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RE: GODLINESS AND CONTENTMENT
@countryinspired That not it.... the post talks about contentment and Godliness not poverty (poor). i do not support a christian being poor.
prosperity is your birthright in Christ Jesus. The same Jesus Christ who died to set you free from sin and gave you salvation, set you free from poverty also. 2 Cor. 8:9 tells us that "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ was revealed to us in that though he was rich, yet he became poor that we might be rich...."
Therefore prosperity is all yours for the taking. further more 3 John 2 "Beloved, i wish above all things that thou prosper and be in good health, even as your soul prosper"
But Matthew 19:21 says:
Jesus said to him, if you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven, and come after me.
Proverbs 23:4 - Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.
Psalm 62:10 - If your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
These are just three passages, but in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Jesus often references either how displeasing people with wealth are to God, or how the wealthy will not inherit God's kingdom.
It just seems to me that to inherit the riches and glory of heaven, we must live poor here on Earth.