This comes from a Huffington Post article in 2015 where Greg Gianforte was telling lies for Jesus:
In a February talk at the Montana Bible College about how to find "godly purpose" in work, Gianforte explained why retirement isn't consistent with biblical teachings.
"There's nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet it's been an accepted concept in our culture today," he said. "Nowhere does it say, 'Well, he was a good and faithful servant, so he went to the beach.' It doesn't say that anywhere."
"The example I think of is Noah," he continued. "How old was Noah when he built the ark? 600. He wasn't like, cashing Social Security checks, he wasn't hanging out, he was working. So, I think we have an obligation to work. The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/greg-gianforte
But the concept of retirement is biblical - as this text makes clear:
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall begin to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting; and from the age of fifty years they shall retire from the duty of the service and serve no more. (Numbers 8:23-25)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers
Telling lies for Jesus will definitely get you places though - Greg Gianforte is now a Republican congressman for Montana.
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