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The Love Of Money Or Love Of God? by UceeGod: 9:00am On Mar 03, 2019
The greedy error of Balaam was that he was willing to compromise everything for money.
Though he was obviously a man with significant spiritual gifts, he was not a man with a genuine heart after God. He was “seeking God’s will” regarding something that was plainly not His will.
Balaam began on a dangerous course – entertaining, planning, setting his heart on something he knew to be sin, and looked for a spiritual excuse to pursue the sin. BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR MONEY, Balaam essentially tried to manipulate God into granting him a special exception. Balaam refused to decisively put away a temptation the first time it came. Then the temptation came back to him stronger than it was before. Balaam was like a child who, having once heard the father’s answer, will ask again, hoping the father’s will might change.

Many Christians would never deny Jesus under persecution, but might deny Him if offered a large sum of money. There is not a single sin that corrupt man will not commit for the sake of money. Covetousness is such a dangerous sin that it killed Jesus – 30 pieces of silver helped put Jesus on the cross. It is sobering to understand there is no sin that men will not commit just for the sake of money.

A distinguished man was speaking to a distinguished woman, and asked her: “Would you sleep with me for a million Naira?” The woman carefully thought it over and said that she would. Then he asked, “Would you sleep with me for a thousand Naira?” The woman took great offense, and said “Do you think I am some kind of LovePeddler?” The man answered, “Ma’am, we’ve already established you are a harlot. Now we are only bargaining over price.” The same attitude has led many away from Jesus, selling Him for the sake of more money or more things.

Money itself isn't evil but the problem with money is that we tend to idolize it and put our trust in it. CONTENTMENT is a virtue that eludes most people — including Christians because material things can never bring true contentment. The only way to be content is to recognize and rely on God’s sufficiency and sovereignty. We must also learn to give thanks to God in every situation. Loving God will make you fulfill all His commandments while loving money will cause you to break them. The love you choose predicts the fruit you'll bear — either life or death. What will you choose?

Re: The Love Of Money Or Love Of God? by LuciferAdvocate(m): 9:21am On Mar 03, 2019
Loool
You think most of your so called pastors really love God as they claim. The reason most of them are opening churches is because of the MONEY. That is why they worship the rich folks in church to high heavens and the poor are treated like animals.

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