Materialism (2/2)

If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
1 John 3:17 money neighbor compassion
No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
Matthew 6:24 serving money debt

I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;
therefore, I will hope in him!”
Lamentations 3:24 hope acknowledging
Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!
Ecclesiastes 5:11 money desires
Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 work neighbor desires
John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.”
Luke 3:11 giving poverty neighbor
The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened.
Proverbs 13:8 money fear poverty
But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.
Hosea 13:6 pride dependence food
You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.
Exodus 20:17 greed law neighbor