Do you think that poverty will always be with us because sin will always be with us?
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I agree in an obscure way. I believe that it is a sin to put our own needs first instead of doing what Jesus says to do and that is to love our neighbor as ourselves. If we all did that there would be no poverty, but Jesus knows everything; thus He knows that man will love ourselves most....which causes some to be rich and more to be poor.
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The answer to that question is YES.   \n\nWe will fulfill the purpose God put us on the planet and it will be by our own choice.   God won't interfere with the details of our lives, but eventually we will fulfill our purposes.   He speaks to us in various ways directing us to a certain path and if we follow that path, we will get to our fate/destiny of fulfill his will sooner.   If we don't follow the path he speaks to us, then it will just take us longer to get where we are destined to be (and generally the road is much more difficult).   \n\nRead the Bible...and follow Moses story or Davids story or Isaacs story of their times in the Wilderness.
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Don't believe it.  Repentance is key in this.  Sin will not exist in the presence of Heavenly Father.
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I don't believe we can. Man has become sinful. It's impossible for us to go back to a perfect society without God's help.\n\nWe're too dependent on money.\nToo jealous of others.\nHold too many grudges and are usually unwilling to forgive.\nWe fear not having control of what we have.\nIt's too easy being selfish.
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There will always be poverty.   They can not be eliminated.   Some poverty exists because of the poor fortune people had.   But some are because of people not willing to do their best and work themselves up.\n\nThe question may how to reduce the poverty.      We must look at what are the most basic thing that keeps people down.\n1. housing\n2. medical expenses\n3. educations\n4. jobs\n\nIf only we can help/assist people with the needs for affordable help on the four major categories,  many people still stuck at or below poverty line.
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God has prepared a banquet for his faithful, yet many stand outside the door claiming that they won't enter because they don't like the host, or can't believe there is a host, or think that the host is cruel, etc.\n\nSo, the greatest poverty is poverty of the spirit, through one's own choosing.
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Yes in a way, but God teaches we should not do good to get thanks or good in return. Hopefully a kindness to someone will encourage them to be kind too and that can only be good as long as it is not for a selfish reason!
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God would never command such a sinful act that pleases you so selfishly from His people.\n\nPeace.
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"The problem with both Prosperity Theology and Poverty Theology is that they are both half right and both half wrong. What they share is that they are both wrong to make money the issue. The real issue is not money, but righteousness. Therefore, there are not two kinds of people—rich and poor—but rather four kinds of people as categorized here:\n\nCategory #1\nRighteous Rich\nPeople who become rich because God has blessed them, they have worked hard, invested smart, and have not obtained wealth through sin. These people also spend their money righteously through tithing, sharing, caring for the needy, etc. Examples include Abraham, Job after he was restored, and Joseph of Aramathea.\n\nCategory #2\nThe Unrighteous Rich\nPeople who become rich through sin and spend their money in a sinful way. Examples include Pharaoh, Judas Iscariot, and the rich young ruler. \n\nCategory #3\nRighteous Poor\nPeople who are poor because they are righteous, are righteous despite being poor, and act righteously with their money though they are poor. Examples include Jesus, the widow who gave her mite, and orphaned children. \n\nCategory #4\nThe Unrighteous Poor\nPeople who have no money because they do not work, do not spend wisely, and do not tithe to God. Proverbs speaks a lot about sluggards and about people not eating if they won’t work, and Paul says that any man who does not provide for his family has denied his faith and is worse than an unbeliever."\n\n"My entire point is simply that when the issue is rich and poor and not righteous and unrighteous we may have allowed red and blue politics rather than Old Testament and New Testament principles to dominate our thinking."
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You have my attention....what a fabulous question!\n\nI have no answer.\n\nI have an opinion,  maybe there is no infinite punishment. \n\nHow does a person define sin anyway?
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I believe it will end in disaster.  However, it will not be for the worst that this occurs.  It will be the means by which God will restore and make all things new.  Much like the process of salvation: someone has to realize their destitute state before they seek salvation.
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As long as we sincerely repent to HIM for our sins, and never do them again, we will be forgiven. We must also correct, if possible, what was done wrong, "pay a debt, return an item, tell the truth, etc." Jesus died on the cross for us. He took every sin we could do, upon his shoulders and paid the price. The least we could do is acknowledge our wrong doing and never repeat it.
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I plan on spending eternity in Heaven with my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!\n\nYou are right that the Bible says that Money is the root of all Evil and you cant take it with you!\n\nPeople shouldnt take for granted that they are going to be here tomorrow..b/c NONE of us are Promised tomorrow or even the next minute or second.  Take the time to Thank GOD when you open your eyes and you can put your feet on the floor!\n\nAnd for those ppl who are lost and dont have Jesus Christ, Don't keep putting it off to accept him into your life, b/c like I said NONE OF US are PROMISED the next sec, minute or tomorrow! And I'm sure you don't want to burn for eternity!\n\nGOD BLESS all of YOU! \nWith love in the LORD, ME!
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no it's not  as long as it is honestly earned. What makes it a sin is when you become haughty because of your riches and you treat those around you bad. \n\nIf you are wealthy and live humbly(which it sounds like you do) then there is not a thing wrong with it. The Lord looks at your heart and he looks at how well you treat others. :)\n\nGod Bless!
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The whole issue is summed up in the holiness of God. When I was a child I was taught very strongly something  that is rarely taught in church today at all. I was taught that God was holy and He could not be in the presence of evil. That is why we cannot be in fellowship with God, because we are sinners. For us to be with God that sin must be dealt with. God declared to Adam that in the day he sinned he would die. That is a principle of life when we sin we die to God (separated from Him). Paul said it this way in Romans, the wages of sin is death. To overcome sin death must take place. When Jesus came He cam as a perfect man and completely God. When He died because he was perfect He was able to pay for  all sins with His  death. Now we can be forgiven, not because we are perfect but because the penalty is paid. All God asks of us to obtain forgiveness in faith in what He has done.
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I personally believe we should not be so literal with the word "sin."  Think of sin as a broader term.  Instead of doing this sin or that sin, I prefer to think of it as doing a good or bad thing.  And because of sin, good or bad may result from what you saw as a good or bad thing.  Sin is what keeps us from being perfect.  That is the point.  Sin will make us do bad things, or cause bad things to happen even if we do a good thing.\n\nWe have free will to act in the way we choose.  If we try to choose to do good things as much as possible, this is good.  But we all have sinful thoughts, etc. because of sin.  Sometimes we do bad things.  We have a free will to do a good thing instead of a bad thing, but we can't escape our sinful mind.  We have a sinful mind, so in a way you're right, we don't have a free will to just escape it.  But we have a free will to attempt to do good things.
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In Islam it says that people will be asked in the grave concerning their weath, what they were given and what they did with it. If they were righteous and gave towards charity and kept only what was needed, worship God they way HE should be worshipped, stayed away from forbidden acts then God willing he would enter Paradise.\n\nBut... it also says that the poor will enter Paradise before the rich, because the rich many times abuse their weath, and are arrogant and stuff.