| In the Bible, God's creative activity
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| | as an evil eye toward your neighbor. The
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| begins with the sentence, "Let there be
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| | opposite of an evil eye finds expression
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| light." This is not merely a nice opening
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| | in Scripture as an open hand and an
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| line, but it actually tells of the
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| | enlarged heart, or largesse. Royalty, in
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| culmination of God's redemptive plan for
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| | the ancient near East, preeminently
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| mankind as well. The necessity of
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| | concerned itself with showing what today
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| understanding this important biblical
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| | we would call "extreme charity." This the
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| theme takes us to the gospel of
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| | pagans lack.By contrast, the Christian
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| Matthew.Matthew 6: 19-34Lay not up for
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| | life builds others up by "faith, hope,
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| yourselves treasures upon earth, where
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| | and charity." Here, faith means "faith in
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| moth and rust doth corrupt, and where
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| | the redemptive work of Christ and all the
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| thieves break through and steal: But lay
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| | promises of God." Hope means the future
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| up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
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| | expectation that God will raise those who
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| where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
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| | have served him from the dead unto glory
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| and where thieves do not break through
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| | and immortality. And charity means
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| nor steal: For where your treasure is,
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| | "practical kindness," the only kind of
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| there will your heart be also. The light
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| | love Scripture approves. The bottom line
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| of the body is the eye: if therefore
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| | is this: you either fix your eyes on
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| thine eye be single, thy whole body shall
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| | hoarding money as a means for getting
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| be full of light. But if thine eye be
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| | more immediate pleasure in this life
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| evil, thy whole body shall be full of
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| | (serve Mammon and have an evil [stingy]
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| darkness. If therefore the light that is
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| | eye toward your neighbor), or you trust
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| in thee be darkness, how great is that
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| | God to provide for you and focus your
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| darkness! No man can serve two masters:
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| | efforts on doing works of faith, hope and
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| for either he will hate the one, and love
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| | charity -- with a "good eye" toward your
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| the other; or else he will hold to the
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| | neighbor.Jesus had said, "You Christians
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| one, and despise the other. Ye cannot
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| | (their faith may have been little, but
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| serve God and mammon.Therefore I say unto
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| | these were those who had faith) can trust
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| you, Take no thought for your life, what
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| | God to provide you with temporary food
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| ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor
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| | and clothes because he will clothe you in
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| yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
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| | the resurrection with greater glory than
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| Is not the life more than meat, and the
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| | Solomon had." Don't worry about getting
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| body than raiment? Behold the fowls of
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| | money to provide for the basics, instead
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| the air: for they sow not, neither do
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| | work hard and pray hard (knowing that God
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| they reap, nor gather into barns; yet
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| | will provide) and get about doing works
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| your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye
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| | of faith, hope, and especially charity.
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| not much better than they? Which of you
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| | For, as Paul said, "To them who by
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| by taking thought can add one cubit unto
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| | patient continuance in well doing [i.e.
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| his stature? And why take ye thought for
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| | doing good works] seek for glory and
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| raiment? Consider the lilies of the
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| | honour and immortality, eternal life:
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| field, how they grow; they toil not,
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| | [i.e. resurrection of the body unto
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| neither do they spin: And yet I say unto
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| | glory, honor, riches, wisdom, etc] ...."
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| you, That even Solomon in all his glory
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| | (Romans 2:7).God relates to others in an
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| was not arrayed like one of
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| | orderly way (though He is seldom
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| these.Wherefore, if God so clothe the
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| | predictable) by a principle called "Lex
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| grass of the field, which to day is, and
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| | Talionis." The way you treat God and His
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| to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he
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| | people now determines how He will treat
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| not much more clothe you, O ye of little
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| | you later. What you sow now, you reap
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| faith? Therefore take no thought, saying,
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| | later. So by doing good works now,
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| What shall we eat? or, What shall we
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| | Christians "Glorify God." For Jesus said,
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| drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be
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| | "let your LIGHT SHINE before men that
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| clothed? (For after all these things do
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| | they may see your good works, and [so]
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| the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly
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| | GLORIFY your Father who is in heaven."
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| Father knoweth that ye have need of all
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| | And if you Glorify God through
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| these things.But seek ye first the
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| | persistent, faithful obedience, He will
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| kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
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| | also glorify you. That is called
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| and all these things shall be added unto
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| | "resurrection." It is the primary subject
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| you. Take therefore no thought for the
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| | of the entire book of Revelation, though
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| morrow: for the morrow shall take thought
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| | most seemed to have missed the obvious
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| for the things of itself. Sufficient unto
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| | for the subtle on that point.Solomon was
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| the day is the evil thereof.Now we simply
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| | a "type," a graphic picture of what a
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| have to ask the question here, "What was
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| | believer will be like in the
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| Jesus talking about?" Most people
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| | resurrection. He will be a king, shine
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| probably would strive to give an answer
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| | with great glory, be full of wisdom, and
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| they could offer with confidence. They
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| | be called "Jedidiah," which means
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| can read, re-read, and read some more,
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| | "Beloved of the Lord." This is why the
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| still too many trees dot the forest.
