Marnie Posted March 23, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Charity should not be mandatory for anyone. God rewards charity because it comes from the heart. Rich people, not only give to Charity, but provide a job, a product and a livelihood for people who otherwise may not have it. They deserve a break. If someone inherits wealth, bud did nothing to earn it or establish it, then it's a blessing from God and that person would be wise not to squander it. However, if someone has worked his entire life and saved up wealth, he was blessed with wisdom, not wealth. His wisdom made him wealthy. Either way, it's a blessing from God. Another person, other than God has no right to force me to use my blessings for their purpose. What God gives He takes away and if He gives you health, wealth, wisdom and happiness you have a responsiblity to God to use it in a manner to glorify Him. Let the individual decide what to do with his money, it's no one else's business. Good points, Justin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Bank issue - Heart issue. "Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them." (Psalms 62:10) New Birth - New Heart "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." )Ezekiel 36:26) Tycoons Bank "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Matthew 6:21) Our Heavenly Father's Treasure "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." (John 3:16) Our Treasure "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26:28) Our Song "Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers." (Jeremiah 20:13) Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Oh What A Treasure He Is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgarden Posted April 1, 2007 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 83 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/04/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2007 What could a Chinese dumpling maker and Mexican telecom mogul possibly have in common? They're among a record number of wealthy people who held the title of billionaire over the past year. The tally of billionaires around the globe reached a high of 946, their combined wealth growing 35 percent to $3.5 trillion, according to Forbes magazine's 2007 rankings of the world's richest people. The rich cashed in on strong equity markets, real estate and commodity prices worldwide, according to Forbes billionaires co-editor Luisa Kroll. "It's just been kind of an extraordinary year for markets worldwide," she said. Leading the list are two men who manage to keep getting richer as they give more and more money away. Microsoft founder Bill Gates ranked No. 1 for the 13th straight year, beating out friend and fellow philanthropist Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA) Gates's fortune rose $6 billion to $56 billion last year, while Buffett garnered in an additional $10 billion to boost his net worth to $52 billion. Only five Americans ranked in the top 20, though they account for 44 percent of the overall list. Breathing down Buffett's neck was Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim Helu, who added $19 billion to his existing fortune, the largest one-year gain over the past decade. With $49 billion to his name, Helu was just $3 billion shy of the No. 2 spot. Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) chairman Howard Schultz and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner joined the ranks of the world's richest for the first time, behind new faces Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, Canadian co-chiefs of Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. Self-made mogul Li Wei, founder of Synear Food Holding, made the list for the first time along with a dozen other Chinese newcomers. Her company, one of the country's largest producers of frozen food, including sweet and meat dumplings, is an official supplier to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. All bets were off for online gambling moguls Ruth Parasol, Russell DeLeon and Calvin Ayre, who dropped from the list after recent crackdowns limiting offshore gambling Web sites. Bumped from the top 20 were the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) heirs, who saw their company's stock languish, and Michael Dell, founder of computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL) Losing billionaire status entirely was Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the once-powerful Japanese industrialist who first topped the tally in 1987. Japan surrendered its title as Asia's leading billionaire locale to India, which boasts 36 megarich on the list. Russia contributed 53 billionaires and now challenges Germany as home to the most billionaires outside the United States. Among three Indians in the wealthiest top 20 are Mukesh and Anil Ambani, feuding brothers who got even richer after dividing their fortunes in 2005. Mukesh Ambani ranked 14th with a $20.1 billion fortune, while brother Anil came in four places lower at No. 18 with his $18.2 billion. The methodology of the rankings remains similar to previous years, Kroll said. The magazine confirmed the worth of an individual's holdings in public companies by using the Feb. 9 closing stock price, and estimated the value of private companies by evaluating comparable public firms in the industry and by consulting with experts in the field. AP Is the size of the eye of the needle and the size of the camel inversely related one's material wealth ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingwalker Posted April 1, 2007 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 970 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/20/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2007 Actually, NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted April 1, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheoMike Posted April 2, 2007 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 499 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/27/1964 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Actually, NO! Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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