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which I did not do.

But it's folly to read the Bible and conclude that it's presenting a class struggle.

The Bible's principal concern is with your relationship to God. Every bad/evil/sinful thing that we do to each other is merely the outflow of our relationship with God. Jesus himself made this clear in Matthew 15:10ff.

To declare that "deliver us from our debts" in the Lord's prayer is a request for fiscal and property debt cancellation is in effect to declare your intent to renege on your commitments and thereby to make God an accessory to theft.

The Bible has a message of consolation for the poor and offers wisdom to help them escape poverty when possible; it also has a message of condemnation for the corrupt wealthy and admonishes them to behave with generosity toward those indebted to them. However, when we strip the Bible of its essential message of a spiritual salvation, we actually strip it of its power to transform hearts in the manner that makes these things possible.

Nov 1, 2023
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