Affluence
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· 5 viewsLiterally, “flowing” with prosperity. Wealth is not condemned in Scripture but is seen as a good gift of God. However, affluence has its dangers.
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Godly affluence
So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
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Examples of affluence
Examples of affluence
Eden; Abraham; Isaac; Jacob; Job
Solomon:
Solomon:
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Hezekiah; Joseph of Arimathea
The dangers of affluence
The dangers of affluence
Pride
Pride
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Reliance upon riches
Reliance upon riches
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Over-attachment to riches
Over-attachment to riches
When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Greed for more riches
Greed for more riches
Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
Temptation
Temptation
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 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.
Cares and anxieties
Cares and anxieties
The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Spiritual complacency
Spiritual complacency
You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Contempt for God
Contempt for God
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Contempt for the poor or unfortunate
Contempt for the poor or unfortunate
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Affluence is temporary
Affluence is temporary
It is for this life only
It is for this life only
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
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It is often lost
It is often lost
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Spiritual affluence
Spiritual affluence
The riches of God
The riches of God
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Spiritual wealth
Spiritual wealth
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The shared wealth of the church
The shared wealth of the church
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The wealth of heaven
The wealth of heaven
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