BUT WOE UNTO YOU THAT ARE RICH
YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSOLATION
( LUKE 6:24)
BY
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
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LUKE 6:24
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24)But woe unto that are
rich! For ye have received
your consolation
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But woe, who are rich ,
the warning is strong to the
rich, to those who are rich,
the rich are warned because
wealth pulls a man from the
kingdom of heaven it is
difficult for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of
heaven as it pulls the rich
ruler from heaven LUKE
18:18-26
There is a lure, and
attraction, a force, a power
a pull that reaches out and
draws any of us who looks
at possess wealth, they are
pulled so forceful that they
are enslaved and doomed
any rich person who fails to
turn and embrace GOD
WEALTH AND RICHES
KINGDOM SETBACK
The wealthy are usually
esteemed, honored, and
envied, because wealth
brings recognition , it boost
ego, making a person self
sufficient and independent
in this world, that he really
needs nothing, and in such
atmosphere GOD is
forgotten.
The rich forget that there
are things that money
cannot buy and event
money cannot save, peace,
joy, love and many others
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that really matters within
the Spirit of man can never
be bought with money,
neither can money save one
from accident, death,
disease and disaster,
wealth tends to make one
to hoard, GOD lays down
the principle to handle
money for all men even for
the poor.
The world revolves in
desperate needs, people
are starving, sick, homeless,
unclothed by the millions;
and the trimming millions
are spiritually lost without
GOD in the world hopeless
to die, without knowing him
, as riches tend to make
man selfish, as the more he
get, the more we want,
when we taste the things of
this world and becomes
comfortable, we struggle to
keep what we have not to
loose it.
They are few who gives
who give all they are and
have to CHRIST to meet the
needs of the world as JESUS
said, how hard it is for the
rich to enter the kingdom of
GOD LUKE 18:24
If we do not have
compassion and take care of
the ravaging poor and they
that are in desperate need ,
how can we have GOD to
have compassion and care
for us, when we face the
desperate need for heaven?
When we do not meet the
need of the desperate Poor
of our fellow brethren for
earthly provision? Why do
we think that GOD our
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loving GOD will meet our
need for eternal life, the
rich have the means to help
and save the ravaging world
of poverty by distributing to
the poor LUKE 18:22
The rich of this world
goods, they loved them;
they had sought for them;
they found their consolation
in them, they are proud
they would not seek or
receive consolation from
the gospel, they are
satisfied with their wealth,
and not feeling their need
of anything better than
earthly wealth can give,
who are not rich towards
GOD
They desire nothing but
wealth, and a sufficiency to
satisfy the wants of the
body, they believe that the
riches will last for ever.
judgment is the cry of pain
that results from misfortune
coming to you who are rich
and place your faith on
possession while remaining
spiritually impoverished,
those who center their lives,
purpose, happiness or goal
primarily in material things
or in pursuit of great wealth
for you have already
received yours in full in this
life and nothing left to be
awarded to you.
If a man centers his life
upon the things of the
world, his attentions on the
world not on GOD, he tend
to become wrapped up I
securing more and more in
protecting what h has, and
he gives little if any
attention or time for
thought of heaven matters
THE JUDGEMENT OF THE
RICH
The judgment of the rich is
their wealth if is not used
to show mercy and
compassion to the ravaging
poor and the needy, they
have no treasures in heaven
and have their consolation ,
they have receive their full
reward in the present world
Because they are not rich
towards GOD
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MATTHEW 6:19-20
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19)Lay not up for
yourselves treasures upon
earth; where moth and rust
doth corrupt, and where
thieves break through and
steal
20) but lay yourselves
treasure in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves
do not break through nor
steal
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LAY NOT UP FOR YOUR
SELVES TREASURES UPON
EARTH
The concern of JESUS
CHRIST we must guide
against focusing on money,
possession, and material
things such as centering our
lives around houses,
furnishings, Cars, lands,
buildings, stocks- all the
things that make up security
and wealth on this world
will decay, agie and wasting
away with time, it is
corruptible and temporal
Where are our thoughts?
What do we think about?
