The world , materialistic ; the world , consumed by greed, all the money , no permanent friends , only permanent interests , what relations are unreliable , in addition to money, relationships , and the like so often in such times people often talked about as a Christian Should have the kind of wealth sense?
1 , Life is more important than wealth
Jesus said that a very classic , man if he gains the whole world and lose his own life , what is gained? Man give in exchange life? Thus , life is most precious ! Feed on dead birds , human financial death is a bit desolate , if not wisdom, ignore such words of Jesus learned and alert , then he will have a life doomed to lose money in the transaction : the former half , Yongming exchange for money ; later life , Money -for- life ; the end, both life and wealth through the ages , this kind of tragedy intensified , making the same mistakes are not uncommon . Remember the words of the Lord Jesus , life does not consist in wealth .
2 , the limited function of wealth
Limited set of wealthAwarenessAbandon the universal wealth and wealth of useless
Binary opposition of material and spiritual theology lead to degrade the material wealth, that the poorer the more spiritual , the concept that ignores cultural mission will allow the community to stay in the primitive stage , so the church has been increasingly pushed to the edge of modern society, the state of Christ Only to start his own hands to create wealth and contribute to society , impact on society .
But the wealth of the supremacy of universal moneyAwarenessIs inappropriate . Some of the value of life is not measured only by wealth alone can not earn money and live we do not belittle the role of wealth , but not the value of wealth opposeth and exalteth .
Wealth of valuable, can function , but limited role is the fact that wealth can buy a mansion , but can not buy family . Wealth can buy excellent ivory bed, but can not get excellent sleep . Wealth can buy food, but not health . Wealth can buy real goods, but can not buy true . Wealth can buy entertainment , but can not buy happiness . Wall Street was interviewed 100 wealthy boss , more than 90 people say they are not unhappy . Eternal happiness is not wealth, love and so be able to exchange for .
3 , wealth is God's gift
Mass 5:19 that God gives people money and wealth , but God's grace that the Bible says , The blessing of God, rich people , but not with anxiety . Wealth is not the root of all evil , love of money is the root of all evil The problem is not financial word word in greed . Wealth is not a crime , otherwise there would be no dedication of property owned by the Bible to God , Save money in the days of teaching .
4 , I'll make , in a proper way
Love can not lose money gentleman strength of character , the key is making money fair and square . The Bible says , his own hands for serious cause (Eph 4:28 ) is not love of money is not speculative and risky investment can not be blind , can not be rejected desperately to make money fast make money (Proverbs 28:20,22 ) flourishes of wealthAwareness, be careful , covetousness (Luke 12:51 ) not to steal is not fraud, not for ill-gotten wealth (Proverbs 16:8 ), rather give up wealth, not give up credit ; rather give up their lives , not without witness . Not for non- workers obtained the money , for example by taking bribes kickbacks . The Bible says , not workers obtained the money, inevitably consumed ; diligent savings , will see additional growth (Proverbs 13:11 ) settle down and earn the bread they eat ( Thessalonians 3:12) , keen and eaten hard gvc And happy to earn money openly so Christians need to clear out of the Bible training , legal reasonably earn .
5 , do not envy the rich , not hatred of the rich
Rich or poor people 's sovereignty in the hands of God , God will put a lot of wealth there is the faithful and wise (with financial management capability and wisdom ) in the hands of the righteous . Although there have been a sinner , when financial control , but the sinner will end the financial resources for the accumulation of the righteous (Proverbs 13:22 ) , the Bible clearly remember God has completed several major reversal of wealth : the wealth of Egypt 's treasury for the prime minister Joseph accumulation of food management , Israel Moses led the people out of Egypt when Egypt took a lot of property , unity of the Kingdom of prosperous countries in the wealth when the quartet tribute to Solomon , the end of wealth management for the righteous , it is the owner of the wealth of God are meant the plan .
