it seems there was opposition to having "superfluous wealth", or wealth beyond one's needs; naturally the traditional breadwinner of a family might need some money to provide for the family, or to provide for setbacks. Yet generally the Gospel I think really only talks about "food and clothing" as being necessities, and if people have these that beyond that they might consider being generous with the "superfluous wealth" they have.
And if you are a Christian you canβt be rich, right?
it seems there was opposition to having "superfluous wealth", or wealth beyond one's needs; naturally the traditional breadwinner of a family might need some money to provide for the family, or to provide for setbacks. Yet generally the Gospel I think really only talks about "food and clothing" as being necessities, and if people have these that beyond that they might consider being generous with the "superfluous wealth" they have.
A discussion: "The Sin of Having Superfluous Wealth" https://scored.co/c/Christianity/p/13zgSTG4QA/the-sin-of-having-superfluous-we/c
It was never about how much money someone had. It was about how much the money had you