Grettings dear Brothers Of steemchurch!
Those who make money for their idols can not expect help from heaven.
Wealth as a life goal is nonsense, because in the end we can not take anything with us.
From everything we know about faith, we must remember that faith is not made for gold prospectors. God, who has created all the wealth of the world, has nothing against wealth, but those who earn money for their idols can not expect help from heaven.
For some time, there has been a heresy that deliberately abuses the message of faith to hide the pursuit of wealth from its followers. These people should be ashamed! They are only idol worshipers, because they place false teachings and other things before their relationship with God; his life is doomed
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, a work of human hands. They have a mouth, but they do not speak. They have eyes, but they do not see. The ears have them, but they do not hear them. Also, there is no breath in his mouth. Like them are those who make them, all who trust them. (Psalm 135, 15-18)
Stay away from these people who hide their injustice behind a facade of the "doctrine of true faith"!
The parable of the sower of Jesus uses a word that has also entered the German language: "hedonism" (Greek: "hedoné"), the pursuit of pleasure and lust. "But who fell among the thorns, those who have heard and come out, are drowned by the cares and riches and pleasures of life and bring nothing to maturity are" (Luke 8:14) The same strong word was found with the book of Santiago: "You do not ask and you do not receive anything, because you ask the evil to waste it in your desires" (James 4: 3) Wealth as a goal of life is nonsense, because in the end we can not take anything with we. But following the instructions of Christ brings eternal gain:
But seek first the kingdom of God and his justice! And all this will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)
Put your faith in harmony with the Word of God, then nothing can go wrong.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all this will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day is enough for your evil. (Matthew 6: 33-34)