Are our thought on earth or
on heaven? Is our mined on
GODLY things or earthly?
What are we seeking the
things of heaven or earth?
Where is our heart focusing
on earth or heaven?
JESUS want the believer to
focus and center our lives
around him and heaven, for
everything about heaven
and himself is life and
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eternal security, it is
permanent and eternal.
JESUS gives a difference
about two kind of riches
there are earthly riches,
there are things on earth
that men desire, which
CHRIST called earthly riches
and treasures, earthly riches
would be such things as
clothes, cars, jewelry, toys,
house, building, fame,
power, profession ,property
,money, anything that
dominated person’s life and
holds it fast to this earth, a
treasure is that , which has
value and is worth, and men
take things an ascribe value
to them.
JESUS CHRIST warned
believer and unbeliever that
it should not be the center
of our life:
Do not store up for
yourselves earthly riches
(material possession, we
should not focus our life on
earthly things, not to set our
eyes, mind and energy and
effort on such passing
treasure, that are
corruptible and destroyed
with time, it ages, dies,
deteriorates, and decays,
this thing are earthy and is
for a brief time, and there
are no more, everything on
earth have seed of
corruption and destruction
within it
Earthly treasures/riches are
insecure because:
* They can be stolen or
eaten up
* They do not last: they
waste away
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No person cannot take
a single thing with him
when he passes from
this world.
1. A man can be taken
away from this earth as
quickly as a twinkling of
an eye, everything we
had worked so had on
this earth can be gone
immediately LUKE
12:16-21
2. A man can loose much
of what he has in this
world and lose it quickly,
he can loose it through
death, financial
difficulties, accident,
illness, and a many of
others
3. A person is a fool to
seek abundance of
things because, if he is
not rich towards GOD
,he soul will be required
of him.
TREASURES I N HEAVEN
There are the good works,
or the character formed by
them, which follow us into
the unseen world and are
not subject into process of
decay, So men are to be rich
in good works 1 TIMOTHY
6:118-19 sell that you have
and provide for the ravaging
poor and needy LUKE 18:22
That is, having provisions
made for eternal life, which
is communicating to the
poor: by which men provide
themselves bag which wax
not old and treasure in
heaven that faileth not LUKE
12:33
This is the way to have
heavenly riches by
distributing to the poor and
needy and thereby laying up
in store for themselves, a
good foundation against the
time to come
1 TIMOTY 6:18-19
there is an imperishable ,
indestructible seed, a
principle of incorruption,
and eternal nature of
incorruption in heaven,
heavenly riches are what
the believer must seek after
covet after with passion,
JESUS CHRIST said that we
must store ourselves
heavenly riches that are
secure and eternal,
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MATTHEW 6:24
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24)No man can serve two
masters; for either he will
hate the one and love the
other, or else he will hold to
the one, and despise the
other, ye cannot serve GOD
and mammon
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MAMMON AND GOD
JESUS CHRIST warns that a
choice has to be made
between two kind of
Masters, a man hates one
master and love the other,
when a man make a choice,,
he favors, serve, helps, and
loves one, while he is doing
so, he is disfavoring,
rejecting and showing
disrespect for the other, a
man cannot serve two
masters.
A man either serve GOD or
material things, there are
two treasures; the one of
earth , to covet, which is
idolatry COLOSSIANS 3:5 or
GOD and his treasures ,
physical and marital things
or Spiritual or eternal things
and eternal things.
Every man without
exception has committed
his life to one of the two
treasurers: mammon or
GOD,
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He focusing his heart, eyes,
mind, attention, thoughts
and energy upon earthly
things or upon GOD and
heavenly things he cannot
serve GOD and money,
many look at wealth as a
blessing of GOD, a sign that
one is blessed , but the
word of God in MATTHEW
6:19-20, we should not lay
our treasures of earth:
Riches and wealth, houses,
Cars, building, an evil lusting
eyes, the craving of sinful
nature.
