His message takes a stand by asking the question: "Perhaps the reason why salvation appears more difficult for the rich than for the poor is not just one but multiple." (Wogaman 34) This multifaceted issue concerning the rich has been illustrated “that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Wogaman 34) Explain that one's life experiences shape both the rich and the poor, shaping how one can work out one's salvation. Clement of Alexandria is no exception regarding economic conditions, but he shares the various differences between rich and poor. He expresses to the poor: “to humble ourselves before them for their avaricious ends, we must first raise them by word from their groundless despair, and show by the necessary explanation of the oracles of the Lord that the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven is not completely cut off by them if they obey the commanders…” (Wogaman 34). And he explains to the rich: «the man who has been invested with worldly riches proclaims himself excluded from the list of the Savior, provided he is a believer and contemplates the greatness of God's philanthropy; nor expect, on the other hand, to grasp without struggle the crowns of immortality”… (Wogaman 34) Clement of Alexandria writes clarifications that give clear and concise
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