Revere God with Spirit but not with Money
The concept of God that cannot be expressed in any material forms but governs the universe and the human world was introduced into the Roman Empire by Christianity supported by Judaism.
And more importantly this God could send his Son or Spirit to the human world to show His love to the poor, the sick, and the suppressed, which was the key to appealing to poor and lower people or slaves, etc. in the Empire. And the teaching of Christianity that if a man believes God, he can enter the Heaven and get eternal life must be also appealing to poor people in the Empire.
This teaching is still effective today, although Satan has been trying to brainwash people with material power of money and wealth.
Poor people can see how bad one can be if he or she wants to get money and big money to be rich and richer. Poor people cannot express this truth of the human world, but they understand love of God and Christ Jesus to them as God and Christ Jesus hate money, wealth, and Satan.
Even today, most of people would sell their souls to Satan if Satan makes them rich. And, poor people who are even neglected by Satan could see this truth about evil, and thus they can understand the teaching of Christ Jesus.
So, the conviction of poor people about truth of Christianity made the religion spread through the Empire.
However, rich scholars and priests, high-ranking leaders of the society, and elite people cannot understand this truth at the bottom of their heart, unless they abandon wealth, money, and their special privilege. The poorer a man is, the more accurately he can understand truth of the human world and teaching of Christ Jesus and God.
So, some religious people go to monasteries to live poor to understand the truth.
However, this tradition has nothing to do with Judaism. Jewish people believe that God would save them to live materially rich lives. They seem to have no custom to see truth of this world and the teaching of God through poverty.
In Christianity, money, wealth, and riches belong to Satan. But in Judaism and even in Islam, money, wealth, and riches are symbols of mercy given to men by God and thus they belong to God.
However, it seems to be true in any human society that the richer a man is, the less sincerely he asks help from God. Indeed, Christ Jesus said that God was spirit and thus people had to revere God with spirit but not with money.
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Mar 2:4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
Mar 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.