WHY A RICH PERSON CAN HARDLY ENTER HEAVEN
Dear friend, before you become startled and wonder about today’s topic, let us look at the Words of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 19:23-24 (AMPC), “And Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus made this statement because He knows that majority of rich people put their entire attention and trust on their resources to solve all their challenges in life. The rich person believes he can use his money to have his way all the time and because our world is wired around money, many people unfortunately have the same wrong thinking. In fact, to buttress this point some even quote the Holy Bible text in Ecclesiastes 10:19b (AMPC), “But Money answers all things.” Now, why is it difficult for the rich to enter heaven? It is because they feel they have no need for t...