If Jesus Had a Million Coins
If Jesus had access to Satoshi’s wallets, would he HODL, give it away, or something else entirely?
It sounds like a meme.
But it isn’t.
In Gospel of Matthew 19:21 (also Gospel of Mark 10:21 and Gospel of Luke 18:22), speaking to the rich young ruler, Jesus says:
“Sell what you have and give to the poor… then come, follow me.”
Not invest it.
Not optimize it.
Not secure it long term.
Give it away.
Then follow.
In Gospel of Matthew 6:24 (and Gospel of Luke 16:13), he warns:
“You cannot serve both God and money.”
Not should not.
Cannot.
And in Gospel of Mark 12:41–44 (also Gospel of Luke 21:1–4), he praises the widow who gives her last two coins: not because the amount was impressive, but because she held nothing back.
The pattern is uncomfortable: detachment from wealth, radical generosity, and a bias toward the poor over accumulation.
So maybe the real question isn’t about Jesus.
And it’s not about Satoshi either.
It’s about you.
Faith isn’t custodial.
It’s not outsourced to institutions.
It’s not inherited.
It’s not proven by your balance.
It’s peer-to-peer.
A direct connection to God you have to develop yourself — block by block, choice by choice.
Bitcoin removes intermediaries in money.
But it doesn’t remove the deeper question of allegiance.
Who is your master: the mission, or the money?
What would you do if the keys were in your hands?
That question was disruptive in first-century Judea.
It’s no less uncomfortable in Bitcoin culture today.
And that’s why it’s worth asking.
S/o to @b7b51...e6816 — met him at @de762...b7c4e bar yesterday and his speech inspired this thought experiment.
I also believe in sharing. 💯. But I dont believe in giving money and especially not bitcoin. Giving money to people makes people lazy and dependent. Giving money sounds good but, the result is the opposite. Short term high, long term suffering. Also if, Jesus hodled 1million coins, he would effectively be sharing the wealth by pumping everyones bags, as everyones sats would buy much more. This is very different to hodling fiat. Hodling fiat does not pump everyones wealth, as they just keep printing it. So with fiat, hodling makes no difference except being poorer through inflation. But despite this fact, I still dont believe in giving fiat money either, it just strips people of their independence. They become reliant and want more money once it all runs out. And then never become self reliant.
Also when people give money, they feel like they have done their bit. They think their money is making a difference (and often in the short term it does).This results in their drive to help people being satisfied. And robs them of their ability to really help and make a difference. Once people give money, they end up doing less than what they could and have done. If we live in a world where we cant give money then we would end up doing real things that make a real difference that has real impact. Because the drive to help remains and isnt extinguished. And when you feel the impact you can have on a person when you really help as opposed to giving money (which is fake help), this lights you up inside. It feels good. And you feel motivated to help because you want to. Ironically, those that give money the most are those that dont really want to help. But they know they shoud, so they do it out of obligation, guilt, forcing thselves to be good.
Share your time with someone, inspire them to do more, empower them to be better. Teach them to learn for themself. This will have a more everlasting impact than any money or bitcoin you can ever give.