Give up literally means to give upwards.
In other words releasing all you have to God for His purpose not your own.
Nope, this is just typical Christian justification. Luke 12:33 says:
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
What did Jesus say, in Luke's Gospel, concerning the rich?
Luke 6:24“But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
How many possessions can you keep, if you literally follow the following:
Luke 6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
Is there a faster road to bankruptcy than following the above command? Of course, if you follow Luke 14:33, you will not have anything left to give, unless you rely on other 'followers' who still have some possessions left and who will be providing to you based on your request.
Matthew 19: 16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” 17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you,
it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven
Now, why would it be hard for the rich to enter heaven? According to Paul, and most Christians, it's not any harder for the rich to enter than it is for the poor. But according to Jesus, it's difficult for the rich because they need to sell their wealth.
Note that the command to sell your possessions in Matthew is almost identical to Luke's 12:33. Rich man went away sad because he did not want to give up his possessions. Too bad there were no Christian apologists back then to set everyone straight.