Comments on: Poor Warren Buffett

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:06:55 +0000

Is this what a Christian piece should be? Are we setting a right example for non-believers? Would they be drawn to God when we cannot even show ourselves to be kind in our own comments? If not, what better right can we claim to pray for the souls of Buffett or Gates when we should we be praying for ours?

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:54:59 +0000

The first thing that struck me about the original commentary is the unkindness in its tone and comments against Buffett.

By: elsa

elsa — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:44:08 +0000

God is good so start praying for GAtes and buffet that they will receive Jesus as their Lord and Saviour ….

By: Carlos M Chapa

Carlos M Chapa — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:06:41 +0000

Yesterday I was kinda shocked to find out that S. Jobs died at the age of 56. I knew he had some health issues, but I didn’t follow up his life in detail; so it was kind of a surprise to me. He wasn’t really known for his philanthropic causes (Wikipedia reports that “after resuming control of Apple in 1997, Jobs eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs”), and that was a sharp contrast to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett (the latter being know as America’s favorite billionaire or something like that). As a born again Christian, I was wondering about Jobs’ spiritual condition and sadly found out he was a Zen Buddhist. I had hoped to find out that either Bill Gates or Warren Buffet were Christian, but as I found out tonight they are not.
So this is how I found out this website, and I thought it was indeed sad to know that in spite of all their philanthropic efforts, Warren Buffet is not yet saved. I didn’t find the author of this post to be an arrogant preacher as it has been suggested. John even suggested that some Christians may share part of the fault about Warren’s spiritual conditions, for they might have been more interested in his money than in his spiritual condition. This is something that we must all recognize, that Christianity in this country is in crisis, and that if you don’t believe me just turn into TV to watch all these so-called evangelical preachers asking for money or preaching the prosperity Gospel: “Give me your credit card number and God will give you tons of money”. This is the attitude the Gospel that many Christians are preaching today so we shouldn’t blame the world but blame ourselves. For Steve Jobs there is nothing we can do, but we can certainly pray for Buffet or Gates so God will be enlighten and someday saved. We have spent a lot of time resources on finger-pointing and arguing with atheist and non-believers. I suggest we use better our time praying for these two souls that in spite of being rich are spiritually poor. There are nothing we can really do for them humanely, but if we keep united praying for them, we’ll see changes really soon. Let’s pray especially for Warren, that due to his good heart, I feel God is willing to give him more time to repent and join the Kingdom of Heaven someday. He’s old and he badly needs Jesus more than ever. There is nothing we can do for Jobs now, but much to do for Gates and Buffet.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:05:33 +0000

To make my position clear, I would say that I am a spiritual seeker not an agnostic because I do not believe that the existence of God is matter that can never be resolved. The upshot of the agnostic view is that we might as well not concern ourselves with the existence or non-existence of God since we can never know. Although I am somewhat sympathetic with an agnostic viewpoint, I think it is narrow-minded.

That said, I haven’t completely decided whether I believe in God or not. This doesn’t make me an agnostic because I am open-minded. I found this article a little grating because it seemed to employ a kind of circular reasoning. For instance, you assume what needs to be prove: that Jesus is the only way; heaven exists. This may be true but simply asserting these things doesn’t make them true. You might have done better to relate your experience of how Jesus changed your life. Also, I found your take on Buffet uncharitable. You found him “unfriendly” but you spoke with him on what two occasions; he could have been having bad days or maybe he is skeptical of people’s ulterior motives. I would agree that Buffett’s generosity would be much more compelling had he made his donations in secret as Jesus instructed. Still, I don’t think we have any business judging the heart of Buffett or any man> Jesus said that it is God’s place to judge not man. In addition, you made a rather cheap shot against PETA, which I found distasteful. Last, you employed scare tactics “believe or else” instead of attracting people to God with love.

I think Christians would do well to follow the example of Jesus and not judge people, return good for evil, speak humbly. This would turn more people to God than dire warnings of the horrors that await the unbeliever at death. This is what really turned me off about Christianity as a teenager.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:10:41 +0000

Just think, Warren is an agnostic and he is mentioned in the bible.

Luke 12: 16-20

By: JT

JT — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:33:58 +0000

Interesting article, yet I’m sure the author hasn’t changed as much as he thinks since college. One of the easiest things to do (and many religious people absolutely delight in it and think it makes them clever and special) is to find fault in others. Religious people more specifically look for fault in those who do not share their beliefs. They are only too happy to be compassionate enough to excuse those of their “brethren” as simply being human. After all, I suppose it’s okay to be human as long as you despise your “sinful” nature enough to conjure up an all-mighty being to praise for all good things and despise well meaning people as rubes for God to snuff out for not bowing down. I truly do feel sorry for those who conceive of God in this way. I do tend to agree that if God exists, none of the common religions are able to pin it down. If you can wake up every morning and do the best you can without knowing your fate, without asking for special privileges and divine mercies in the here-after then good on you. If you need a God to be accountable to in order to live well, that’s fine also. But don’t tear people down because they make you feel insecure about your beliefs. There’s plenty of other people who will flatter you for your religious leanings without goading those you wish were more religious into agreement with you for your own selfish ego.

By: Rich Michael

Rich Michael — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:51:17 +0000

I, too, am rich (though not as rich as Buffett or Gates), but unlike them, I am also saved by the Lord Jesus the Christ, whom I declare as my SAVIOR AND LORD. Had I not Jesus, but all the money in the world, I would indeed be poor. I am not envious of Buffett and Gates, for to me they are poor indeed.

And as the Bible says, “The rich have their reward.” So why waste your time focusing on Agnostic rich men? Instead, focus on the needy and the oppressed.

My wife, children, and I give to several charities: Worldvision, Compassion International, Cross International, Voice of the Martyrs, Food for the Poor, Catholic Charities, (and any homeless person we come across). All preach Jesus as Lord. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.

By: gilberto

gilberto — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:55:00 +0000

Anything wrong for being agnostic, for not believing in bedtime stories, he’s too smart to believe what most people do, human beings are NOT used to think, they create religions to fill that gap….religion is not factual, not proven and science will always win.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:06:30 +0000

All have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. I know Him because of His visitation and what He did for me. Thank You All