The Money Trap
Contrary to popular opinion, money is not the root of all evil: it’s neutral. The problem lies in the heart. Our response to money is what leads either to bondage or freedom to truly live. Pastor Jon Adams delves into how a distorted desire for money destroys relationships, and a powerful way to displace the love of money with a greater love for God and the freedom He gives. Scripture references: 1 Timothy 6:9-10; Matthew 6:21,6:33,22:37; Mark 10:17-22.
Money will either be like a trap to bind you or tool to free you to truly live.
Communion meditation for 01/22/2012:
When we surrender every area of our lives– including our finances–to God, then we are free to trust Him to meet our needs. But if we would rather hold tightly to those things that we possess, then we find ourselves in bondage to those very things.
Larry Burkett, Money Matters
There can be no doubt that this possessive clinging to things is one of the most harmful habits in the [christian] life. Because it is so natural, it is rarely recognized for the evil that it is. But its outworkings are tragic.
A. W. Tozer, The Works Of A. W. Tozer
There are three conversions necessary: the conversion of the heart, mind, and the purse.
Martin Luther, Biography and Information
Economy is half the battle of life; it is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Spurgeon Archive
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