Believers’ response to greed

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Greed should have no place in the lives of God’s people.

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The righteous are not to be greedy

Proverbs 28:6 ESV
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
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The Christian leader is not to be greedy

1 Timothy 3:2–3 ESV
Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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The example of Paul

Acts 20:33 ESV
I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.
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The antidotes to greed

Greed must be repented of

John the Baptist counselling soldiers on how they must express their repentance.

The need to be on guard against greed

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The need to be separate from greed and from the greedy

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The need to be content

Hebrews 13:5 ESV
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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The need to seek God, not gain

1 Timothy 6:17–18 ESV
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
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