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What the Bible says about Jonathan Swift
(From Forerunner Commentary)
Human nature tends to value the wrong things in life—to eat, drink, and be merry—things without eternal worth. Because of this temptation, people's main anxiety concerns accumulating this world's luxuries. The rich man may even have been embarrassed by his inability to store his hoarded wealth, but he never considered using his riches for the benefit of others. Irishman Jonathan Swift observed, "Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want." A generous person, however, sees the needs of others first (Proverbs 11:25-26; 22:9). We should sow goodness and generosity so we will reap the same (Galatians 6:7-10).
Martin G. Collins
Parable of the Rich FoolRelated Topics: Generosity | Hoarding Material Things | Lust of the Eyes | Lust of the Flesh | Luxury | Materialism | Parable of the Rich Fool | Rich and Poor, Disparity between | Riches
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