Does God want us all to be rich?

Question

Is it His will that none be poor and needy? then He must love poor folks because He sure made a lot of us!!

Answer 1

God create us for some reason & God has a purpose to us not to be rich but also to be perfect human being

WHY do you enjoy walking in a park or strolling through a field of sweet-smelling flowers? Why is it that your spirits soar when you see a beautiful lake or towering mountains with their peaks in the clouds? Why do you stop to listen as birds sing their cheery songs in the treetops? And why is it so pleasant to watch a graceful deer bounding along or a flock of sheep grazing in a meadow?

There is one answer to all these questions. We were made to live in Paradise! That is where our first parents, Adam and Eve, began their life. We got our desire to live in Paradise from them, and they got it from their Creator, Jehovah God. He knew that we humans would be happy in Paradise because he created us with the qualities needed to enjoy such a wonderful earthly home.

Why did Jehovah create the earth? He “formed it even to be inhabited” by humankind. (Isaiah 45:18) “The Maker of the earth” gave Adam and Eve a beautiful paradise home, the garden of Eden. (Jeremiah 10:12; Genesis 2:7-9, 15, 21, 22) How they must have enjoyed its streams, its flowers, its trees! Graceful birds could be seen in the sky, and animals of various kinds roamed the land—none of them a threat to humans. Fish and other creatures moved about in earth’s clear, clean waters. Best of all, Adam and Eve were together. They could bring forth their kind and expand their Paradise home in joyful association with their growing family.

Although the earth is not a paradise today, it can be compared to the fine home of a happy family. Our God-given global home has what we need—light, heat, water, and food. How we appreciate the sun’s light and heat and the moon’s soft glow at night! (Genesis 1:14-18) In earth’s cellar there are fuels, such as coal and oil, that we can use for heating. Because of the water cycle and earth’s system of rivers, lakes, and seas, we have water. And as a carpet, the earth has green grass.

Just as food may be stored in a home, there is plenty in earth’s pantry. By means of crops in the fields and fruit in the orchards, Jehovah ‘gives us fruitful seasons and fills our hearts with good cheer.’ (Acts 14:16, 17) Since the earth is already such a fine home, imagine what it will be like when “the happy God,” Jehovah, makes it a paradise!—1 Timothy 1:11.

God’s Purpose for the Earth

Soon to Be Fulfilled

WHEN Adam and Eve were still in Paradise, they received this God-given mandate: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.”—Genesis 1:28.

Subduing the earth meant more than cultivating or caring for only a small part of it. Adam and Eve and their offspring were to extend Paradise until it covered the whole globe. However, the first human couple sinned and were driven out of the garden of Eden. (Genesis 3:23, 24) But that did not mean that the earth would never be subdued.

With God’s blessing, Israel’s fields produced plenty

Because they will be blessed by God, obedient mankind will be able to subdue the earth. When the people of ancient Israel had God’s blessing, their fields produced fine crops and their orchards excellent fruit. Similar conditions will exist as our globe gradually becomes a paradise. As promised in God’s inspired Word, the Bible, “the earth itself will certainly give its produce; God, our God, will bless us.” (Psalm 67:6) In effect, the earth’s meadows and mountains, its trees and flowers, its rivers and seas will rejoice. (Psalm 96:11-13; 98:7-9) Our globe will be alive with lush vegetation, colorful birds%2

Answer 2

Matthew chapter 5? Blessed are the poor...?

It always amazes me that people buy into the "God wants me wealthy" message. Tell that to Christians in 3rd world countries right now. Does God love them less?

Answer 3

It is His will that none be needy,

but more so that none be greedy.

SO if you know someone who is needy, don't you be greedy.

"And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, as it is written: "He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little."

II Corinthians 8:1-15

Answer 4

Nope. God doesn't want anything since he doesn't exist.

Answer 5

He wants us to be satisfied.

Answer 6

God said its harder for a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to get through the eye of a needle. now the eye of a needle was the name of the gate into a city i'll say that BUT it was a very low gate and most people had to get off their camels and figure a way to get them in lol. probably funny to watch. the lord will bless you if you if you honer him if not in this lifetime in the next.

Answer 7

yap. rich in His grace, peace, mercy and love. Amen. But not to material things that will keep us away from Him.

Eph 2:4  But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith he loved us,

Eph 2:5  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Eph 2:6  And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Eph 2:7  That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Eph 2:8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Answer 8

God wants us all to be HAPPY, not rich.  The Bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil.  The whole doctrine of riches is something hypocrite preachers of mega-churches say to justify their greed and excess.

God does have a special place in his heart for the poor just as a parent would be more devoted to an ill child.  Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.

Answer 9

God doesnt deal with money, he deals with fate.

Answer 10

No, God does not want us all to be rich.  He wants us to have faith.

And, yes, I believe He does love us poor folk.  ;)

Answer 11

dude he wants the rich to stop being greedy and give their money to the poor so that we would all be equal. thats what jesus preached to all the people so before you go bitchin about how God hates you and everything go to church for once.

Answer 12

I would suggest reading the book "It All Goes Back in the Box" by John Ortberg.  It will answer your question thoroughly.

Answer 13

I am reminded of a line from "Fiddler on the Roof"

"I know it is no disgrace to be poor.... but it's no great honor either.  So what would've been so terrible if I'd had a small fortune."  That is the lead-in to "If I Were a Rich Man."

We all may feel that way sometimes, but God wants us to be spiritually rich.  Those who promote the prosperity gospel are off base to say the least.

Answer 14

God is not interested in the financial status of people, money is of no use in Heaven so it can't buy your way in, just because a person is poor also does not mean they automatically get to Heaven.

Answer 15

Wealth follows those societies who reflect righteous attributes.

It leaves societies who reject righteousness.

America is getting poorer after 40 years of public education teaching atheism and evolution.

We'll see how Palin/McCain does, but I'm not hoping for any big change in the status quo.  If Obama takes the Oval office, you can kiss your portfolio goodbye.

Answer 16

Jesus says there will always be the poor:

"For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.

Matthew 26:11, Mark 14:7, John 12:

and God wants us to be willing to help them

Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

Answer 17

God wants us all to be rich in His love and through His Son's forgiveness.

Answer 18

God wants us to be rich spiritually. He wants us to be rich in love, joy, peace, meekness, and patience. Material goods are low on the list of priorities although God does give these blessings also.