I saw a thread another forum where one of the posters was trying to make a case that all poor people were going to go to heaven. The verse that the person was using was Luke 6:20. This is part of the Beatitudes but is written differently in Matthews 5:3. What Luke says, "Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God." Matthews writes it this way, "blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
I don't believe that Luke was present during the sermon on the Mount. On the other hand Matthews was present, this would lead more credibility to Matthew's interpretation.
What does it mean to be poor in spirit? This phrase in the Old Testament is used to refer to somebody that is humble and places themselves at the door of God's mercy.
Another way to look at it is a person that believes that when you stand before God you are Spiritually insignificant and the deserving of nothing.
Christ did not teach that all poor people are going to heaven, nor did he teach you all rich people are going to hell.