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| | lampstands of Solomon's Temple represent
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| Certainly this was true of the guys who
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| | the Church. And remember, the Solomonic
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| arranged this text into its various
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| | Temple was characterized by "glory and
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| sections. Apparently, to them this simply
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| | beauty." Lampstands give light, they
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| looked like "various sayings of Jesus
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| | shine.Jesus was always thinking of
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| lumped together about how to get along in
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| | resurrection unto glory, of His own and
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| life" -- something a bit like "Don't
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| | of that of His people. How do I know
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| worry, be happy."It's hard to blame them.
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| | this? Because the author of Hebrews said
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| After all, here, you have stuff about
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| | so. "Who for the JOY SET BEFORE HIM
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| money, worrying about tomorrow, clothes
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| | endured the cross, scorning it shame."
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| and pagans, Solomon and grass, birds of
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| | What was this "joy" he had set firmly in
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| the air, eyes and bodies, etc. Most
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| | front of his eyes (meaning that it
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| moderns too probably see this as a kind a
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| | occupied His thoughts and perspective)??
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| rant posted online entitled "random
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| | You guessed it.Now let's carry this idea
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| thoughts about life."I believe that the
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| | forward just a bit, looking at other
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| key to understanding this text flows from
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| | instances of this theme in the Bible.
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| the theme of resurrection, and I'll try
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| | What was Joseph's special "coat of many
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| to explain this as clearly as I am able.
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| | colors" about? Noah's rainbow? Moses'
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| Jesus was here, and most everywhere else,
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| | shining face? Why do the martyrs in
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| TALKING ABOUT RESURRECTION UNTO GLORY.
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| | Revelation get handed "White robes??""
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| You see, people in that day had a common
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| | Why is the kingdom of heaven like "A
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| problem. They kept dying. Sometimes they
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| | buried pearl later taken from the ground
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| died because they didn't have clothes
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| | to show its light to the world?" What
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| enough to keep warm, or food enough to
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| | color are sheep? Why did Jesus say, "No
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| eat. Life was then as Thomas Hobbes
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| | one hides a lamp under a bushel?" Why did
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| described it: Nasty, brutish and short.In
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| | he say to his disciples "You are the
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| this context, to tell people "life is
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| | light of the world"? Why does Scripture
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| more than just food and clothes" would
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| | -- for all its emphasis on inner beauty
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| not have met with the yawning consent
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| | -- go out of it's way to mention the
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| moderns give this saying. They would have
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| | great outward beauty of women of faith
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| thought -- "You must be crazy! Don't you
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| | like Sarah, Esther, and Bathsheba? Why
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| see all these people dropping like flies
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| | are Christians promised to be made
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| because they don't have the necessities
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| | "pillars in the temple of My God" by
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| of life?" And he would have answered
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| | Jesus? What color are pillars? Why did
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| them, "Oh yes, I see it. But I also see
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| | Jesus tell a parable where a man was
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| that these people, should they live like
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| | tossed out of the wedding party for
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| kings today, having their needs met like
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| | wearing the WRONG CLOTHES? Why was the
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| Solomon did, will still DIE. And then
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| | high priest clothed in so dazzling an
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| what?"You see, Solomon was arrayed in
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| | array of costly luminous stones? Why did
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| GLORY. And the lilies were clothed BY
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| | Jesus choose the word "glory" to
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| GOD, and not by men. This is the central
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| | characterize Solomon in a single word?
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| point of the text. This is why Paul was
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| | Why is the Church described in terms of
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| fond of the metaphor of "putting on
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| | precious gems at the end of the
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| Christ," as though Christ were like
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| | Revelation? How is wisdom better than
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| clothing -- holy clothing -- like a
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| | "rubies," and the tongue of the righteous
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| priestly robe or a king's best. Pagans
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| | like "choice silver"?? Why are wisdom and
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| would instead strive to get MONEY, and
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| | righteousness always so shiny in the
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| store it up, so that they could meet
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| | Bible?Why did Solomon say that the END of
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| life's demands of food and clothing. They
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| | a matter was better than its beginning?I
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| put mammon on the top of the list so they
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| | suggest that the reader interpret the
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| could make ends meet, and get a little
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| | sayings of Jesus, the Lord of Glory, in
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| insurance against fickle fortune. This
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| | the context of this theme when you next
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| made them greedy for money. This is why
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| | read his words, and, if the Lord blesses,
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| they laid up treasure here and now.Thus
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| | you might find yourself pleasantly
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| from the very beginning (v. 19), Jesus
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| | surprised by the clarity of his sayings
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| had entered into one LONG monologue about
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| | where they once seemed more difficult.
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| God vs. Mammon -- hoarding money for
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| | After all, says John, "God is light, and
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| one's own personal gain. And yet, God
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| | there is no darkness in Him at all."
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| commands men to get money. This is what
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| | Amen.Carson Day has written some 1.3
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| work is all about. But simply getting
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| | gazillion articles and essays on all
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| money differs from hoarding it for
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| | manner of topics. These aim to glorify
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| personal use. The evil eye presents us
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| | God and offer people real help to live
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| with the problem. If you read the Older
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| | wisely and well. You can visit Carson's
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| Testament, you will find that it refers
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| | websites at (The Omniblog, where Carson
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| to a lack of CHARITY -- where charity
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| | blogs everything) or (Carson's Day
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| means giving away money to the needy --
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| | Trading Outpost). Thanks for stopping by.
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