{"id":3792,"date":"2024-05-24T19:25:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/christians-poor\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:22:54","slug":"christians-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/christians-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sollen Christen arm sein? Nein, aber die Bibel warnt vor der Liebe zum Geld"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. The Bible never asks Christians to be poor, and some of the faithful in it were rich: Abraham, Job, Joseph of Arimathea. What it warns against is loving money, for &quot;the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils&quot; (1 Timothy 6:10), and Jesus said, &quot;You cannot serve God and money&quot; (Matthew 6:24). Our Lord knew both sides of it. Paul wrote that Christ, &quot;though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor&quot; (2\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. The Bible never commands poverty, and Abraham, Job and Joseph of Arimathea were rich, but it warns that &quot;the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40,39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biblical-finance","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1460,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/prosperity-sin-to-be-rich-gods-view\/","url_meta":{"origin":3792,"position":0},"title":"God&#8217;s View on Prosperity: Is it a Sin to be Rich?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mai 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover what the Bible says about wealth and whether being rich is considered a sin. 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