- Revelation 18:4 Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, “Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her. 5 For her sins are piled as high as heaven, and God remembers her evil deeds. 6 Do to her as she has done to [...]
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f. The world’s economic system is Godless, corrupt, and therefore destined for destruction.
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e. Although the wicked may prosper now, terrible judgment is ahead for those who lack faith in God.
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- Job 21:7 “Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful? 8 They live to see their children grow up and settle down, and they enjoy their grandchildren. 9 Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them. 10 Their bulls never fail to breed. Their cows bear calves and never miscarry. [...]
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d. Greed leads to poverty.
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– Proverbs 28:22 Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
- 1st Timothy 6:9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all [...]
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c. False shepherds engage in ministry primarily for money.
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- John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. 12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. 13 The hired [...]
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b. Be careful not to allow riches in this life cause you to forget God.
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- Deuteronomy 8:6 “So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. 8 It is a land of [...]
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a. Wealth can be a major hindrance to having faith in God.
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- 1st Timothy 6:9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced [...]
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Principle 4. Beware!
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Beware of the deceitfulness of riches, more specifically. Principle 4 offers us a stern warning, particularly if we have ignored the first three principles thus far. Unfortunately, many Christians fall into this trap.
In Matthew 13, Jesus shares a parable where he analogies the receptiveness of the human heart to the Word of God with seed [...]
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