I don't think it's as simple as "wealth and power being bad". More that

- wealth and power are not reliable proxies for favor and righteousness (as many in Jesus's day thought)

- wealth and power come with unique temptations

Jesus also said "make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings" and there's a bunch of proverbs that talk about how the diligent prosper.

A lot of wealthy people are really generous.

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IAmBroom 4 days ago | parent [-]

I think Jesus is really, really, really unequivocal about wealth being bad.

And Luke 16:9, which you quoted, is taken out of context.

> A lot of wealthy people are really generous.

Not so much that they give away all that they have, as Jesus commanded. So, more like "kinda really generous, but not enough that it hurts".

[I am an atheist, but I will not stand for antithetical repurposing of religious texts.]

	▲	Brendinooo 20 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>And Luke 16:9, which you quoted, is taken out of context. What context am I missing? >Not so much that they give away all that they have, as Jesus commanded Matthew 19:16-30, which you're quoting, is taken out of context. https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-jesus-teach-us-t...