tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post113812125612969870..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Jesus and WealthLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-88246062637196267602009-02-04T06:28:00.000-06:002009-02-04T06:28:00.000-06:00Ads will always be removed from this site.Ads will always be removed from this site.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-61347559627965559252009-02-03T21:40:00.000-06:002009-02-03T21:40:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138808985020920572006-02-01T09:49:00.000-06:002006-02-01T09:49:00.000-06:00Larry, Follow me here:Jesus was in ministry.Theref...Larry, <BR/><BR/>Follow me here:<BR/><BR/>Jesus was in ministry.<BR/><BR/>Therefore Jesus was poor.<BR/><BR/>That settles it.<BR/><BR/>JoelJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181930016347880000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138380235513190212006-01-27T10:43:00.000-06:002006-01-27T10:43:00.000-06:00Thanks for keeping us all straight Larry. I recen...Thanks for keeping us all straight Larry. I recently visited a church in Oak Cliff and as I was driving into the parking lot I noticed a Bentley parked under an awning. My first thought, from the lens of a life-long car guy, was "that looks like a Bentley". Then I thought, "what the heck is it doing here???" As I got closer I saw the parking space label, "Paster yyyy". As I read your post, and write my comments, I wonder what kind of manipulation is going on at other 'churches' around the country/world. I chose to skip the offering, they hadn't offered me enough to deserve anything. Besides, I live pretty far from there and I had to get gas.Charles Senteiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544789857834492813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138379805183794442006-01-27T10:36:00.000-06:002006-01-27T10:36:00.000-06:00Thanks for the post, tech head! I don't think pov...Thanks for the post, tech head! I don't think poverty is necessarily a virtue. Nor is wealth. I think the point here has to do with one's center as a person and one's mission in life. To see wealth as a kind of mark of election or to hold on to it in the face of pressing human need. . .there is the problem. Even more problematic is to justify one's lifestyle and life choices and economic systems and philosophy by an appeal to the "wealth of Jesus." It is clear that the direction of his life was down and to divest.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138379031852434132006-01-27T10:23:00.000-06:002006-01-27T10:23:00.000-06:00I agree that Jesus was far above materialism! My w...I agree that Jesus was far above materialism! My wonder is at what level does poverty become virtue. Is poverty a virtue? The rich man/ eye of a needle parable seems to indicate that money and spiritual abundance are imcompatible however I question that idea. Being a CDM guy in a program directly related to employment (read: economics) forces me to examine where the balance point is. Is a preacher of adundance misleading his charges?Eric Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726883387301588468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138327324508044822006-01-26T20:02:00.000-06:002006-01-26T20:02:00.000-06:00Anonymous,You should check out this post:http://la...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You should check out this post:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://larryjamesurbandaily.blogspot.com/2005/10/jesus-unlikeable.html" REL="nofollow">http://larryjamesurbandaily.blogspot.com/2005/10/jesus-unlikeable.html</A>Jeremy Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122578682015984032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138300830861182062006-01-26T12:40:00.000-06:002006-01-26T12:40:00.000-06:00Let's face it we "all" want to let Christ show in ...Let's face it we "all" want to let Christ show in us but do we truly want to give anything up in the process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138299783951806322006-01-26T12:23:00.000-06:002006-01-26T12:23:00.000-06:00Yikes... Can't imagine getting Jesus' life THAT wr...Yikes... Can't imagine getting Jesus' life THAT wrong, especially for a preacher. I thought it was a clear part of his life and how he lived that he had nothing. <BR/>Anyway, that is the hardest part... of actually internalizing it and examining my own life. As I finish my education, though I'm a social work major, I still keep planning on my future, thinking about how life will end for me and if I can retire comfortably and live nicely. I think that is one of the concepts we've latched on to in this so-called "American'dream" that is so hard to push back out of focus. It's one of the things I know I should let go, but I'm not really convicted of doing that yet.Daniel Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222247788683568388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138293987097141322006-01-26T10:46:00.000-06:002006-01-26T10:46:00.000-06:00Jason, I agree. We all struggle with the material...Jason, I agree. We all struggle with the materialism of our culture and we all tend to rationalize our choices. <BR/><BR/>The thing that startled me about what I read was how Jesus was treated in the analysis. That, it seems to me, is the worst rationalization of all. Sadly, it is not all that uncommon in any number of areas of life as we know it today when set over against the life of Jesus.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138288851606759042006-01-26T09:20:00.000-06:002006-01-26T09:20:00.000-06:00AMEN!!!! - That manipulation is terrifying...AMEN!!!! - That manipulation is terrifying...Kevin J Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281423389902665598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1138288712553453752006-01-26T09:18:00.000-06:002006-01-26T09:18:00.000-06:00The whole notion of a "Health and Wealth Gospel" h...The whole notion of a "Health and Wealth Gospel" has always baffled me. However, when I turn the spotlight on myself, I see much of the same rationalization, its just the financial figures are smaller. I am prayful that God will continue to transform me to a worldview that is reflective of His heart and priorities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182852753097707529noreply@blogger.com