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As I have mentioned in my previous posts, my father is flamboyantly Christian. I could spend a lifetime describing all the flaws I find in his thinking…
Somehow along his journey deep into Christianity my father has learned (and is absolutely certain) that if you believe in God, then God will provide you with absolutely everything you need in your life. The way he usually attempts to illustrate this is with birds. (Birds are taken care of by God; naturally given everything they need to live) This idea seems to me to be related to the practice of “tithing.” My dad believes that you can never be in financial need if you give a certain percentage of you money to God. (The last time I looked, the check he wrote was made out to the church, not “God”; and last time I went to the church they had a new pair of flat screen TV’s right outside the worship area, across from the bookstore) These notions are absolutely remarkable to me. They stand boldly in the face of absolute, plainly observable reality. Because I think it is most likely my father has learned these ideas from the Bible, I am very interested in any areas of the Bible which deal with this topic, can someone please help me out! What are these passages and what do you think about them? |
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"Does the Bible say I don't have to do anything?" It depends what you mean with "anything", but, no, the Bible (Jesus) says that you should not worry about everything. Just sitting on yor ass with your armes crossed and give 10% of your salury (is of course good for the recipient, hopefully the poor), but since the beginning of mankind we are doomed to work for our living and love one another. The promise Jesus gives is not for "lazy" people, in my belief.
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Your father is relying on these passages:
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very helpfull!
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