Damnable Money... Be Holy, Give It Away Quick

 Common Sense Commentary: Christianity is consistent. Religiosity is contradictory.

There is a certain phantom, bloodsucking bat flitting around in most churches that lites on the necks of random members who have duel, conflicting emotions concerning money. Secretly they worship it, but publicly they pretend to have no love for it and ridicule those "money grubbing people" who lurk all around and "live to accumulate the filthy lucre", including the pastor who asks for some of it every single Sunday.  They will swear that money means nothing to them while they pinch every penny which passes anywhere near them  and lust for the stuff it buys.  I know people who don't work, witness on the street, criticize the rich ... but take their gifts of money and go rushing to McDonald's with a huge grin on their face. INCONSISTENCY! They remind me of an employee we once had who weighed 300 pounds but nobody ever saw him eat anything except a little broth for lunch. He swore he ate very little at home either.  There is no way to gain weight or carry around 300 pounds while working hard and eating nothing.

The money worshipers, who damn money, and all "those greedy souls who hoard it", but themselves adore it in private, are, of course, hypocritical, but lecture everyone around them that, "Money is the root of all evil and we must not allow it to destroy our souls". After all, they say, Jesus told us to "give" it away ... but they, themselves don't even tithe or give tips to the waitress.  And how can you "give" it if you haven't accumulated some of the odious stuff?  Actually, the Bible says it is "The love of money" that "is the root of all evil", not money itself.  And, when Jesus said, "Give", He finished the sentence, "and it shall be given unto you...." abundantly. So why would your obedient giving set off a chain reaction of evil wealth upon your generous soul?  If money is damnable stuff, why did God say, "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse..." ? What use does God have for such offensive, corrupting stuff.  If it is bad, leave it at home. Why bring it into the church? Is it a contradiction that God tells us to "give" the damnable stuff to some innocent, sick or handicapped person, and thereby corrupt them with it?  That's like a guy I know who quit smoking and drinking whiskey, because it was sinful and bad for your health, but gave his pack and bottle to his brother to keep from wasting it.

As in every other issue and Biblical doctrine, the subject of money must be bathed in reason, logic, honesty and exactly what the Bible actually says about it.  Try not to go to seed on weeds in a garden of good stuff. RB