GOD promise great things
to the man who serve him:
Full, abundant, and eternal
life. Joy and contentment,
freedom from anxiety,
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MATTHEW 19:21
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21)JESUS said unto him, if
thou wilt be perfect, go and
sell that thou hast, and give
to the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow me
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IF THOU WILL BE PERFECT
GO AND SELL WHAT YOU
HAVE AND GIVE TO THE
POOR
One, who wants to obtain
eternal life, which is
founded upon the universal
duty of absolute self-denial
and devotion to JESUS
CHRIST,
The young ruler declared
that he had kept the law,
but the law required, among
other things that he should
love his neighbor as himself,
and all so ,most importantly
,is that he should love the
LORD and his GOD
supremely : that is basis of
the law.
No man can be perfect in
keeping the
commandments of GOD,
that do not love GOD w
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strength; nor any man
pretend to this, that had no
heart ready to obey GOD in
all things.
LEVETICUS: 19:20
If he had that true love to
GOD and man, if he love his
Maker and fellow creatures.
more than his possession,
he will be willing to give up
the wealth to the service of
GOD and man.
What the young man
needed was just what JESUS
CHRIST said; if you want to
be perfect, that is, really
obey the commandments
and receive heaven, then
demonstrate to all publicly
and without question that
you love and help your
neighbor: go and sell your
possessions, and give to the
poor, when we love our
neighbor as are sell we
show that we truly love
GOD, if we do not love and
minister to our neighbor,
then we do not love GOD.
The young man rejected
CHRIST for the following
reason:
UNBELIEF: he was not
willing to entrust his life to
CHRIST, he did not believe
that JESUS is the SON of
GOD that is standing before
him
SEL-RIGHTEOUSNESS AND
PRIDE
He concept of religion was
keeping law and doing no
good, to his neighbor, he
felt that he had the power
and goodness to make GOD
approval and accept him
LOVE OF THE WORLD
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He was rich and was not
willing to give up the
comfort and possessions he
had obtained, he made the
serious mistake that so
many make with wealth,
power and fame.
HE LOVE THE THING OF THE
WORLD THAN HIS
NEIGHBORS
He preferred hoarding and
extravagant , living
sumptuously and
comfortably than helping
those who were so
desperately in need: the
hungry, thirsty, poor,
diseased, suffering,
orphans, widows, lonely and
the lost
HE LOVES THE THINGS OF
THE WORLD
He loves the things of the
world more than hope of
eternal life, he loves
position , recognition and
esteem power of the earth
more than the love of JESUS
CHRIST,
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LUKE 3:9-11
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9)And now also the axe is
laid unto the root of the
trees; every tree therefore
which bringeth not forth
good fruits is hewn down
and cast into the fire
10)And the people asked
him saying, what shall we
do then?
11)He answereth and saith
unto them, he that hath two
coats, let him impart to him
that hath none; and he that
hath meat let him do
likewise
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AND NOW ALSO THE AXE IS
LAID UNTO THE ROOT OF
THE TREE:
GOD is the Divine wood
cutter to cut down the
trees, the axe is already
lying at the roots of the
trees, the trees are not yet
cut down, but all men are
warned: specially to the
root of the vain boosting of
the unbelieving Jews: their
descent from Abraham, the
covenant made with him,
all will be at an end, the axe
in GOD’S hand, by means of
whom, utter ruin and
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destruction would be
brought upon their nations,
cities .
There are many tress: some
the proud, some leaders,
some diseased, some
bearing good fruit , some
bearing bad fruits, while
some bear no fruits at all, all
tress that do not bear good
fruits will be cut down and
cast into the fire.
AND THE PEOPLE ASK HIM
WHAT SHALL WE DO THEN
The People who are coming
to John the Baptist to be
baptized , to avoid the
judgment of GOD,are
warned to be careful, not
only to observe the
ceremonies of religion, but
to attend to the great duties
of justice, mercy and
charity, which is for them to
Cease to do evil, learn to do
well, seek judgment, relieve
the oppressed, judge the
fatherless, and plead for the
widow and oppress them
not, show mercy and
compassion everyman to his
brother
ISAIAH 1:17
ZECHARIAH 7:9-10
: these are fruits worthy of
repentance they are to
show the sincerity of
repentance, to lead a life
which showed that their
repentance was genuine
The people wanted to know
how repentance would
affect their lives, just what a
changed life would mean,
what kind of fruit shall we
bear? John answered in the
most practical terms.
