Materialism (2/2)

But whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in… 1 John 3:17

But whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
1 John 3:17 money neighbor compassion
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Matthew 6:24 serving money debt

As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I wait for Him.”
Lamentations 3:24 hope acknowledging
When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look at them?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 money desires
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 work neighbor desires
And he would answer and say to them, “The one who has two tunics is to share with the one who has none; and the one who has food is to do likewise.”
Luke 3:11 giving poverty neighbor
As they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And as they became satisfied, their heart became proud;
Therefore they forgot Me.
Hosea 13:6 pride dependence food
The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
Proverbs 13:8 money fear poverty
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Exodus 20:17 greed law neighbor

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And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Mark 12:33 heart mind strength