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Yeah, Jesus was against wealth as far how it corrupts people. But if God was completely against it, why would God have made David wealthy? Because its about the person, not the wealth itself.
I'm not denying Jesus's statements of the issues wealth causes people.
Are we supposed to act as David does? Slaying the Amalekite messenger, adultery with Bathsheba? (Possibly a gay relationship with Jonathan…?) Is what happens to Absalom a happy ending? Is Nathan’s story of the sheep that “pro wealth”?
The authors of the Gospels weren’t the authors of Samuel and Chronicles anyway. The Bible isn’t a unified document with one voice. I’m not really making an argument about what God would think about wealth, but what the historical Jesus would have thought. The evidence is pretty clear there - he wasn’t a fan of it.
I didn't say David was perfect and that we should do everything he did. But after that story Nathan told, he was repentant of his sins. God didn't take away all his wealth. Also, I'm not arguing pro wealth. What matters is a persons heart, not that they are physically poor. What matters is that they are spiritually poor, spiritually in need. And its harder for a rich person to feel like they are in need when they think they have it all.
The view of God vs Jesus on wealth doesn't work, because they would not disagree. If you are seeing different views, its just different views on a different aspects of wealth. John 10:30 — I and my Father are one.