I am not sure just how to begin so i will list the scriptures
1. Luke 12.32-34 (treasure in heaven)
2. Luke 12.13-45 (the rich fool)
3. Luke 16.10-17 (the unjust steward)
4. Luke 15.11-24 (the prodigal son)
we can begin with a discussion of any but lets do it in response to these 4 viewpoints about money:
1) some people insit that money is not important. "money does not but happiness," they often say.
2) Other people insist that money is th emost important thing in life. "Money is not the key to happiness, they say, "but if you have enough of it, you can have a key made!"
3) Still others say that life is like 2 lanes of traffic. "Money is important in the material lane but not in the spiritual lane," they seem to say. "To connect with God, you move to the spiritual lane---you pray. to be in touch with the real world, you move to the material lane - you run in the rat tace, trying to make a buck."
4) Jesus held a fourth view. Jesus said that money is everything- not in the usual sense of that term but in the spiritual sense. Jesus did not divide reality into two parts -- the material and the spiritual. he said that the way we think and behave with regard to money impacts us both physically and spiritually. Its use and misuse aggects our relationship with God and the quality of our life. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also," Jesus said (Luke 12.34), illustratiing his point with a story about a rich man who tried to achieve a quality life by building more barns to hold his wealth. The punch line says, "So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God" (Luke 12.21)
Now we look up the scriptures and begin to answer the questions
1) Does the list of viewpoints describe all the different philosophies of money that you have observed in people? If not, what other philosophies would you add?
2) would you agree that every day we try to achieve a quality of life by focusing on money or by focusing on God???
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1 comment:
1. I think the list pretty much covers how people think about money.
2. Some people probably look to the money or God for their quality of life. I believe some people let God determine their quality of life and their money becomes a by product of what God has or is doing in their life.
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