By: u/Emotional_Click_9970

I have had a hard time figuring out how biblical modesty about wealth should be applied today.

If we follow the scripture literally, then braided hair and gold are banned, which seems excessive.

On the other end it’s obvious that someone with excessive wealth should distribute what they don’t need.

The thing I’m specifically wondering is where is that line.

Like someone could survive just on food, water, and shelter, but saying that having any joy in life from possessions is a sin feels unreasonable.

At what point is using wealth for yourself a sin?

  • Maeve@kbin.earthM
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    2 days ago

    There’s nothing wrong with nice things. Gluttony and equating blessings with merit may be. We are blessed whether through grace or merit, hard work and hardly working. I believe it’s good to give back, time, energy, money, food,. “As te hace done tu the least of these, so ye have done unto me.” I even believe that’s our wild and domestic animal friends, the earth, the water, the air, let alone humans.