財主進天國—路加福音18:24-25[耶穌看見他就説, 有錢財的人進神的國, 是何等的難哪!駱駝穿過針的眼, 比財主進神的國容易呢!]. 這段經文需與上下文一起來讀, 才知富人要靠外在的一切去做什麼來交換神的國, 是何等地困難. 路18:27”耶穌說:在人所不能的事, 在神卻能.” 進入天國只有接受耶穌的救贖. 富人與窮人都有可能貪財, 提前6:10”貪財是萬惡之根. 有人貪戀錢財, 就被引誘離了真道, 用許多愁苦把自己刺透了.” 馬太福音11:12”從施洗約翰的時候到如今, 天國是努力進入的, 努力的人就得著了.” 努力是說要有破釜沉舟的精神. 如何努力呢? 弗2:8-9”你們得救是本乎恩, 也因著信, 這並不是出于自己, 乃是神所賜的, 也不是出於行為, 免得有人自誇.”
The rich man enters the kingdom of heaven—Luke 18:24-25 [Jesus saw him and said, How hard it is for those who are rich to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God! ]. This verse needs to be read together with the context, to realize how difficult it is for the rich to rely on external things to exchange the kingdom of God. Luke 18:27 “Jesus said: In what is impossible for man, With God it is possible.” The only way to enter the kingdom of heaven is to accept the redemption of Jesus. Both the rich and the poor may be greedy for money, Timothy 6:10 “The love of money is the root of all evil. Some people are greedy for money, and they are lured away from the truth, and with many sorrows I have pierced through myself.” Matthew 11:12 “From the time of John the Baptist to this day, the kingdom of heaven is entered by hard work, and he who works hard has it.” Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, but the gift of God, and not of works, lest any man boast.”