Peter was a fisherman and earned a lot, but Christ called Peter to discipleship. By calling Peter to be a convert, Christ was basically telling Peter that if he called himself a seasoned fisher, Peter would add Christ to his life and not come a convert of Christ. We aren't defined by our occupation, we're defined by being in Christ. we belong to a new kingdom so we're only passing through, it's our vocation. the fame of the world system and the worship of Christ. The church doesn't remain a structure, with its main focus on money. A church represents the body of Christ which is poor in this world, which isn't measured by its norms. The true value in the church is spiritual, it exalts members who are humble in this world. It's the contrary of the world system where the rich man who builds churches and thinks that's where the value of church lies and measures fidelity to giving plutocrat will end up diverting the gospel. The eternal verity about followership is that the prosperous man who enjoys all fame, musketeers and has been endured by his abundant riches in the hereafter, the poor man who has been watched and suffered in this active life snappily went to eternal bliss. He's a faithful follower of Christ.
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