Can a wealthy person gain eternal life? Looking at Mark 10:17-31 we might think that it is impossible. It is as difficult as threading a camel through the eye of a needle. Money is deceptive. It makes us think we are better than homeless beggars when we may be worse off. It deceives us that we are being blessed by God when we may not be. It makes us think we are successful when we may be abject moral failures. Many wealthy have already begun doing what Jesus’ advised. Opra Winfrey, George Soros, Bill Gates, J. K. Rowling, T. Boone Pickens, George Kaiser and many other billionaires plan to give it all away except for a small inheritance. At least they are making a start. By world standards we are all wealthy. Jesus still makes heaven possible for us.
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