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from Jesus:
I agree with what
you are saying. You raise several valid points. Many Christians have
misunderstood my statement that it is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven.
There is nothing inherently wrong with money. Money is simply a physical
representation of God’s energy. God’s energy is meant to
be kept in circulation, and so is money.
What is wrong is the attachment to money. This attachment to money has
had a profound influence on almost every aspect of life on this planet.
When people become attached to money, it truly is very difficult for
them to leave that attachment and pursue spiritual growth.
Let me remind you of my statement, “Seek first the kingdom of
God and his righteousness, and all else shall be added unto you.”
Among other things, this statement means that you should never put any
aspect of life in this world before your spiritual growth. Many people,
whether they have money or do not have money, become so attached to
money, or the pleasures of this world that can be bought for money,
that they put the quest for money before the quest for spiritual growth.
I have no problem with spiritual people acquiring a reasonable amount
of money that gives them personal independence and freedom. However,
I must caution people that it is extremely important to acquire money
without compromising the spiritual laws and the spiritual standard.
This can be extremely difficult to do in today’s world, because
the entire money system has been manipulated to such a degree that it
is very difficult to acquire large amounts of money without compromising
the laws of God. Furthermore, having a lot of money almost always leads
to an attachment to that money.
Therefore, it is better to have less money than to compromise your spiritual
growth in order to acquire money. This does not mean that I want my
followers to live in poverty. It simply means that I do not want them
to put the quest for money before the spiritual quest.
You cannot
buy your way into Heaven
I see many Christians who have entered a state of consciousness in which
they have put aside their personal spiritual growth, and instead they
have focused on the quest for money and material possessions.
Many of these Christians faithfully go to church every Sunday, and they
somehow think that by going to church and by paying their tithe or giving
other monetary gifts to their church, they can compensate for the fact
that in their hearts they have ignored the spiritual path.
Let me remind you of my saying that it does not profit a man to gain
the whole world and lose his soul. Let me remind you of the parable
of the man who entered the wedding feast without a wedding garment.
The wedding feast is a symbol of my Father’s kingdom. The wedding
garment is a symbol of the Christ consciousness, the personal Christhood
that all must attain before they can enter the kingdom of Heaven.
If you think that you can ignore the need to put on personal Christhood
and buy your way into Heaven by giving to an outer church, then I must
tell you that you are jeopardizing your soul. God is no respecter of
persons, no matter what positions such persons may hold in a human hierarchy
or organization. You cannot buy your way into Heaven. Unfortunately,
many wealthy people become so used to the fact that they can buy almost
anything they want on Earth that they think money will also open the
door to Heaven. This simply is not the case. This is truly one of the
most dangerous illusions found in this world.
Once again, as I have said many times on this website, balance is the
key to true spiritual growth. There is a way that seems right unto a
man, but the end thereoff is the way of death. In reality, there are
two ways that seem right to human beings, namely the two extremes created
by the relativity of the carnal mind. The carnal mind causes people
to think in terms of black and white and therefore take everything into
the extremes.
In terms of money, both the way of abject poverty and the way on unnecessary
abundance are extremes. Many Christians have used my statement about
the camel and the rich man to seek total poverty. Poverty will not necessarily
get you to Heaven, just as money will not get you to Heaven or keep
you out of it.
What will get you to Heaven is the Christ consciousness. For some people,
poverty can be a way to achieve Christ consciousness, because having
no money can give people a sense of freedom from material bonds. Yet,
having a reasonable amount of money can, if you remain non-attached,
also give you the freedom to pursue your spiritual growth.
The true way is the middle way in which a person seeks to take care
of his worldly responsibilities without becoming attached to money or
the pleasures of this world. Seek the middle way in all things, including
all things related to money.
When I walked the Earth, I said, “I am the way, the truth and
the life.” Since then I have grown, and today I say, “I
am the middle way, the truth and the life.”
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