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2023-08-03 00:20:40

sethforbtc on Nostr: Well said. I am wary of the tendency to over spiritualize Bitcoin….and yet. As my ...

Well said. I am wary of the tendency to over spiritualize Bitcoin….and yet. As my understanding grows, the spiritual parallels that crop up are astounding.
Proof of work in James 2:14-17:

> What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Was thinking about the lack of value in our thoughts and opinions that our culture is so obsessed with. Also thinking about how much fakeness there is in the world when this passage came to mind. It is not the works that EARN salvation. This is clear from scripture but if you are living in Christ the proof of this fact will be evident. I think that is what James is saying here. It is easy to say things but the proof is in the work. Wild how bitcoin gives me new angles on things I've known for years.

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