2007-07-01 12:57:12 · 8 answers · asked by lydia 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not as long as you keep God your primary focus and number one in your life. Here are a few scriptures on possessions:
Matthew 19:21
Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Luke 12:15
Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that
will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."
Acts 2:45
Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.
Acts 4:32
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared
everything they had.
2 Corinthians 12:14
Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions
but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
Hebrews 10:34
You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you
yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
1 John 3:17
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in
him?
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
2007-07-01 13:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by raineywife@sbcglobal.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your standing with God has nothing to do with how much money you have or your success, although he certainly blesses those who love him and sometimes that means money and success. But your standing with God only has to do with your relationship to him. If you're his daughter, you've made it. If you're not. It will not matter what good works you do. To be his daughter you have to believe that you have been sinful and have been born sinful and you must turn away from your sin and turn to God. You must believe that Christ Jesus has paid the price for your sin and that you accept him as your Lord and Savior and that he cleanses of from all your sin and puts you in right standing with God the Father. If you believe that, truly, then you will live out a life that is not perfect, but you will show the fruits of the Spirit and you won't put money and success before your God.
2007-07-01 13:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by William D 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i'm a Christian and unquestionably there's a level to which I consider you. you could stay a rich, rewarding, loving , chuffed existence without Jesus. Jesus on your coronary heart does complicate issues and motives each action to be reconsidered. it fairly is unquestionably very draining at times. yet i visit tell you it fairly is properly worth it through fact even nonetheless there are situations without the superb, the rewarding , and the richness, the peace in my coronary heart is what gets me with the aid of. So while you're on the backside of the barell without the peace it is while it concerns me. to each his very own and actually in case you stay suitable and are a type loving individual why do you think of you're being judged with the aid of Christians. it isn't the agency we are assume to be in! while you're being judged they're incorrect! i'm not ticked off which you do not have faith in "the sky fairy", i'm not ticked off in any respect! i such as you regardless! Michele
2016-09-28 21:11:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe God answered that question saying "Seek first the kingdom of God within you and all the rest shall be given"
2007-07-01 13:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am rich because GOD owns everything and I am his child, which makes me successful!
In GOD I have everything. I don't need to chase riches and neither do you.
2007-07-01 13:00:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on how your riches and success are achieved. If they are gained by taking any advantage of any others, there's no morality there.
2007-07-01 13:03:08 · answer #6 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Bran Muffin doesn't care what you do as long as you are doing it right and with a bran muffin within ten feet of you.
2007-07-01 13:00:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not if u keep God first and give Him glory ... if u become self-centered then yes u will lose sight ...
2007-07-01 13:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