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James 4.1-5.6. Come near to God (Lent 1)

James 4.1-5.6. Come near to God (Lent 1)

God wants beauty for his church not the ugliness earthly or demonic wisdom produces when we quarrels and slander. James likens these quarrels to murder and adultery because we hate what we should love, we become faithless to God and … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories James, Lent, Prayer, WealthTags Arrogance, James, Judgement, Planning, Prayer, Wealth

James 2:1-13. Wealth and its costs

James 2:1-13. Wealth and its costs

James writes of two types of glory, the glory of Jesus Christ (2:1,5,13) and the glory of wealth. His point in this passage is that we use one glory or the other to assess people. [Notes]

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Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, James, WealthTags Evil, James, Judgement, Judges, Money, Perception, Poverty, Significance, Wealth, Welcome

Matthew 19.1-30. Commitment

Matthew 19.1-30. Commitment

Jesus opens up the topics of sex, power and money, topics that were as difficult to speak about when he addressed them as they are for us today. His solution is not to proclaim our rights in these areas but … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Faith, Marriage, Matthew, WealthTags Contentment, Divorce, Faith, Marriage, Matthew, Power, Sex, Wealth

Matthew 6.19-34. Wealth and worry

Matthew 6.19-34. Wealth and worry

We may be successful or moderately successful or fail in the pursuit of wealth but the cost of making this our core value is anxiety and stunting the character traits that make our lives worth living. The love of wealth … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, Matthew, WealthTags Anxiety, Contentment, Matthew, Wealth

Luke 16.19-31. Life after life

Luke 16.19-31. Life after life

In our times we have set aside concern for life after this as a distraction to us seeking wealth, happiness and success now. Jesus, in his story of the rich man and Lazarus asks us to do a cost/benefit analyisis … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Arguments of Jesus, Bible, Life after life, Luke, WealthTags Death, Life after life, Wealth

Ecclesiastes 1 & 2. Satisfaction

Ecclesiastes 1 & 2. Satisfaction

When a book opens by telling us that any quest for meaning or satisfaction will face many frustrations the skeptics amongst us think… “yep, that is about right”. Some Christians wonder why this film-noir book is in the Bible but … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, Ecclesiastes, Wealth, WisdomTags Achievement, Contentment, Despair, Ecclesiastes, Meaning, Meaningless, Pleasure, Wisdom, Work

Revelation 17 and 18. Money, power and ideals

Revelation 17 and 18. Money, power and ideals

In chapters 17 & 18 of Revelation there are allusions to many empires: Rome, Persia, Babylon, Greece and perhaps more. As we have seen before (e.g. 11:8), this is how this genre of visionary writing expresses general truths that are … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, Revelation (book), WealthTags Amillenial, Ideology, Judgement, Military, Money, Politics, Postmillenial, Power, Premillenial, Revelation, Wealth

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