What the Bible says about Money
5 [Let your] conversation [be] without love of money, satisfied with [your] present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
13:5, 6 Covetousness is addressed in the last of the Ten Commandments (see Ex. 19:17). This attitude destroys a person’s inheritance in the kingdom (see 1 Cor. 6:9, 10). I will never leave you nor forsake you: This quotation is one of the most emphatic statements in the NT. In Greek it contains two double negatives, similar to saying in English, “ I will never, ever, ever forsake you.” Jesus uses the same technique to express the certainty of eternal life for believers (see John 10:28).
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1 Timothy 6:17 - 1 Timothy 6:19
17 Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for [our] enjoyment;
18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],
19 laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of [what is] really life.
The Wealthy (6:17–19)
It is as though the writer fears that his strong words regarding wealth in vv. 7–10 might be construed to imply that it is impossible for a man to be a Christian and rich in this present world. This is automatically corrected by the advice given in these verses. Negatively, they are not to be arrogant, ever a subtle temptation for the wealthy. Nor must they rely on uncertain wealth (cf. Prov. 23:4, 5). Instead, though affluent, they must put their hope in the God who with lavish hand richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. The contrast with the ascetic’s view of God is obvious. Positively, Paul views these riches which could so easily ensnare, as a means of doing good. The very possession of wealth will enable them to engage in good deeds, to be generous and willing to share. With a rapid change of metaphor the apostle pictures this right use of money as treasuring up a firm foundation for the day to come; thoughts which may well have their origin in the Saviour’s Sermon on the Mount teaching. The final phrase of v. 19, which corresponds closely to take hold of the eternal life of v. 12, might well express a present blessing enjoyed by those who follow these injunctions.
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Ecclesiastes 5:18 - Ecclesiastes 5:20
18 Behold what I have seen good and comely: [it is] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith [man] laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.
19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift of God.
20 For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth [him] with the joy of his heart.
5:18–20 Once again the Preacher returns to the secondary theme of the book: though one cannot discover an absolute, ultimate value by his efforts in this life, he should at least receive what God has given him with thanks and enjoy it. This theme (seen already in 2:20–25; 3:10, 11, 22; 5:11–15) will appear again in 6:1, 2, 9 and 9:7–12.
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