Camel And Needle
Definition
Wealth is not condemned in itself, but attachment to it enslaves; the rich young man’s possessions were an idol he preferred to eternal life. Chrysostom: the Lord censures not riches but those attached to them.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Attachment To Riches As Idolatry
Biblical References
- Matthew 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34 — As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the
- Luke 12:50 — *I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished! *
- John 18:11 — *But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?” *
- Mark 10:38-40 — But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?” They said to him, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “You will drink
- Mark 10:45 — *For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” *
- Luke 17:11-19 — Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance, raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have