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2. Christian views on poverty and wealth - Wikipedia

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   While Jesus exposes the true poverty of the Laodicean church's boast of wealth (3.17–18), he presents himself as the true source and dispenser of wealth (cf. 2 Cor. 8.13–15). Later, earthly riches and businesses activities are associated with the sins of Babylon, the earthly power of evil with self-accorded glory and luxury, whose fall is ...

3. Parable of the Rich Fool - Wikipedia

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   The Parable of the Rich Fool by Rembrandt, 1627. The Parable of the Rich Fool is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Luke. It depicts the futility of the belief that wealth can secure prosperity or a good life. This parable has been depicted by several artists, including Rembrandt, Jan Luyken, James Tissot, and David Teniers the ...

4. Parable of the Hidden Treasure - Wikipedia

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   In St. Thomas Aquinas' Catena Aurea, he compiles the comments of some of the Church Fathers on this passage, [6] who point out that like the treasure hidden in the field, the Gospel comes without cost, and is open to all – but to truly possess heavenly riches, one must be willing to give up the world to buy it. The Fathers also identify that ...

5. Christian child's prayer - Wikipedia

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   Catholic and Orthodox Christians have their own set of children's prayers, often invoking Mary, Mother of Jesus, angels, or the saints, and including a remembrance of the dead. Some adult prayers are equally popular with children, such as the Golden Rule ( Luke 6:31 , Matthew 7:12 ), the Doxology , the Serenity Prayer , John 3:16 , Psalm 145:15 ...

6. The four woes of Jesus - Wikipedia

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   The woe of the rich, echoes the words from the Magnificat in Luke 1:53, "He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away." So also in the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus Jesus states that the rich, having received their consolation in this world, will have none in the next. [3]

7. Parable of the Prodigal Son - Wikipedia

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   The Return of the Prodigal Son (1773) by Pompeo Batoni. The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the parable of the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or of the Forgiving Father; Greek: Παραβολή του Ασώτου Υιού, romanized: Parabolē tou Asōtou Huiou) [1] [2] is one of the parables of Jesus in the Bible, appearing in Luke 15:11–32.

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9. Parable of the Pearl - Wikipedia

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   A less common interpretation of the parable is that the merchant represents Jesus, and the pearl represents the Christian Church, though that definition is problematic as neither the Christian church, nor Christianity, existed until after Jesus' death, while Jesus himself was a Galilean Jew of Nazareth, which we know as he was baptized by John ...