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The average citizen was to
love and care enough to
share his material goods
with those who were in
need , freely and cheerfully
to the poor and needy for
such sacrifice GOD is well
pleased,
John mentioned clothing
and food, the basics
necessities of life, which is
sacrificial, the giver was to
love and care so much that
he would be gripped with
mercy and unselfishness,
the giver should give what
he had such fruit would be
evidence of repentance, of a
life truly changed of a man
who is truly seeking GOD to
forgives sins.
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LUKE 12:15
RELATED CHAPTERS
EXODUS 20:17
DUETERONOMY
8:11-14
PROVERBS 11:24
PROVERBS 21;23
PROVERBS 24:11-12
PROVERB 28:27
ISAIAH 5:8
ISAIAH 57:17
ISAIAH 56:11
JEREMIAH 6:13
JEREMIAH 22:17
JEREMIAH 51:13
ECCLISASTIETE 5:13
EZEKIEL 22:12
EZEKIEL 33:31
MICAH 2:2
MICAH 3:11
MICAH 7:3
ZECHRIAH 7:6-10
MATHEW 19:23
MATHEW 25:42-45
MARK 4:19
I TIMOTHY 6:9
I JOHN 3:17
MATTHEW 6:19-20
MATTHEW 6:24
MATTHEW 16:26
JAMES 5:1-5
1 PETER 5:2
2 PETER 2:3
2 PETER 2:14
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15)And he said unto them,
take heed, and beware of
covetousness; for man’s life
consisteth not in the
abundance of the things
which he possesseth
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TAKE HEED AND BEWARE
OF COVETEOUSNESS
JESUS warned us to watch
out, be on your guard , the
warning is to be given close
attention and all must
beware to guard ourselves
from the enemy of the
world,to make earthly gain
or riches the desire of one’s
life is a fatal error that leads
to eternal loss
(COVETEOSNESS)
THE BIG SIN OF MAN:
The big sin of man is greed
or covetousness , which is
the sin of the world , man
desiring more and more,
while man’s happiness and
comfort soul and body do
not depend upon what he
has: many poor people are
happy and comfortable
with healthy soul and
bodies, life does not consist
in possession, beautiful
home, the latest clothes, a
new car, property, money
and wealth
The big mistake of man is
selfishness, self-indulgence,
and extravagant living, the
sole purpose of him is to
have plenty to eat and
drink, and to enjoy life as he
wishes:
He thought only of self, of
living as ease and in
comfort, of indulging self
and being extravagant as he
wished, he gave no thought
to helping others, he forgets
that he lived in a needy
world that was lost and
dying
A craving, a desire for
more, it is greediness,
includes the craving for
both material things and
fleshy lust, desiring things
that belong to others, the
intense appetite for gain; a
passion for pleasure that
things can bring instead of
GOD
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LUKE 12 :21
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21) So is he that layeth up
treasure for himself, and he
is not rich towards GOD
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LAYETH UP TREASURES FOR
HIMSELF
Acquires riches for his own
use- for himself, which is
characteristics of the
covetous man, it is all about
himself, he lives only for
himself. And act only with
regards to his own interest,
RICH TOWARDS GOD Such
a fool, he is not in the divine
account he concern himself
with the worldly possession
he is not involved in the act
of compassion and charity,
which will secure treasures
that is in almighty account
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in heaven and therefore
safe from such disastrous
accidents.
The covetous craving ,
person, who is pursuing
riches, has nothing but the
gratification of his senses
and appetites in, has no
inheritance in the kingdom
of GOD, no riches laid up in
heaven, his affections are
fixed on this world, and has
non for GOD nothing
pertaining to GOD, in
Spiritual things , in Faith,
and in good works; and
concerning laying treasure
in heaven by giving the
ravaged poor and needy
and have no regards to the
glory of GOD, who has
commanded men to impart
to others some good things
the enjoy, by giving
almsgiving and acts of
beneficence.
