Jesus warns against trying to accumulate treasures on earth; I mean, he sends us to be donors, not owners. Do not accumulate other treasures for you on earth, where moths and rust corrode and thieves dig and steal; But do you gather other treasures in the sky, where it doesn’t erode, where rust doesn’t rust and where thieves don’t dig or steal?(Matthew 6:19-20).
Yes, we’re all left with something. Jesus admits it. He does not expect, except in extreme cases, that our desire to give means that we will no longer be able to give. There will be a time when we will give our life for someone and then we will not be able to give any more. But Jesus generally expects us to live in such a way that there is a continuous pattern of work, gain, simple life, and continuous dedication.
- But given the intrinsic tendency to greed in each of us.
- Jesus feels the need to warn against “the accumulation of treasures on earth.
- “This is similar to profit.
- But only leads to loss (“Moth and rust corrode and thieves dig and steal”).
- My prayer is that Jesus’ warning resonates strongly in the mouths of the preachers of prosperity.
By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod. org Original: For prosperity preachers use it for commercial purposes.
The Christian Culture edition predes the new edition released in the United States, so it does not contain these articles.
Would you like to join me in this protest?
A love that departs from faith
“For love of money is the root of all kinds of evils; and in this greed some have turned away from faith. ?(1 Timothy 6:10)
The divine wisdom in Paul’s (really) apostolic words is incredible: “In this passionate thirst for money, some have turned away from the faith. “This happened in the New Testament era and is happening today; and perhaps we can even say, on the basis of Christ’s prophecies, that these few, in fact, are numerous.
It is sad to see how people do not pay enough attention to the many warnings throughout the New Testament about the appearance of many false prophets and teachers among us; The consequence is that many are deceived, some are even true born-again Christians. they are not: they are children of the devil’s marriage to Mammon, because they love and practice the works they approve, such as, for example, the love of money.
What to do about the sad situation in Brazil?
I want to invite you to join some brave and brave men in a protest of love, shouting:
“Let us return to the gospel directly, how should it stop?
and I want to give you some reasons to participate in this event
1) Christ’s honor and fame for nations is at stake
You will stand still while many false preachers proclaim a false Christ who, instead of saying “If you have two robes, give one,” he says, “says”If you have two robes, does it offer one to the prophet?”And I will, multiply 100 times the other, so you will be rich and rich ??
And this shitty theology (sorry for the expression, but it’s the best) is always proclaimed in places where there’s not even drinking water, like Brazilian slums and African peoples.
Do you want to stand still and let nations denigrate Christ’s honor and fame?
2) The eternal destiny of many souls is at stake
Will you stand still while many false preachers, such as the scribes, do not enter through the gates of the Kingdom and prevent many from entering?While countless souls destined for hell are on their way, not without first making proselytists abroad who are twice as bad. Like them?
Maybe you think they deserve it. And it’s true, they deserve to be condemned. You too, but you’re funny. However, I tell you that if you cannot extend grace, in fact it has never been given to you; and you, hypocrite, will suffer the same fate as them.
Will you stay and let deceptive or deceptive souls go to hell?
3) The spiritual health of the Brazilian Church and the next generation are at stake
Will you stand still while many false preachers make this theology harmful to standard preaching for many pulpits?Do you want to know why the Brazilian church has such a weak faith?Well, here’s a reason. Is that why the fame of the?Evangelism? Brazil yearns for money and corruption and why there are churches sick in the faith and others that have already become Satan’s synagogues.
Think about which church you want your children to attend, if today it becomes increasingly difficult to find a good church, if God does not feel sorry for us and we do nothing, imagine what it will be in 50 years!the next generation will give the world in its time?And what way do we teach them not to stray?
Will it be facing this spiritual cancer that is developing in Brazilian churches, affecting our generation and the next?
Protest
It is an interreligious appeal (the only flag raised is that of Christ), general (a call to all denominations and members), violently peaceful and brutally loving.
The demonstration will take place on June 3, 2010, in Sao Paulo, in the so-called “March for Jesus”, but if the march takes place in your city or region, I want to encourage you to live up the flag of Christ where you are.
See more details and video from the previous walk in these articles
What are you going to do?
The language of this text was very serious and heavy, because the subject is serious and serious, I do not want to soften it. So the question remains:
You want to stand still?
More details soon.