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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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8a1223  No.806902

Not according to Aquinas. He writes in the Summa Theoogica:

> Objection 1. It would seem that it is not natural for man to possess external things. For no man should ascribe to himself that which is God's. Now the dominion over all creatures is proper to God, according to Psalm 23:1, "The earth is the Lord's," etc. Therefore it is not natural for man to possess external things.

==Reply to Objection 1==. God has sovereign dominion over all things: and He, according to His providence, directed certain things to the sustenance of man's body. For this reason man has a natural dominion over things, as regards the power to make use of them.

54fd0d  No.806912

This really goes back even further to the fall of man. Death created desperation, survival, reliance on security, false peace that life was better if you lived in comfort (and therefore, you wouldn't dwell as much on Death). And in gathering all of these things, we create more sins.. Like crushing other men, living in hedonism, creating barriers from your fellow man, because he also wants your stuff.

This is the true meaning of original sin. That it first brought Death - and Death, in turn, brought in more sins. And it's also why Paul says the love of money is the root of all evil. Original Sin is not some mystical genetic trait, but something that streams from death. Conversely, Christ is the new Adam who introduces the paradigm of Life - and remakes the world in his image rather than Adam's. Our own actions and notion of property should reflect this joy in Life as well (rather than reflect the fear of Death), the more and more we abide with Christ.

That's not to say property itself is bad for a Christian. It's just that we should be living in a transition stage now, where we are made new. We are not heavenly beings as of yet - "We see in a glass darkly" - but we are called to live in the Spirit and not the flesh. We should always keep in mind that the things of the flesh will pass away, and not be stubborn in sharing or parting with them if it helps someone. As Jesus said, give your cloak to someone in need. And don't live in anxiety about what you'll eat or how you'll dress. The pagans worry about things. But "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be given to you".


397de1  No.806926

Property is not theft and neither is taxation.


dbb8a3  No.806927

>>806926

I can already hear the leftists REEEEing now


a90fe4  No.806928

>>806902

is it theft to buy a new plasma tv for a criminially low price at insert sponsored brand here?


325a6c  No.806952

>>806928

If the prices are insane-ane-ane you shouldn't take advantage of their mental illness.


9578f5  No.806960

thomas aquinas never said 'nuthin about grand theft auto




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