The man who lives for only
himself is a great fool, and
he is far from real happiness
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LUKE 18:22-25
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18)And a certain ruler
asked him, saying, good
master, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life
19) And JESUS said unto
him why callest thou me
good? None is good, save
one ,that is GOD
20)Thou knowest the
commandments, do not
commit adultery, do not kill,
do not steal, do not bear
false witness ‘honor thy
father and thy Mother
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A CERTAIN RULER ASKED
WHAT HE WILL DO TO
INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE
Many people think that
eternal life is free, that it
cost nothing, it is false
reasoning , Eternal life is
costly and man who seek to
inherit it must give
everything for it, a person
who seeks eternal life must
acknowledge JESUS as GOD,
the ruler called JESUS Good
Teacher, the word “GOOD”
was ascribed to only GOD,
is never used in reference to
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21)And he said, all these
have I kept from my youth
up
22)Now when JESUS heard
these things, he said unto
him, yet lackest thou one
thing; sell all that thou hast,
and distribute unto the
poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven; and
come follow me
23)And when he heard this,
he was very sorrowful; for
he was very rich
24)And JESUS when JESUS
saw that he was very
sorrowful, he said, how
hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the
kingdom of GOD
25)For it is easier for a
camel to go through a
needle’s eye, than for a rich
man to enter into the
kingdom of GOD
26)And they heard it said
who can be saved?
27)And he said the things
which are impossible with
men are possible with GOD
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man, no man can be good
without GOD, is only a
regenerated man through
JESUS that is good, to be a
good man is impossible
GOD alone have the honor
The ruler had kept the
commandment, but was not
perfect in all his dealings
with his fellow creature
man and woman who are
his neighbor according to
the GOD’S commandment
LEVETICUS 19:18 he refuse
to be compassionate to help
the needs of the world, he
was not giving to help the
desperate needs of the
world’s poor and needy, it is
this that was keeping him
out of heaven
The rich ruler must give up
all he had, for refusing to be
compassionate to the poor,
JESUS said sell everything
you have, and give to the
poor especially when the
world is full of little,
children, men and women
who are starving and
diseased without shelter or
clothing and lost being
doomed to Hell, who
desperately need help .
Why are they such condition
when there is enough of
everything to around.
* He shuts his eyes to the
massive needs of the
world
* He hoards and banks his
money
* He let money just sit
and sit, doing nothing
except causing men to
say he is a rich man
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JESUS hit the very nerve of
the man’s problems:
coveting, lusting after
money, material possession
and wealth instead of
helping the needy and poor
of the world, JESUS said give
all you have to the ravaging
poor that needs help the
desperate world of poverty
and he shall have treasures
in heaven and he will be
allowed to follow CHRIST, it
is only when we give
generously that we are
allowed to enter heaven
that is the word of JESUS
CHRIST as the rich ruler
asked what do I do Ito
inherit eternal life.
The rich ruler rejected
JESUS the request was too
much for him, the man was
unwilling to give all he had;
he was very sad, sorrowful
about his decision, but he
did reject it
JESUS made remarkable
statement that it is
extremely difficult, almost
impossible, for a rich person
to enter heaven, why, the
rich man has kept his wealth
, hoarded and store it up, he
has not served GOD by
loving his neighbor as
himself, the rich man has
used his talents to make
money so that he could buy
the latest styles and be
called rich man by other
men, he failed to use his
talent to make money to
meet the desperate needs
of children men and women
in the world who need food,
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shelter, clothes, medicine,
and above all the Gospel.
It is no wonder a rich man
will not enter heaven when
most of the world is in such
desperate need,
Why would GOD accept a
man who has wealth kept it
for himself, while the
children men and women
are starving and dying both
spiritually and physically,
The disciples were shocked,
thoroughly dismayed, it look
like JESUS was saying some
thing opposite to what and
everyone else had always
thought they have always
been taught even the
church:
* That wealth, comfort
and worldly pleasure are
GOD’S blessing, that a
person receives because
GOD is blessing him
* That wealth is reward
of righteousness and
obedience
* That GOD blesses a
person with things of
this world if he is
righteous and obedient
How ever JESUS was saying
the opposite, that a rich
man will most likely never
enter heaven; that riches
poses such dangerous
threat to a person that his
eternal doomed is almost
assured.
