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Greed is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.
Attitude of the greedy is - I owe me!
A greedy person can become dishonest, deceitful because he/she is lways looking out for more.
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10
“What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’” Mark 7:20-23
Luke 12 talks about a rich fool. He was called a fool because he failed to realize where his increase came from. He had forgotten who blessed him with the harvest in the first place. He claimed it all as 'his'.
Greed is not a financial issue; it is a heart issue. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:34
Cure for greed - Generosity. Acknowledging that God has blessed us and what we have belongs to Him.
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly andwhoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6
Let us make this our prayer, like King David: Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Psalm 119:36
Greed is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.
Attitude of the greedy is - I owe me!
A greedy person can become dishonest, deceitful because he/she is lways looking out for more.
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10
“What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’” Mark 7:20-23
Luke 12 talks about a rich fool. He was called a fool because he failed to realize where his increase came from. He had forgotten who blessed him with the harvest in the first place. He claimed it all as 'his'.
Greed is not a financial issue; it is a heart issue. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:34
Cure for greed - Generosity. Acknowledging that God has blessed us and what we have belongs to Him.
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly andwhoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6
Let us make this our prayer, like King David: Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Psalm 119:36
Excerpt frommy Sunday school notes...
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