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[size=x-large]The Love of Money[/size]
Proverbs 30:8,9 NAB "Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; [provide me only with the food I need;] lest, being full, I deny you, saying, 'Who is the Lord?' Or, being in want, I steal, and profane the name of my God."
The Bible does not limit the amount of money one should aim to have, but warns against the wrong attitude toward money and possessions such as covetousness and greed. A wrong outlook might make people obsessive, compulsive, and addicted to moneymaking (albeit honestly earned) or to the accumulation of possessions. These themes may occupy so much time and effort that they become false gods.
Information technology has made things easier, but, at the same time, more risky for those prone to addiction. For example, private investors on the stock exchange now can perform their operations instantly over the Internet. In this setting, some easily are caught for endless hours in front of the computer, all in order to make money; this is not the same thing, however, as someone being a good steward by wisely and carefully investing money.
Read Mark 10:17
Proverbs 30:8,9 NAB "Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; [provide me only with the food I need;] lest, being full, I deny you, saying, 'Who is the Lord?' Or, being in want, I steal, and profane the name of my God."
The Bible does not limit the amount of money one should aim to have, but warns against the wrong attitude toward money and possessions such as covetousness and greed. A wrong outlook might make people obsessive, compulsive, and addicted to moneymaking (albeit honestly earned) or to the accumulation of possessions. These themes may occupy so much time and effort that they become false gods.
Information technology has made things easier, but, at the same time, more risky for those prone to addiction. For example, private investors on the stock exchange now can perform their operations instantly over the Internet. In this setting, some easily are caught for endless hours in front of the computer, all in order to make money; this is not the same thing, however, as someone being a good steward by wisely and carefully investing money.
Read Mark 10:17
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