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Matthew, Chapter 19:20-26
20"All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"
21Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
22When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?"
26Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
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It is unclear here what Jesus means by rich, although his definition of the "perfect" Christian is clear.
At any rate, "Christian" investing would not be investing at all... investment is defined and cannot exist without hoping to get something in return, usually money. Charity is doing something with no expectation of return. Christian investing would be doing whatever you honestly felt would help others the most, regardless of its effect on you. I doubt these works espouse this idea.
BTW, underbear, you're very negative on Christians, which knowing a few things about you from your posts, I can generally understand. But just so you know, some of us truly try to live the One Commandment (Love other people as you love yourself), and thus, cannot possibly align with the so-called "Christian Right", since they are missing certain verses of the Bible (like Matthew 25:40 - "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'