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What Did Jesus Say About Money?
Jesus spoke often about money, not because He wanted ours, but because He knew where our hearts are prone to go.
“Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Jesus, in Matthew 6:24 · King James Version (public domain)
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth... But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”
Jesus, in Matthew 6:19-20 · King James Version (public domain)
“Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
Jesus, in Luke 12:15 · King James Version (public domain)
Go deeper
Read these words in the Gospels themselves on The Living Bread, ask Simon anything you wonder about, and let them shape how you pray and live. You are welcome exactly as you are.