Only Jesus would be crazy enough to suggest that if you want to become the greatest, you should become the least. Only Jesus would declare God's blessing on the po0r rather than on the rich and would insist that it's not enough to just love your friends. I just began to wonder if anybody still believed Jesus meant those things he said. Shane Claiborne
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There is a saying that goes: "Only Jesus would be crazy enough to suggest that if you want to become the greatest, you should become the least." It can also be interpreted in a negative way. This is because people often take the encouragement to become the greatest way possible which would be to become little. However, this is not what Jesus meant. He said that to become great you have to love everyone no matter their status in life.

He also said that being rich does not make you great because it is not about money but about helping others. It is never about having more than anyone else but rather about bringing more benefit to others.

Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living As An Ordinary Radical

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