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00:01Sixth relationship, the disciple with things, with freedom.
00:21The disciple has a definite relationship with the things of this world.
00:26He is free from all material ties. He is poor. Since he has nothing, he has nothing to lose, and nothing to defend.
00:36That is why he is able to give himself entirely and establish the kingdom of God.
00:41Reject wealth and choose poverty as a lifestyle.
00:46Jesus clearly warned his disciples about the great danger that riches hold.
00:52They are in no way compatible with the kingdom.
00:55The great danger of riches is that they become an idol that supplants God.
01:01Colossians 3:5
01:02People trust in false gods who do not guarantee anyone's life.
01:08Luke 12:13-21
01:10This is precisely why Jesus, speaking about money, emphasizes that one cannot serve two masters.
01:19because through an almost imperceptible process it supplants the role of God.
01:26One depends on and trusts him, one serves him and surrenders one's life to him.
01:31But riches are false and apparent goods.
01:35Luke 16:11
01:37That corrodes the moth and robs the thieves.
01:42Luke 12:33
01:43For what is valued by men is an abomination to God.
01:50Luke 12:15
01:51Secondly, the teacher states that riches are unjust.
01:58Luke 16:9
02:00All wealth is amassed with the sweat of many poor people, or rather, impoverished people.
02:08Enrichment is an affront when the profits are not shared equitably.
02:14with all those who have collaborated in the production and marketing of a product.
02:21Any commercial relationship that takes advantage of the most needy is against God's plan.
02:29Third, it causes cardiosclerosis.
02:34Harden your heart to the needs of others.
02:38This is what happened to the rich man who enjoyed a lavish banquet every day,
02:42without realizing that poor Lazarus lay at his door.
02:47No one in the entire Bible has received a greater punishment than the one who ignored his brother in need.
02:54It appears to be the most serious sin in the entire New Testament.
03:00Finally, ambition.
03:03It is the origin of all evils.
03:061 Timothy 6:10
03:08At this level, wealth has not only taken the place of God,
03:32but the rich man himself supplants God.
03:36He feels all-powerful, infallible, and the center of the universe.
03:42The value of poverty does not lie in itself,
03:45but when it is framed within three attitudes.
03:49A total and unconditional dependence on God in all areas.
03:55Material, intellectual, cultural, spiritual, among others.
04:02It should be clarified here that the poor Lazarus of the parable was not saved because he was poor,
04:09but because, as his name means, he trusted in God.
04:13The truly poor person places all their trust in God.
04:18As a consequence of love, the disciple loves his brothers
04:22And that is why their possessions are shared with them.
04:25He does not allow two tunics and his brother suffers from the cold.
04:31He is not poor because he lacks possessions, but because he shares all his goods with those most in need.
04:37It creates freedom to serve more and better in the kingdom.
04:42Free from all human bonds,
04:45one is capable of seeking only the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
04:48Choosing poverty as a lifestyle
04:52It is a decision that everyone must make one day to enter the kingdom.
04:57For the gate is too narrow and cannot hold all the riches of the world.
05:03It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
05:07so that a rich person can be saved.
05:09Therefore, the call to poverty is universal and a necessary condition
05:18to be a disciple of Jesus.
05:21Rich disciple is a contradiction in terms,
05:25because Jesus was poor.
05:27God challenges us to live in affective and effective poverty,
05:32detaching ourselves from everything that He asks of us.
05:35However, the call to poverty is in accordance with each person's vocation.
05:41Economic income cannot be tabulated under any circumstances.
05:45to know who is or is not a disciple,
05:49but each one responds to this call
05:52according to their function and mission in this world.
05:56A clear example of poverty can be found in Saint Francis of Assisi,
06:01who renounced everything this world offers.
06:05To become as much like Jesus as possible, who depends on God.
06:11God challenges us to live in affective and effective poverty,
06:16detaching ourselves from everything that He asks of us.
06:21For the disciple, the good management of resources is of utmost importance.
06:25Poverty is not identified by a lack of possessions.
06:33Rather, it would consist of managing all the assets,
06:37not only the materials, but also with evangelical criteria.
06:42Nothing belongs exclusively to us.
06:44We are simply administrators of the talents that have been entrusted to us.
06:50Jesus states that possessions do not belong to us, they are not ours.
07:00Luke 16:12
07:02The proof that we are mere administrators is that we brought nothing into this world
07:08And we didn't take anything with us from here either.
07:12Therefore, the chasm that separates rich and poor has no place in God's plan.
07:17That is why the disciple shares what he is and has with others.
07:23especially with those most in need.
07:26This implies, first and foremost, returning to God what belongs to Him.
07:30and to our brothers what is theirs.
07:35This is not, therefore, an act of charity, but of justice.
07:39including the spiritual goods and charisms that belong to the community.
07:44Saint Paul has made this point clear to us when he warns us,
07:49But having different gifts, according to the grace that has been given to us,
07:55If it is the gift of prophecy, let us exercise it according to our faith.
08:00If it's the ministry, then in the ministry.
08:04Teaching, by teaching.
08:07The exhortation, exhorting.
08:09He who gives with simplicity, he who presides with solicitude,
08:15the one who exercises mercy with joviality.
08:18Romans 12, 6, 8.
08:22If human beings are defined by their relationships,
08:26The disciple is defined in the six relationships listed above.
08:32These are precisely what identify us as a true disciple of Jesus.
08:37These are like a business card and, at the same time, your identity card.
08:46I invite you to put into practice everything you learned today.
08:50and see you at our next session.
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