The misconception about
wealth and the kingdom of
heaven, JESUS attack the
erroneous belief that when
you are rich then you are
blessed by GOD, and that
blessing is material
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blessing,, vast majority of
people were threatening
their own eternal destiny
they are doomed
themselves, since riches is
not a reward of
righteousness and riches are
barred from the kingdom of
heaven.
The only possibility for rich
person to be saved by GOD:
The rich man must turn to
GOD and love GOD and do
GOD;S will by loving his
neighbor as himself, by
doing good and being rich in
good works and ready to
distribute to the poor and
needy
1. 1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19
2. LUKE 12:32-33
It is impossible for a rich
man to save himself, he
either turn to be with GOD
in eternity , or he can
continue to live for himself
now and will suffer eternal
destruction.
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LUKE 12:32-33
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31) But rather seek ye the
kingdom of;GOD and all
these things shall be added
unto you
32)Fear not, little flock; for
it is your FATHER”S good
pleasure to give you the
kingdom
33)Sell that ye have, and
give alms; provide
yourselves bags which wax
not old, a treasure in the
heavens that faileth not,
where no thief
approacheth, neither moth
corrupted
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BUT RETHER SEEK YE THE
KINGDOM
The Believer is not to seek
after the things of the
world, he is to focus his life
upon the kingdom of GOD
and the work GOD has
given to him to do, he is to
trust GOD for his needs:
Ø GOD will provide
the necessities of life
for the person who
seeks GOD first
Ø GOD will give the
kingdom to his “little
flock” those who
truly seek GOD’S
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34)For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be
also,
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kingdom first and
trust him to care for
them, (the little
flock the number is
small) only a few
really seek GOD’S
kingdom first
SELL THAT YE HAVE AND
GIVE ALMS
GOD gives treasure that do
not age, fail, nor corrupt:
neither can they be stolen,
What JESUS said is
revolutionary “SELL YOUR
POSSESSION” and give to
the poor, this is what JESUS
preach against so strongly,
when we live in a world so
full of needs, a world lost
and dying, once we have
met our needs, we are to
give what we have to meet
the needs of others, it does
not matter what position or
profession or kind of income
we have to begin to meet
the needs of the world
Believers is commended to
seek the good honest
profession and jobs so that
he can have more to give to
the needy EPHESIAS 4:28
while the rich are
commanded to be good and
be rich in good works
always ready to distribute to
the poor ,the needy and to
communicate the glorious
Gospel, that is the purpose
of seeking GODs kingdom
first, and is not to hold
reputable position our gain
wealth.
It is for the purpose of
seeking GOD’S kingdom, of
spreading the love of GOD
by meeting the need of
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others, believer is to fill his
bag, pocket, bank account,
with the gift of giving of
money and deeds of help,
such will never age, he is
secure the treasures of
GOD’S approval and of souls
won in heaven, these
treasures will never fail nor
corrupted nor stolen.
