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1 | Discussion Question | Matt 19:24 | prayon | 61421 | ||
The bible has much to say on money and riches. My discussion question is this: Do you believe that it is a sin for Christians to have expensive things (cars, houses, jewelry, ect) and have an excess of money in the bank or do you believe that Christians are called to live a simple lifestyle? Do you feel that God would consider you greedy with an excess of money in the bank? prayon |
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2 | Discussion Question | Matt 19:24 | glory777 | 61489 | ||
Prayon - If it is a sin, there was an awful lot of it in the lives of the OT fathers! Abraham and David must have been great sinners. God wants us to have an abundant life and I believe that means material as well as spiritual abundance. But if that material abundance means more than the things of the Kingdom, than it is sin. To have money in the bank and to be a wise steward of it is not a problem (I wish I had more of the problem!) but if you prize it more than what it can do, it is a problem. Proverbs says we are to leave an inheritance to our grandchildren - prov. 13:22 - and that doesn't get there over night. Live simply? I would dearly love to have a swimming pool. To flaunt it? No - to be cool in the hot summer. I believe what you have can be sin if you have the wrong motive for it. Pride can ruin anything you have. Love you- Deb |
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3 | Discussion Question | Matt 19:24 | JRdoc | 61499 | ||
Deb: We see both views in Scripture. Some are and will be poor giving those that are rich an opportunity to obey God's Word to give. In both instances sin may enter in. The poor can chase after riches as their "god" and the rich can worship riches as theirs. It is not sin to be either rich or poor, but it is sin to mishandle anything God gives. Some have the gift of giving, hard to fo if one does not have the riches to give. There is a man that supports my ministry who is very wealthy. His house is maybe 130,000 (which is not big or even average for our area), he has two nice vehciles, he sent his sons and daughters through college...he gives....and yet you would never know he was worth millions upon millions (unless you know his company's stock...which is still going well I may add). |
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