As a person who enjoys “stuff” you may be like me and think this lesson should more about do as I say and less about what I really do.
As I read about billionaire Howard Hughes I thought the quote attributed in the lesson to the exclusive billionaire Howard Hughes would probably fit what a few of us probably have said on many different occasions.
Billionaire Howard Hughes was asked the question; “how much does it take to make a man happy”; Howard Hughes answer was “just a little more”.
Of course, if you have ever read anything about Howard Hughes you are well aware of the fact that the billions of dollars and endless things he owned and controlled didn’t result in him living a happy life.
Howard Hughes lived a large portion of his life on the whole penthouse floors of some of the
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This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
It seems the question the author of our lesson is asking us is; what product is in that new barn your building?
If you’re new barn is full of meaningless, selfish things, that only have value personally to or for you do you think you might have a serious problem on your hands?
Ecclesiastes 5:10
10 Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.
I will close this lesson with these questions?
Is it sinful to be successful; is it sinful to be rich, is it sinful to have the desire to obtain worldly possessions?
Would you agree or disagree with me when I say it is not a sin to be rich?
It is our attitude toward money and how we use it the critical issue?
Jesus gave us this warning about riches; those who seek after riches more than seek after God or that when you place your trust in riches more than God that is the real problem? It’s the love of money not the
Foremost, the word virtue itself means needing to do good and avoid evil in its two
He says strive for goodness, live in conformity with it, and you will find God. God is
If God did not mean for us to be Holy individuals He would not have instructed us to be so.
Thus, while man shows his human nature, desiring and coveting physical riches and treasures, God demonstrates his truly divine nature as he possesses true spiritual riches, in the form of love, mercy, and forgiveness.
In his thought-provoking book, “The Pursuit of Holiness,” Jerry Bridges offers a personal look on what it means to be holy like Christ. The book is scripture backed and covers all areas of holiness as a Christian. In the book, Bridges starts off with assessing just what holiness is. To be holy is to be morally blameless and to have no sin (p. 15). Holiness is being separated from the ways of the world and becoming more like Christ. To be holy does not mean that you obey a set of rules, but is instead string to do always do what is pleasing in the eyes of the Lord. In Romans chapter 12 verses 1 and 2, Paul challenges the people to give up their bodies as a holy sacrifice for kingdom work. He continues on saying that this is truly
It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to man, and man to God. But where charity is not found, God cannot dwell. If, then, we possess charity, we possess God, for "God is Charity" (1 John 4:8)
again, “Therefore, the God who made me must be good and all the good in me is
... understanding of ourselves and the world by thinking things in a rational and procedural order. This understanding allows us to peruse a type of freedom that gives order within a conflicted system. By gaining some understanding of reality as an integral part of our system and recognizing our place within this whole of god, we come to participate in god’s divine nature.
1 Peter 1:13-16 says " Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy". Just like in the Old Testament, objects, places, and people can be made holy by the works of Jesus Christ (New Testament). The only way a believer can be holy in the New Testament is by accepting his gift of eternal life! No man on this planet (past, present, or future) can achieve holiness on their own. This is the result of sin, man continuance disobedience to a holy and righteous God. The only thing that can fix this rebellion is accepting the justification works of Christ, and than allow His sanctification produce holiness in the believers
...eradicating the element of fear. It would always be reasonable to maintain the typical conception of an omnibenevolent God who would never intend for moral wrongs to be done.
...thing into the world and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content with that.”
Ephesians 1:4 says, “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love” It is God’s plan and will that we be sanctified. One that can enter heaven follows the will of the father and pleases god by keeping his word. It is required as evidence of the children of God. It means to let go of the unrighteous acts to do gods will by keeping commandments. If you truly know Jesus, you will walk the way he
ought to test it." After testing a gift, the believer should analyze their effectiveness to see
“The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” (unknown). All families are not perfect, they all have problems that they struggle with daily, they all go through tough times that cause unhappiness, but the thought that these factors have no affect on rich people is completely untrue. In Judith Guest’s Ordinary People and Jo Goodwin Parker’s “What is Poverty” both address how two families relationships, happiness and daily struggles are affected by the amount of money they have, which shows that the more money a person has does not necessarily make that person happier.
implies that God is present in all of us and should not be chucked out