God wants beauty for his church, not the ugliness earthly or demonic wisdom produces when we quarrel and slander. James likens these quarrels to murder and adultery because we hate … Read more
Tag: Wealth
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Proverbs (5). Wealth
The book of Proverbs could be summarised as a lesson in how to pursue the good life. Part of pursuing a good life is having adequate wealth to live on. … Read more