Everything on this earth
ages, fails, corrupts, and can
be stolen, but the man who
uses only what he has to
help the poor and needy fills
his bag with real money and
real treasures that shall
never age, fail, corrupt and
never stolen
JESUS warned his followers
: that their heart would be
where their treasure is, if
your treasure is in the
world, they will live
extravagant lives and their
heart will be their
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LUKE 16:19-25
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19)There was a certain rich
man, which was clothed in
purple and fine linen, and
fared sumptuously every
day
20)And there was a certain
beggar named Lazarus,
which was laid at his gate,
full of sores
21)And desiring to be fed
with the crumbs which fell
from the rich man’s table;
moreover the dogs came
and licked his sores
22)And it came to pass, that
the beggar died, and was
carried by the angels into
Abraham’s bosom ;the rich
man also died and was
buried
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The rich man was wealthy:
Lazarus was poor, the rich
man was healthy: Lazarus
was disabled, he was full
with sore, unable to work
and cant earn a living, he
was either carried to the
rich man’s gate, he was a
street person, not by choice
but by being handicapped
and without a family or
friends who love enough to
care for him
The rich man lived in luxury
and extravagance: Lazarus
had to beg because he was
helpless, the rich man is too
occupied with his activities ,
interest and pleasures; he
ignored Lazarus lying at his
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23)And in Hell he lift up his
eyes, being in torments, and
seeth Abraham’s bosom:
the rich man also afar off,
and Lazarus in his bosom
24)And he cried and said
Father Abraham, have
mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the
tip of his finger in water,
and cool my tongue for I am
tormented in this flame
25)But Abraham said, son,
remember that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good
things, and likewise Lazarus
evil things; but now he is
comforted, and thou art
tormented
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gate, the rich man neither
help nor seemed to care,
while Lazarus waited for the
crumbs from the rich man’s
table, too weak to fight off
the dogs from licking his
sores, he found hope and
peace in GOD
There was a difference in
death, Lazarus died and was
escorted to Paradise: the
rich man died and was
buried, the rich man was
probably buried in state in
the finest clothes and within
the very best grave and
cemetery, and must have
got the most impressive
funerial , well attended by
the upper social class of his
community,, the word
spoken about him is words
of praise for his contribution
to religion and society, he
was not there to enjoy it, he
knew nothing about it, he
just died and buried.
Lazarus died and the angels
carried him to Abraham’s
bosom, Lazarus lived on
despite his body’s being
dead, his being, his spirit
and soul was immediately
met by angels, in a blink of
an eye, when Lazarus died
the angels stood and carry
his body and soul into
Paradise, where the source
of all wealth is, where those
who have trusted GOD are
the place where Abraham is;
the Paradise of GOD himself
Death snatch the rich man
from his comfort and
pleasures and from the
material goods and wealth
of this life, and he was
immediately in HELL, the
place of torment and
anguish
The rich man was unfit for
paradise, because he had
lived in a wordy paradise
while others were hungry
and starving, diseased and
helpless, cold and
unclothed, unsaved and
dying, he possess the good
things of life while others
had nothing: and he kept
back, banked and hoarded
beyond what he really
needed, all for the seek of
recognition from people,
justice has not been
executed, he was unfit to
live in paradise of justice
and love.
He deserved to be
tormented and left without
good things, for he had
added to and refused to
ease the torments of other
while on earth
Lazarus was sharing in and
experiencing glory ,he had
the company of Abraham
and other saints in glory,
the rich man was able to see
paradise, but it was far, far
off and way out of reach, he
was able to see Abraham
and Lazarus there he saw all
the glory and comfort,
perfection and joy of
paradise, he saw Lazarus
the beggar he had neglected
and treated so lowly, he saw
Lazarus in all the glory and
perfection of heaven, and
regrated what he saw
The rich man was painfully
alone, talking to no one else
in Hell, the rich man had a
burning sensation: burning
with such misery and pain
from fire the wrath of GOD
that he begged for mercy; if
he could be free from flame
and misery , then he beg for
just a drop of water to feel a
momentary coolness.
Lazarus had water, he had
coolness of whatever he
needed to refresh his body
The rich man was
tormented Lazarus was
comforted, the rich man
was fixed in Hell; Lazarus
was fixed in paradise, there
was no passing from
paradise to Hell, there was a
permanent gulf, and it is
over for ever. Torment for
the rich man,
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ACTS 2:45
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45)And sold their
possessions and goods, and
parted them to all men, as
every man had need
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AND THEY SOLD THEIR
POSSESSION AND GOODS
They sold as much as was
necessary in order to
procure the means of
providing for the need of
other who are in need they
distribute them to supply
the needs of their poorer
brethren, according to their
necessities
The true believer sold their
possessions and goods and
used the money to the Poor
and needy, JESUS CHRIST
demand that we must love
our neighbor as our self , if
we follow JESUS we must
deny ourself completely,
when we love our neighbor
as our self, we show that we
truly love GOD, if we do not
love and minister to our
neighbor above self, then
we do not love GOD.
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