Does anyone here have any testimonies concerning *yourself* selling every last thing you have and giving to the poor like we're spose to like Paul and others did? Or reasons why you think we're not spose to? Struggles? Questions? Confusions? Tantrums? ....? Not like Ive done it, very hard thing to consider, feels kinda like.... dying. I'm not using a library computer here =) but if you have, please share your story for inspiration. What about leaving your wife or kids to follow Christ which is also apparently biblical? Any thoughts about how one of the apostles just left his dad in the boat and followed Christ? or anything along those lines........... just a discussion starter. oh, and if youre bored and have no friends, please pop me a PM sometime and we can become friends. Peace to you! -neil
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"Sell all you have and give to the poor"
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We should give as Christ leads us to give. Leaving wife and kids to follow Christ was not a command for all Christians and neither was giving up all you have. I think the point is that back then the word had to be spread and those drastic sacrifices had to be made by disciples. Today, I believe that we should be willing to make those sacrifices because some of us may indeed be called to make that sacrifice.nb_christseeker said:
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SAVEDBYGRACE2
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my husband and i a couple of years ago did sell off everything we had to help someone else and before we made that move we prayed about it for many weeks and asked the Lord to guide us in the right direction, he asked us to do this in order to help a family out in need and although things got really rough at times, and there were times when we felt like giving up on GOD altogether, things eventually did get better. my husband and i have since gained another roof over our heads, no we do not own it but the LORD has restored everything we let go of, and then some. although at times we miss our earthly posessions we once had, we do not regret the decision we made or the road we took, becasue we are closer spiritually to eachother and the LORD then we were before. GOD'S word simply tells us to bear ye one another's burdens but to what extent i think is based on the situation and how the LORD asks you to be obedient to him in the situation. we did this deed not to be recognized by man but so that we would be obedient to GOD and totry to show someone a little of JESUS thru us, that they might see JESUS in us. i think that we should do all we can for others as CHRIST did for us, but i feel like we should take those drastic steps of that kind of sacrificing only when the LORD asks that of you. what a cool post it will defitnitely make you think. thnx for sharing and GOD BLESS!!!!! 
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to that well said 
FirstStrikeForce
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nb_christseeker said:
I gave away all I had to the poor. I gave away the money I had to eat on.
I completely destroyed my chances at college in doing so. I basically became a religious hermit for a few crucial years of my life.
He said, "Seek first the Kingdom Heaven, and then all else will be added to you".
I believed Him, and I did.
I finally started working again. Blue collar, menial labor jobs.
God blessed me and in short time I was given every material blessing.
You are not supposed to leave your spouse and children. Jesus condemned the Pharisees who bent the Law so they would not have to look after their parents.
You are supposed to hate your life here.
Jesus does not order us all to give up everything we have literally to the poor and follow Him -- yet, it is to us all and it is literally. We are to devote our hearts to the cause of the Lord.
Jesus said to the rich man to give up everything he has. To everyone He says, "Put first the Kingdom of God, then all else will be added to you".
I found the Kingdom of God. I found every answer I was looking for.
Then, I went back and started to live a normal life.
Frankly, if the people I used to go to Church with saw me today, I do not think they could comprehend it. Back then, not only was I miserably poor and had no chances for a good job, but I could barely speak anything not of Scripture -- however, I am still that way, though I have learned how to "get along" with everyone else now.
You change dramatically when you have really terrific witnesses of God.
His Light blows away everything inside, everything past, everything present, everything future.
But, such things are extremely difficult to believe.
I know I was on to something huge. He led me all along. He led my feet along this path to do these things -- the "things" themselves were outward, just outward manifestations of what was happening inwardly, what He was doing.
I say this, I would not waste my breath unless it was true that this was possible for anyone - anyone - who could believe these things.
At the time, I considered the verses and I knew He meant them. I understood the promises of them.
When you know, then it will come to pass: because that is true faith.
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nb_christseeker said:
It is according to our faith that we understand and interpret the bible. Woe to those who have nothing but human reason and no inspiriation! I sold all my possessions to give to the poor. I lived without material things except the basics for years. I lived like a monk. Yet, I lived with the constant conscious presence of Jesus Christ. 'Unless a man forsakes all he has he cannot be my disciple.'
When I got married and had kids I lived differently as I was led differently and as my responsibilities were different.
The teaching of Christ to forsake all is one of those that is explained away rather than explained. However, a Christianity without a Cross inevitably leads to a Chrsitianity without Christ. How many forsake all their worldly sins to live a life of holiness? May GOD richly bless all who forsake all to follow Him!
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Once ,Me and my wife ,had just had our baby,a few days old.I picked up a girl ,guy and a little baby ,I ask?When had the baby eaten last?Because it looked unwell!She said yetersday.I said if I give you $5.00 ,would you buy milk for the child?She said yes.I dropped them at a store.After driving away.My wife said too me?Are you nuts.Now we have no food for our child.I said ,yes,but we have the LORd.HE will provide for our child.But these have no one to help them.True to HIS WORD.HE provided more than we needed.
BUT WE MUST BE LED BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT,And not our understanding!
BUT WE MUST BE LED BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT,And not our understanding!
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