Believers’ response to greed
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· 15 viewsGreed should have no place in the lives of God’s people.
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The righteous are not to be greedy
The righteous are not to be greedy
Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.
See also Ex 20:17; Pr 11:28; Pr 22:1; Pr 23:4; Eze 18:8; Eze 18:17; Ro 13:9
The Christian leader is not to be greedy
The Christian leader is not to be greedy
Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.
See also Tt 1:7; 1 Pe 5:2
The example of Paul
The example of Paul
I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
See also 1 Th 2:5
The antidotes to greed
The antidotes to greed
Greed must be repented of
Greed must be repented of
Lk 3:14 John the Baptist counselling soldiers on how they must express their repentance.
The need to be on guard against greed
The need to be on guard against greed
Ps 62:10; Lk 12:15
See also Lk 12:16–21
The need to be separate from greed and from the greedy
The need to be separate from greed and from the greedy
1 Co 5:11; Col 3:5
See also Job 36:18; Eph 5:3
The need to be content
The need to be content
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
See also Php 4:11–13; 1 Ti 6:3–10
The need to seek God, not gain
The need to seek God, not gain
As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,
See also 1 Ki 3:11–14; Ps 119:14; Je 9:23–24