How important are wealth and money to your job, and how important should they be? What insight can the Bible offer about...
What should you do with your money? Should you save? Invest? Give it away? These questions have...
Whether teaching MBA students spirituality or teaching seminary students business, a professor does well to integrate the...
1. The Situation A man accosts Jesus demanding that he settle a dispute between himself and his brother about their father’s inheritance...
No one wants to be treated unfairly. No one wants to be overlooked. We all want to find dignity in the work...
As we approach this Thanksgiving season, we’ll look at the things of life that might make it difficult to be grateful in...
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach was educated and later taught at the London School of Economics and then became dean of the City...
Luke 1:46-55 is Mary's song of praise to God. It spills out of her heart after her relative Elizabeth, the expectant mother of John the Baptist, acknowledged her blessedness as the mother of Jesus....
True life is to be found, not in riches, not in resentment, but in Jesus Christ, and in living each day for...
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The Bible offers guidance for a Christian view of wealth and how wealth can be used for God's redemptive purposes.
The account of Genesis 1 and 2 makes it clear that God planned for humanity to enjoy the beauty, abundance and fruitfulness...
The rebellion of the first humans (Genesis 3) had a catastrophic effect on all of creation—not just their relationship with God, but also their capacity to draw provision and create wealth from the...
About 1.4 billion of the world’s population live in extreme poverty, meaning they lack the basic necessities of life. A further 1....
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Some national leaders attain provision or wealth through unjust means such as exploitation, force, corruption, theft and others. Brutal dictators and regimes...
Not all accumulation of wealth is a result of injustice. However, even when wealth is gained through legitimate means, it still has...
We are partners in God’s work of redeeming the economic sphere so that it provides what everyone needs.
Redeeming our use of money resources begins with the nurturing of biblical attitudes—from which right actions will flow. Three fundamental biblical attitudes...
The first humans were directed by God to take care of the Garden and all creatures and plants within it. This is...
If we understand that everything we have is God’s—including the very capacity to work, engage in business, create and produce, sell, and...
Gratitude leads to contentment. Contentment is a delicious feeling in itself, and it is the antidote to greed and envy. The Bible...
Developing right attitudes to provision and wealth will inevitably lead to adjustment in the way we live.
One of the more frequent words translated as “community” or “fellowship” in the New Testament is koinonia. This was a well-used word...
The temptation of those who have much to become isolated from those who have little is very real. High-fenced houses, air-conditioned cars...
Learning to trust God for our provision is an ongoing challenge, particularly if we are prone to compulsive work habits. Gordon MacDonald...
Developing right attitudes to provision and wealth and making changes in our personal lives are a starting point for partnering with God...
When we are genuinely aware of the presence of God’s grace in our lives, our grateful hearts inevitably overflow into generous giving. Jesus directs his disciples, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matthew...
While giving is a fundamental way of using wealth to aid those caught in poverty, wise investment of wealth can also be very effective in helping the poor. There are many examples of...
It may seem odd to suggest that spending is potentially a way to aid those in poverty. We often associate spending with excessive consumption. Many Christians hold a frugality mentality that regards spending...
Christians are called to work not only at the small enterprise and person-to-person level in seeking to alleviate poverty, but also at...
At a number of points in Scripture, God uses those who aren’t his followers, to bring about...
Nehemiah is one biblical character whose attitudes, lifestyle, strategies and priorities work together to change society for the betterment of poor people. As governor of the city of Jerusalem—working for a foreign power—he...
What then, is reasonable to expect from God in regard to provision for our own needs?
We can seek guidance about provision from God and expect that doing so will help us meet our needs, the needs of...
We are meant to depend on God for provision, meaning that we should look to him to provide for us when our...
We are meant to work diligently and wisely to the degree we are able. Dependence on God is an attitude towards human...
Nowhere in Scripture does God promise that his followers will escape the effects of the fallen world...
Some churches preach what may be called a “health and wealth gospel,” claiming that God always rewards his people with prosperity in...
The final hope of Christians is not to be spared the suffering that all people experience in the fallen world. It is to participate in the abundant life promised when the world is...
What then can we say in conclusion about provision and wealth in the Bible? If we are wealthy, we are to be grateful and thankful for the blessing of wealth and seek God’s...
Sometimes the godly have a skewed perspective on how God governs, and this causes them needless anxiety. They think that the righteous...
The proverbs commend modesty, both in attitude (avoid excessive pride) and in the use of money (avoid lavish spending). These virtues do...
Then the Teacher turns to wealth, which may be gained as a result of toil. What about the accumulation of wealth as the higher purpose behind work? This turns out to be worse...
This may seem like an odd pairing. Who could argue with the prohibition against robbery? But how...
If the exiled Jews in Babylon missed the positive example in chapter 18, Ezekiel 22 gives them an explicit picture of where...
The prophets criticize those whose wealth leads them to abandon working for the common good and who give up any sense of...
Not only are we to ask God for our daily provision, but we also are warned against stockpiling material wealth and other...
The issue of money, earlier discussed in Matthew 6, raises its head again with the story of the rich young man who...
One of Jesus’ most significant parables regarding work is set in the context of investments (Matt. 25:14-30). A rich man delegates the...
Jesus’ encounter with a rich man who asks “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” constitutes one of the few passages in Mark that speaks directly to economic activity. The man’s question...
A distinctive aspect to Mark’s rendering of the story is its juxtaposition with the account of the little children being brought to Jesus, and the subsequent statement that the kingdom is to be...
The subsequent words of Jesus (Mark 10:23-25) elaborate the significance of the encounter, as Jesus stresses the difficulty faced by the wealthy in entering the kingdom. The young man’s reaction illustrates the attachment...
How to Become a Generous Person (Click Here to Read) In this daily reflection from The High Calling, Mark Roberts considers how...
Jesus’ first problem with wealth is that it tends to displace God in the lives of wealthy people. “For where your treasure...
The well-being of the rich is not Jesus’ only concern with regard to wealth. He also cares about the well-being of the...
This suggests that God’s secret weapon is generosity. If by God’s power you can be generous, wealth...
The last section of 1 Timothy is packed with powerful exhortations and warnings for rich Christians. (We will skip over Paul’s charges...
Stephen Colbert on Faith and Humor Stephen Colbert discusses how his faith intersects with his humor and why humor is an appropriate...
This brings us to the second principle of faithful work—working for the benefit of others in need. “Be doers of the word...
Teaching MBAs Faith and Spirituality in Business ASSIGNMENT: A QUOTE AND RESPONSE “God’s people can, as agents of His redemptive plan, transform...
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