Keith posted:ksazma posted:Keith posted:ksazma posted:Keith posted:Where have I not address your questions?
I asked for your thoughts not what the Bible states. Lets do them again.
3. We are told that Jesus can provide for us. Yet we see many instances in the Bible of him constantly complaining about the possessions of others lamenting that he doesn't even have a place to rest his head. Was Jesus covetous to the point of acknowledging that the things people have are theirs and it is not his place to just envy them? Wouldn't it be better if he would have changed his situation by maybe getting a more rewarding occupation than just being a fisherman?
Answer: First of all if you had read the Bible as you claim many time you will note that no where in the Bible speak of Jesus occupation. Secondly, show us where Jesus was covetous envy of others? Don't bother, it don't exist.
God created us to love people and use things, but a materialist loves things and uses people. There is nothing wrong with having possessions and a successful career. The apostle Paul wrote, "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy" (1 Timothy 6:17). God can bless a person.
Jesus did not extol poverty as some great virtue. In fact, He tell someone, the rich young ruler to sell his possessions and give to the poor. When Jesus said, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” (Matthew 19:21), the Bible says that he went away sorrowful. It was a test to see whether God was more important to him than his things.
Money is not the root of all evil; the love of it is. The problem with wealth is not in having it. It is how we get it. It is how we guard it. And it is how we give it.
“Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.
Answer: Jesus was talking to a scribe who wished to follow Jesus and become a disciple. In fact, the scribe boasted, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head" (Matthew 8:19–20; Luke 9:57–58).
These same passages mention two others who had similar discussions with Jesus. In each case, Jesus made the point that there is a cost to following Him. The scribe who said he wanted to follow Jesus wherever He went was not considering the lifestyle Jesus led. Our Lord was functionally homeless; He and His disciples stayed in the homes of those who would take them in (see Luke 10:6–8). The scribes were among the wealthier citizens. It was as if Jesus were saying, "Are you sure you want to be homeless with Me?" Even the animals have a place to stay foxes have holes and the birds have nests—but Jesus literally had “nowhere to lay his head." He wanted the scribe to truly count the cost of what he was proposing. It is always wise to count the cost (Luke 14:28).
Now you try to connect Jesus' comment with what preceded and followed it and see if the only explanation is Jesus' self absorption. Like how trump is.