The use for all temporal things is simple: to lay hold of the eternal.
It is not a sin to be rich. It is a sin to seek to be rich.
Peace.
The use for all temporal things is simple: to lay hold of the eternal.
It is not a sin to be rich. It is a sin to seek to be rich.
Peace.
I have been pondering, is it a sin to seek to be poor? I know several people who are fed up with riches and believe the solution is to live out of van. How productive is this? Does it help anyone lay ahold of the eternal? Is denying the wealth that has been given us being a good steward of the resources God has given us to work with?
I have come to the conclusion as I have contemplated wealth and possessions or lack of processions that it all boils down to what Britt said, “The use of temporal things is simple: to lay hold of the eternal.”
I’m currently and very gradually reading Fast Food Nation, so that last thought is resonating with me since it’s about people who sought to be rich. Ray Crock (McDonald’s) was quoted as saying (about competitors) “If they’re drowning, I’ll shove a hose in their mouth.” Yeah, I have issues with that.
My conclusion is, anything can become an idol, even an ideal. If I want to sell everything because (to be honest) it makes me look good, that’s taking the “love God, love people” spot. Even goodness for it’s own sake becomes an idol.
We shouldn’t seek to be anything. Just follow in obedience, and He’ll take care of the rest.