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Full Idea
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Gist of Idea
It is almost impossible for the rich to go to heaven
Source
Jesus (reports [c.32]), quoted by St Matthew - 01: Gospel of St Matthew 19.24
Book Ref
'The Bible', ed/tr. the Church [Collins 1950], p.467
A Reaction
Aristotle and others (Margaret Thatcher) have observed that you cannot practise charity if you are poor. Jesus implies that the human race should remain in poverty. No wonder autocratic medieval rulers taught Christianity to peasants. Cf. Matt 25.30.
| 6285 | Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth [Jesus] |
| 6293 | It is almost impossible for the rich to go to heaven [Jesus] |
| 7352 | Jesus said learning was unnecessary, and only the spirit of the Law was needed [Jesus, by Johnson,P] |
| 6286 | Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy [Jesus] |
| 6289 | Love your enemies [Jesus] |
| 6292 | Love thy neighbour as thyself [Jesus] |
| 5356 | Treat others as you would have them treat you [Jesus] |
| 6290 | Except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter heaven [Jesus] |
| 6287 | If you lust after a woman, you have committed adultery [Jesus] |
| 6288 | Don't resist evil, but turn the other cheek [Jesus] |
| 6291 | No one is good except God [Jesus] |
| 7351 | Jesus turned the ideas of Hillel into a theology reduced to its moral elements [Jesus, by Johnson,P] |