MONEY
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT MONEY
Hebrews 13:5
5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”
KEEP YOUR LIVES FREE FROM THE LOVE OF MONEY (13:5).
The New Testament links sexual impurity and the love of money in several places, perhaps because the topics are addressed side by side as the seventh and eighth of the Ten Commandments.
The author of Hebrews challenges his hearers to “be content. ” Part of the background here may be the seizing of the believers’ properties, which the author mentions at Hebrews 10:32–34.
ROMAN GOLD COINS
1 Timothy 6:10
10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
“Sponging,” “Pennypinching,” “Lack of Generosity,” and “Chiseling.” The modern reader who reads these 2300-year-old portraits of defective characters will find many familiar themes and confirm Paul’s statement about money being at the root of broken friendships, shattered marriages, a bad reputation, and all kinds of evil.
“FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY...” A horde of gold Roman coins.
1 Timothy 6:17 - 1 Timothy 6:19
17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
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THE WEALTHY (6:17–19)
It is as though the writer fears that his strong words regarding wealth in vv. 7–10 might be construed to imply that it is impossible for a man to be a Christian and rich in this present world. This is automatically corrected by the advice given in these verses.
Negatively, they are not to be arrogant, ever a subtle temptation for the wealthy. Nor must they rely on uncertain wealth (cf. Prov. 23:4, 5). Instead, though affluent, they must put their hope in the God who with lavish hand richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. The contrast with the ascetic’s view of God is obvious.
The final phrase of v. 19, which corresponds closely to take hold of the eternal life of v. 12, might well express a present blessing enjoyed by those who follow these injunctions.
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