Church & Faith at Pulpit Rock...: harder for a rich man

Monday, December 13, 2010

harder for a rich man

to pass thru a needle's eye than to get into heaven because someone rich, in money or in knowledge, will have a greater opportunity for doubt and less desire for the spiritual than a poor man since he has it so good already. With no incentive to leave the concrete world of the flesh he must make a greater effort to move into the abstract world of the spirit than anyone who does not. It is easier for a child to believe than an adult to believe.

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Milky Way Explanation

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