You Cannot Serve Both God And Money

Well, Jesus Himself did have a budget and money and even an accountant lol. They needed food, clothing, and housing. Money isn't the root of all evil...love for money is. By taking money to do ministry, you are not greedy. If you want a $65 million jet, yes, that's greed. But if you're feeding people, helping out others and making sure you have a place to stay, etc, what is wrong with that? You have to take care of yourself in order to present the gospel. So it's a matter of what's in the heart. And you sorta need money to make it these days. None of us could just quit our job and serve full-time without some kind of financial backing.

Goodbook said:

Huh? Jesus said take NO purse.

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Read further in Luke 22 to verse 36 and beyond.

Goodbook said:

Its not a job. its a calling.

Ok. If people dont get this..not sure what they doing on a christian forum...

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That's a lot of Dutch Christians who think like that, I read it on a Dutch Facebook page and they go to church or went to church. They have no problem with buying a new house and a new kitchen for themselves and going on a luxurous holiday while the pastor goes to the food bank. It's the other way around as with prosperity preachers. And those are also Word of Faith preachers. A lot get nothing and just have a regular job and not much time left to do much for the church.

Saucy said:

Well, Jesus Himself did have a budget and money and even an accountant lol. They needed food, clothing, and housing. Money isn't the root of all evil...love for money is. By taking money to do ministry, you are not greedy. If you want a $65 million jet, yes, that's greed. But if you're feeding people, helping out others and making sure you have a place to stay, etc, what is wrong with that? You have to take care of yourself in order to present the gospel. So it's a matter of what's in the heart. And you sorta need money to make it these days. None of us could just quit our job and serve full-time without some kind of financial backing.

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Well said.

Saucy said:

Well, Jesus Himself did have a budget and money and even an accountant lol. They needed food, clothing, and housing. Money isn't the root of all evil...love for money is. By taking money to do ministry, you are not greedy. If you want a $65 million jet, yes, that's greed. But if you're feeding people, helping out others and making sure you have a place to stay, etc, what is wrong with that? You have to take care of yourself in order to present the gospel. So it's a matter of what's in the heart. And you sorta need money to make it these days. None of us could just quit our job and serve full-time without some kind of financial backing.

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Exactly.

EazyMack said:

There is a Facebook page titled "Jesus Christ is KING," and they posted a video today (can't find it on YouTube to share here) titled "You cannot serve God & money."

This video throws down the challenge:

What if you were paid $100 cash for every time you shared the Gospel? How often would you do it, then?

Had me like .

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Challenge Accepted!

You know, I never understood why so many Christians attack money. The Bible says the love of money is the root of all evil---not money itself. When you love money more than God, it becomes a sin. There is nothing wrong with desiring/obtaining money! But these pimps like Creflo Dollar that prostitute the word of God, and preach a property message to make themselves rich---I have no use for.

Zach91 said:

You know, I never understood why so many Christians attack money. The Bible says the love of money is the root of all evil---not money itself. When you love money more than God, it becomes a sin. There is nothing wrong with desiring/obtaining money! But these pimps like Creflo Dollar that prostitute the word of God, and preach a property message to make themselves rich---I have no use for.

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Yes, money itself is amoral, but it's also the biggest stumbling block for everyone. Jesus himself spoke about how much more difficult it is for the rich to enter Heaven.

He said take no money, cos God always provided. They couldnt buy all those loaves and fishes!

He was saying to simon peter that he would deny him before the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] crowed and he did. He was telling Peter to take a purse and a sword seeing he knew that would happen.
Remember Peter cut off a guys ear with a sword, and Jesus healed that guy.
I dont know what he bought with the money...but obviously Jesus was making a point that Simon Peter was going to deny him and be without Him.

But Judas defintely sold out and stole the money he collected.
Jesus didnt even have any money for the tribute, and had to fish it up out of the sea.

Honestly, some people do not read the bible or get the way jesus felt about money. Some people are Far too attached to it.

Actually desiring money is love of money. You should not desire money. You ought to desire God more than money.

You cannot serve them both as bible says. It really is one or the other. If you seek His kingdom and his righteousness FIRST, all those things will be added unto you.

Being a good steward and being generous with what you have is result of your faith, you cannot earn your way to God.

Also in the new testament letters theres many warnings about false teachers whos god is their belly and after 'filthy lucre' its called, it was nothing new.

Goodbook said:

Actually desiring money is love of money. You should not desire money. You ought to desire God more than money.

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I think you need to ask, why is a person desiring money?

If it's so they can actually continue to survive, I seriously doubt that is "love of money".

Goodbook said:

He said take no money, cos God always provided.

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But it didn't rain mannah all the time. That miracle was once or twice to feed the people. They were to eat the food they were given in the house where they came. People gave them food. They got money from those wealthy ladies following them. They were full time, they quit their fishing job.

KitKatMatt said:

I think you need to ask, why is a person desiring money?

If it's so they can actually continue to survive, I seriously doubt that is "love of money".

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Well if you have nothing you can even love it more and not give anything away. I was rather obsessed with it when I had 50 a week to spend with three kids. While someone with a big income can not be tied to the money and give 30% to the poor.

I don't understand what you're saying. If you don't have enough money to pay for your own necessities, it's really no wonder you wouldn't give anything away. If I only had one bowl of cup noodles to eat for a week, I sure wouldn't give it away either, because I might starve without it. Doesn't mean I have a love of cup noodles, it means that I need to hang on to what I can to survive.

KitKatMatt said:

I think you need to ask, why is a person desiring money?

If it's so they can actually continue to survive, I seriously doubt that is "love of money".

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Indeed.
Very often in Christian forums, and I've browsed many and joined just a few over the years, you'll find there's always a discussion that comes up about money. Particularly in the age of that what's called, 'prosperity doctrine preachers'.
And by that label it is intended to imply and be inferred that prosperity is of the devil. And those pastors are false teachers.
That word of faith is evil. And so too are those who deliver its message from the pulpit.
While John 14:14 seems to escape those detractors recall.

Money is not evil. Love of money above all else including God is evil.

When it comes to bounty and prosperity and we recall that Jesus is God incarnate and God is the King of Heaven, and Jesus is Lord of Lords, and all that exists past, present, and future, for eternity belongs to, is property of its creator, God, prosperity and property can't be a bad thing or else God is the most guilty of offenders.

Some think that living in the gutter penniless and dependent on the charity of others is the Godly way to go. They may not say that outright but it's what is implied when they condemn money and attempt to invoke scripture to support their contention.
But Jesus told his Disciples to go forth and spread the good news and depend on others to pay their way.

That's money! Money of others expected to be freely given to the bringers of the good news. Jesus told his Disciples to leave their purse at home, and in another scripture he told them to bring it.

But you'll find that latter scripture is largely ignored by the poor is plenty teachers. You'll also find them online, on a computer, in a home, with clothes on their back and food filling their belly, their refrigerator, and their pantry, with the lights on and the power running those appliances as they preach poverty and condemn cash.