In many cases such a situation would arise , not many people had received the five , received two more , leading up to 1000 do not envy the rich , God, the division of the ability of us , as faithful people in the little things To be eligible for management affairs , God will not give us too much wealth , so can not make the right use . Not to hatred of the rich , many to whom , to whom many on the take ; much care who , on whom more to (Luke 12:48 ) asked of us is faithful management of the wealth received from God , give full play to its value Good .
Also to be mentioned here is that there should be given to him, not even what he has will be taken of Matthew , need to add another one by training , so as not bigger wealth gap condition Gini coefficient , told you more than can be given to those missing people. People really need the power to promote his faith more than the time to practice to give to him who , when some people get rich earlier to get rich after practice to help most people , so as to achieve common prosperity , to achieve harmony .
6, we are trustees of wealth , God is the owner of wealth
Our sovereignty is not the highest , the ultimate ownership is not in us , not to say that wealth is mine, we came naked , but also passed away empty-handed , therefore, precisely, God entrusted to our wealth management, or that we from him Borrow in the future to account for him that we are stewards of God's property . God can be loyal and trust our intelligence to financial management . Our guiding principle is the only financial management : how would Jesus do ? (What would Jesus do?) with this problem seriously ask ourselves , then answer to the question strictly in accordance with the implementation .
7 , wealth is a good servant and bad masters
Martin Luther said that man can have property , but must understand that good management, so property owners to use the wealth , but wealth can not be used , how should it be used? Bo Jinsi has pointed out that the distribution of wealth should be on the following seven areas to reach its full potential : the glory of God saved the soul of the industry, we maintain our good family support to help the poor relatives of the benefits of the Church in support of national wealth, the purpose to achieve the seven Can not be lovers of themselves, can not satisfy their indulgence with the pleasures of wealth show of conceit so desires . To take into account my family ( relatives of the needs of family members ) family of God ( the church body needs) countries ( social needs of the people ) heaven ( Evangelical needs)
8, can not be obscene wealth , and rank can not be moved
Job is one such person in the rich but when , not forgetting the fear of God , and eschewed evil , full of integrity Embarrassment in abjection , when , still not abandoned God, continue to maintain its purity . Joseph is such a person , won the masters at the time of trust and high regard , not despise her mistress , not to offend God ; to be stigmatized as prisoner , still has not changed his beliefs , without complaints to believe in God ; when Above a million people under one prime minister , when countless wealth nor high on the hog , not indulge sensual , no extravagant contrast to the broad compassion to save people out of Egypt and neighboring countries from the famine crisis .
Life of an ever changing , when the office east of the river , when the Department Hexi , rich and poor can not rely on it in no uncertain given the wealth of those who Gan Lock Road will be facing poor air migang sing doxology , not hatred of the rich psychological , not complain about rage , Still full of confidence to rely on Houci soaring people of God, convinced that Heaven must be a way to work hard and are eventually harvested , feeding Elijah Crow is still flying in the sky today , a sparrow God Shangju take notice , not to mention more than sparrows Expensive and more people? God will certainly take notice . And if not, nothing on , and the Job at the time of praise singing: The LORD gave , received the Lord , Blessed be the name of the Lord of wealthAwarenessCertainly reflects a person's spiritual circumstances , can reflect the inherent quality of a person when in the humble , not a handout , This is Masculinity is also directed away from several coins sold his conscience , betraying the truth and the seller to their friends, Lose their position , lost when some of the principles , lost their moral conduct would like to get 30 dollars went to the seller of the Jews to have several sets of clothes on the meaning of Gehazi lied to the owner , is warning of Negative example.
Something to say , hungry crime, fed and warm, think lust . Although food is known Depository courtesy , but when people do not know Depository food when there will be courtesy of the possible, the time when people would have quite cold and hunger and evil may follow . Prayers Wisdom Road , but you make false and lies far from me, so I'm not poor , not rich , given my need to diet . I am afraid I do not believe you are filling , said the Lord who? Also I am afraid I poverty to steal, so profane the name of my God ( Proverbs 30:8-9 ) do have a certain amount of wealth accumulation , no less , so we do not corrupt the proportion of deposits can not steal For the Prime Minister about the light Joseph ratio of 20% stocks .
