Wrong for a Christian or Church to be Rich? Part 3 (TMF:787)

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Peace to Live By: Wrong for a Christian or Church to be Rich? Part 3 (TMF:787) - Daniel Litton
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       Unbelievers will often site the story of the rich young man in Matthew chapter 19, or Mark chapter 10. Let’s look at Matthew’s account of it: “Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions” (Matthew 19:21, 22, ESV). If you read the verses prior to those I just read, you will see that the ‘moral’ problem in the rich young man’s heart was the fact that he loved money too much—not the fact that he had a lot of money. It’s not wrong to have a lot of money, contrary to popular belief, but if one loves that money too much—has too tight a grip on it—it is wrong for that person. And likewise, it is not wrong for a church to have a lot of money, provided they use it for the right reasons.