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Originally Posted by CompleteDegen
It's more than an inexact paraphrase. It's lost the entire meaning of the passage you posted. It often engenders contempt for the poor as it can be interpreted to mean the poor obviously just aren't trying or believing enough, otherwise god would be helping them.
I don't think that everyone who uses this phrase is necessarily thinking this way. It is primarily those beholden to the prosperity gospel Wong and have raised up greed, avarice and gluttony as virtues.
One thing that has been consistent, however, with people who use this phrase, is that they are very uninformed Christians.
I agree with RLK. It's a phrase and good people or bad people could use it.
You're the one attaching the negativity to it.
I think a lot of people overlook that God tells people in the bible not to be idle/lazy.
I had a Christian lady once tell me "God blesses the work of our hands" and she worked for a living.
You've got to realize your context on here Complete Degen. You're posting in a
poker forum. It's going to be peopled by more than its' fair share of degenerates on here. Have you checked out the number of lascivious avatars on here. More than a few people on here let lust direct or influence their thinking while other people might be letting the love of money direct their's and their could be other evil motives.
A person's mental attitude determines what meaning a person attachs to a phrase.
Last edited by Splendour; 06-28-2012 at 12:20 PM.
Reason: corrected misspelling.