9 , do make every product to make facilities
This is the wealth of John Wesley madeAwarenessAnd complete to say is, do what you can make money , do your best to save , do what you can contribute .
God rewards the diligent , God does not help the lazy people who can not rest on its laurels , because the wine glutton will come to poverty . Good sleep , will be poorly clothed (Proverbs 23:21 ) In order to avoid your poverty , you will be like a bandit to your lack of like an armed man (Proverbs 24:34 ) , to improve their comprehensive Quality, active equipment, study hard , mining potential, practical work, to earn wealth , improving the economic situation and quality of life this wealth is labor in the very understandable , not pie falling from the sky dream of come .
Some people say that money is earned , not out of the province . But it was said, Qinjianchijia , Qin Jian Fang is the household with the road . Kim and Germany to support the teaching of today has the same build -saving society to achieve sustainable development can not be abused to lose, and to promote simple simple life it is necessary a lot of time, because the comparisons of vanity , greed, lust and other interference , can not Distinguish their own needs (NEED) , and you want to (WANT), wrong to luxury as a necessity to pursue this end, consumer debt purse overdraft facility to meet the desires I buy , therefore I am the consumer age , the value of purchasing power as their own Measure, the reason that basic necessities will be seeking to buy brand-name high end of the day , anti is by material should focus on cultivating the Holy Spirit in the lives of nine knot -like fruit is the same as the last romantic restraint not to waste , do not enjoy the pleasure .
We will save because of the accumulated wealth to make facilities more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35 ) God bless the life of the law is the life and property of those who give up tightly with , you will lose ; dedicated to God, you Will have the Bible says , There is that scattereth, and yet adds (Proverbs 11:24 ) This is the world's most ancient and seemingly contradictory maxim , but it does go well in addition to tithing God but also Should donate to help the needy people we used to calculate the cost of sacrifice , not to calculate the cost of compassion not sacrifice the poor , is to lend his good deeds the Lord , the Lord will repay Zhou Ji of poverty , not lack of paradox is missing , Will be more than a curse To do this, you can not gripping start to let go , be rich in good , generous and willing to supply people, for themselves a good foundation , prepare the future, so we take hold of that real life the United States Puritan philanthropist Carnegie , who are left behind and not in the lifetime wealth of dedicated people out there who will , will be spurned by the people , said the oil giant Rockefeller , dead rich, is a scandal , if not the best make every product and facilities , Gelang on the desktop will become a miser , and his laugh
10 upheld tithing
About the contributions of new systems to tithing as a starting point in other words , it should be about more than even a new training standards by no less than the Old Testament Jesus did not abolish the law, but how Shing Chuen Shing Chuen law 's ? Who keep the whole law and not by righteousness , but by the law of Christ that meets all requirements of justice and righteousness simply, we can not keep the whole law, and by relying on the grace of justification does not mean that Ryan Righteous, we can destroy the law , and such as the Old Testament are meant to tithing , Jesus never destroy .
Jesus has reproached the hypocrites say , you will mint fennel celery , offer one-tenth of that law on the more important thing is that justice and mercy faithful , but you neglect the more important is that you walk in ; it is not Does not work ( too 23:23 ) where Jesus confessed, can not offer one tenth does not work, just a matter of justice and mercy faithful even more important matter of even a minor one , nor the scribes and Pharisees, not yet Can do even one , we not when even more ? Bible demands our righteousness to be better than the scribes and Pharisees, the meaning of Christ dedicated his life to us, he loved me and gave himself for me , such love inspire us , will give myself a living sacrifice , Whole person ( including the physical and spiritual wealth of talent and time ) devoted to the main front , which is natural if one-tenth of the money worldly possessions are unwilling to offer , presented the body lies, I hope that we have followed is to talk about the power of each Or through the power to sacrifice , before that , according to God 's will to put its own to the Lord I only hope that God 's grace given the Macedonian churches have given to us , showing the grace of donate , so we are content to Repeatedly begged to ( Corinthians 8:1-5 ) to God and his gospel fee financial trouble ( Corinthians 12:15 )
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