DOES GOD LOVE RICH PEOPLE?

Originally posted by The Disciple…: ↑

There’s no contradiction between YHWH and Yeshua—just a misunderstanding of what’s being said. Yes, YHWH gave wealth to Abraham and Job, but He gave it as a blessing, not a guarantee of salvation. Yeshua wasn’t condemning wealth—He was exposing the danger of trusting in it.

“Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
(Matthew 19:24)
That’s not because rich people are automatically condemned—it’s because many become self-reliant, in need of nothing, and no longer cry out to YHWH.

I see myself as a rich man on this earth. Does that mean I won’t be saved? Not at all. That’s not biblical. In fact, many misunderstand the power of money when it’s surrendered to YHWH—it can be used for great good.
It’s not money that is the root of all evil—it’s the love of money.

“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil—some longing for it have gone astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
(1 Timothy 6:10)
When someone puts wealth before YHWH, that’s when it becomes dangerous. That’s what Yeshua was addressing. The more someone depends on riches, the less they see their need for the Father.

But I’ll say this boldly—I need YHWH in my life. Yeshua helps me be a better man. He teaches me tolerance, compassion, and love. When I take my eyes off Him, the old man of sin resurfaces—and that’s never good. Rich or poor, I’ll always need YHWH’s presence.

Many today don’t realize how rich they already are. If you own a car, a home, have food whenever you want it, and money in the bank—you’re in the top percentage of the world’s wealth. People think the rich are only those with jets and mansions, but most in the Western world are already rich by global standards.

So no, there's no contradiction. Yeshua and YHWH are one. The warning is simple:
Don’t let riches replace your need for YHWH.

“Instruct those who are rich in this present age not to be proud or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches—but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
Direct them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous, sharing.”
(1 Timothy 6:17–18)

“Because you say, ‘I am rich, and I have grown wealthy and I need nothing,’ but you do not know that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked.”
(Revelation 3:17)

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
(Matthew 5:3 )

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All those words are true. However, people unaware of their perspective have a problem; it stems from trusting exclusively in an ancient text and overlooking all the factors that humans have discovered since then.
If the heaven-hell dichotomy were the only outcome after death, then everyone in the world would believe that. However, dismissing their beliefs because they don't align with an ancient text is an approach fraught with danger.

The book of Job could also be seen as a message to the people before Christ's words of truth were known; if you believe in the Tetragammaton, you will be rewarded with wealth—a simple but effective message to keep uneducated people onside. It's not the ones who benefit from this belief that should be of interest; it's the people who hold the belief but do not benefit from it that should raise a red flag and not be dismissed.

The love of money is a curse. But why? It is the attachment to the material that brings you back, so there is no chance of going to heaven. It should be noted that Jesus didn't mention that you go to hell either. That had to be inserted to maintain the perspective of the heaven-hell exclusivity.

Your words, "Yeshua helps me be a better man. He teaches me tolerance, compassion, and love. When I take my eyes off Him, the old man of sin resurfaces—and that’s never good." This is a good insight, but you have fallen into the belief that YHWH is the Father.

So people don't have misunderstandings. They have an understanding from their perspective.