The Biblical Idea of Money
I recently gave a lecture on the Bible and money in Port St. Joe, FL. Here it is for anyone who cares to listen.
A Little Dab’ll Do Ya
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 2 Timothy 3:2 NASB Lovers of Money – I’m guessing that most of you are too young to remember the punch line of the advertisement, “A little dab’ll do ya.” The message was clear. You just need…
Insights from Africa
Yes, I know someone will say, “But this is a religious web site. You shouldn’t be talking about politics.” Maybe, but when I recently went to Zimbabwe and saw the portrait of “His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe,” while holding the money pictured below, it reminded me of President Obama’s…
Counting Calories
Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. Psalm 73:7 ESV Fatness – Asaph’s description of the physical qualities of the wicked is certainly metaphorical. Asaph is not writing about corneal edema. He is poetically describing the results of a life of opulence; a life that pursues luxury. But his use of…
Spiritual Gains
Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “If any one wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 Deny – What does Yeshua’s statement mean to you? Do you think of denial in terms of turning away from pointless affluence, seductive pleasures or immoral behavior? …
The Remedy
Then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you. Job 22:25 Then – It’s about the money! For most of us, it’s always about the money. In Job’s day, it was about the gold and the silver. I suppose that a lot of us wish we have gold and silver instead of…
Life Together
You husbands, likewise, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she is a woman; and grant her honor as a fellow-heir of the grace of life; 1 Peter 3:7 Life Together Fellow-heir – No one wants a marriage that doesn’t work. When we walk down the aisle, when…
Taking A Bite
You shall not lend on interest to your brother Deuteronomy 23:19 Interest – What do we do with a commandment like this? Our entire global economy is based on financial leverage. Interest is an integral part of this mix. How could God command us not to loan funds without any profit? There are several verses…
