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Jesus adds, "This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God." (Luke 12:21) [29] Jesus and Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10) [30] is an example of storing up heavenly treasure, and being rich toward God. The repentant tax collector Zacchaeus not only welcomes Jesus into his house but joyfully promises to ...
The Gospel of Wealth asserts that hard work and perseverance lead to wealth. Carnegie based his philosophy on the observation that the heirs of large fortunes frequently squandered them in riotous living rather than nurturing and growing them. Even bequeathing one's fortune to charity was no guarantee that it would be used wisely, due to the fact that there was no guarantee that a charitable ...
Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, seed-faith gospel, Faith movement, or Word-Faith movement) [1] is a religious belief among some Charismatic Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive scriptural confession, and giving to ...
Part of God's grace, disbursed according to His will [82] Sinlessness: Theoretically possible, although unusual [29] [48] Impossible due to the corruption of human nature [81] Salvation: Humans will be judged for their choices [29] Salvation is bestowed by God's grace [83] Predestination: Rejected [84] God decides who is saved and prevents them ...
Many theologians see mystery as God's primary attribute because he only reveals certain knowledge to the human race. Karl Barth said "God is ultimate mystery." [40] Karl Rahner views "God" as "mystery" and theology as "the 'science' of mystery." [41] Nikolai Berdyaev deems "inexplicable Mystery" as God's "most profound definition."
The riches of God’s grace have been lavished upon us such that nothing can separate us from the love God, which is in Christ Jesus.
Sovereignty can include also the way God exercises his ruling power. However this aspect is subject to divergences notably related to the concept of God's self-imposed limitations. The correlation between God's sovereignty and human free will is a crucial theme in discussions about the meaningful nature of human choice.
Jewish philosophy stresses that free will is a product of the intrinsic human soul, using the word neshama (from the Hebrew root n.sh.m. or .נ.ש.מ meaning "breath"), but the ability to make a free choice is through Yechida (from Hebrew word "yachid", יחיד, singular), the part of the soul that is united with God, [citation needed] the only being that is not hindered by or dependent on ...