Christianity and the question of "riches" 39 Articles

by Arsenio Esteras Jr

DOMINUS VOBISCUM! Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" The disciples could only marvel at his words. So Jesus repeated what he said: "My sons, how har...read more

by Diana Howard

THE UPSIDE DOWN BIBLE STUDY -LESSON 3 - BEING RICH MAY BE JUST A MATTER OF BEING UPSIDE DOWN Our last two studies at God's upside down principles showed us that in order to have true life, we must die to self or "lose...read more

by Geekstr

Does God really want you to be rich? This is a controversial question in and around the Christian mainstream. I think the answer is yes and I'll explain more in a minute. There are so many ways a person could be rich and n...read more

by Jim Poulson

The "Prosperity Gospel" is tailor made for western, particularly American, culture. "God wants everyone to be rich", and when they preach this, they mean physical, financial wealth. Certainly, a scriptural case can be ma...read more

by RNorrisFaulkner

As we know, the American dream is becoming a nightmare for many these days. But the United States is called the land of opportunity. How better to get paid than live in the good old U. S. of A. It gives the working poor ho...read more

by Christian Fann

The question of riches. Well, I look at it like this god said, "I have given you the power to get wealth," that says to me that having money or having things, that is not the problem, we are. Rather our heart and intents o...read more

by Robert Griffith

The riches offered by contemporary prosperity doctrines bring us to a critical question. Can we follow Christ and also focus our personal attention on gaining financial security and material wealth? Jesus speaks of spir...read more

by Ann Johnstone

Is the Christian guided by the principles of Old Testament law, or by the New Testament concept of grace? The apostle Paul makes it quite clear in his writings that "you are not under law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14). J...read more

by Jim Hyatt

When Christian finances come into question, people get caught up on "riches" when the focus should be on "stewardship." No, I'm not talking about the "tithes and offerings, pass the plates, and give 'til it hurts" type ...read more

by Dan Marcec

A few months ago, I jumped on a story regarding U.S. Senator Charles Grassley's (R-Iowa) investigation into six major megachurch preachers/televangelists who are famous for purporting the prosperity gospel. Certainly, I ha...read more

by Robin A.

I do not think God really cares if you are rich or poor, as long as you follow him either way. I do believe that if you are rich, you should do some good with your wealth in his name. As the old saying goes "You can't ta...read more

by Linda Leon

Christianity and riches? Well it depends on whose benefiting. Prosperity teaching churches have blurred and abused the doctrine of wealth. Pay your tithes or be cursed, if you have a need plant a seed, give and expect a hu...read more

by Cathy Cuellar

Many preachers and teachers of the Bible purport that God wants you to be prosperous. While it is certainly true that God desires for us to be prosperous, I do not believe that he necessarily has money and material wealth ...read more

by Steve Marshall

Being rich in the heart and rich in our faith. I come across this old quote that is still a good one to acknowledge to ourselves as very true indeed. "No one can tell whether they are richer or poor by turning to thei...read more

by Ethan Park

As souls in this world, we all constantly worry about whether or not we are going to make it into the kingdom of heaven. So we accept Jesus as our Lord, we act kindly to our friends,and we follow the Ten Commandments. Shou...read more

by Mark Stidham

Luke 4:16-21 (KJV) 16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17And there was delivered unto him the book of...read more

by Verdy

"Lord, bless these tithes and offerings. Bless those who give today out of a cheerful heart." The pastor's prayer seemed to echo endlessly in my mind as I reached for my checkbook. It was strange. After teaching, admonish...read more

by Willis Conley

God created us in His image. The bible tells us that God commanded us to "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living th...read more

by Will Robinson

As a Christian my understanding of riches are those that you can help bring to Christ, and the love and friend ship that you gain from it makes one truly rich for those are the only works you can take with you. But sadly ...read more

by Edward Flynn

Luke 16.19-31 The Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus A few days ago I was reading about someone who had won a huge quantity of money on the national lottery. This particular person worked at a supermarket stacking she...read more