s how it is with the person who stores up treasures for himself rather than with God.” (Luke 12:15-21)
In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions. (Luke 14:33)
No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth! (Luke 16:13)
Then an official asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Nobody is good except for one—God. You know the commandments: ‘Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.’”
The official replied, “I have kept all of these since I was a young man.”
When Jesus heard this, he told him, “You still need to do one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.” But when the official heard this he became sad, because he was very rich.
So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he said, “How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God! Indeed, it’s easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.” (Luke 18:18-24)
Then Peter said, “See, we have left everything we have and followed you.”
Jesus told them, “I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God who will not receive many times as much in this world, as well as eternal life in the age to come.” (Luke 18:28-30)
If you are a true believer, but for some unfortunate reason have acquired a lot of money, you should give it to me. There are several good reasons for this:
- God will take you into Heaven. If you have too much money, you can't go there.
- When you are in Heaven, you will get back hundred times as much as you gave me. Pretty sweet deal?
- I'm currently unemployed, so some extra money would be nice.
- My access to Heaven is permanently denied. So I think it would be fair if I could at least enjoy my life here on earth. That is much easier when I have more money than I do have now.
- I don't use money for destructive stuff that creates pain and misery for myself or other people. First I'll use the money to improve my quality of life, and when that is secured, I probably invest the rest for ethical businesses and/or donate it.
- No uplimits! All of you can give me as much money as you can. Some people shouldn't have much money in their hands, but I'm not that kind of person. I'm quite sure I can handle huge sums of money and not get corrupted by it or go crazy.
It's probably a good idea to give me your money even if you are poor yourself:
As Jesus sat facing the offering box, he watched how the crowd was dropping their money into it. Many rich people were dropping in large amounts. Then a destitute widow came and dropped in two small copper coins, worth about a cent. He called his disciples and told them, “I tell all of you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than everyone who is contributing to the offering box, because all of them contributed out of their surplus, but out of her poverty she has given everything she had to live on.” (Mark 12:41-44)
This is also a great way to check whether or not you are worshipping the right God. If you donate everything to me, God will take care of you – he promises so in the Bible! If that doesn't happen, you might need to think a little bit if you really have true faith in true God.
“That’s why I’m telling you to stop worrying about your life—what you will eat or what you will drink—or about your body—what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn’t it, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky. They don’t plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren’t you? Can any of you add a single hour to the length of your life by worrying? And why do you worry about clothes? Consider the lilies in the field and how they grow. They don’t work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all of his splendor was clothed like one of them. Now if that is the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, won’t he clothe you much better—you who have little faith?
“So don’t ever worry by saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ because it is the unbelievers who are eager for all those things. Surely your heavenly Father knows that you need all of them! But first be concerned about God’s kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well. So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matt 6:25-34)
I prefer cryptocurrencies as primary means for transferring your money to me.
- Steem account: samupaha
- Bitcoin address: 1DTu35NcM53yHFWSS4xmNV1FGVxgqWYzVR
- Bitshares account: samupaha
If you want to give any other type of property, leave a comment and we can discuss the details.
And remember – this is win-win deal for both of us!