why is this?
2007-10-31 05:12:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1) Yes, it's true.
2) The reason, as reported by another answer but not explained, is that these 2 different masters are at odds with each other. You cannot serve both wholly faithfully - you must, at least occasionally, betray either one or the other.
For example, if you have the opportunity to right a great wrong by donating an amount of money that you can easily afford, doing so would definitely not serve mammon. Yet, a Christian would *need* to perform such an act - and do so without seeking gain, even public recognition.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-10-31 05:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Scripture for this implies that people do serve both God and mammon (money). But by doing so: ' ... he will hate one of them and love the other. Or he will be faithful to one and dislike the other (Matt. 6:24)
2007-10-31 05:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by cheir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was going to mock your use of mammon, but apparantly it's an old-timey word for wealth and money. It doesn't mean if you make money that you're against God; but if money, some paper or chunks of metal, are more important to you than doing God's work, then you're not really serving God with all you have.
2007-10-31 05:58:08 · answer #3 · answered by bagalagalaga 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance is bliss, there pure evil. Mammon is money. No you can not serve both. Either all affection is on one or the other. No riding the fence.
2007-10-31 05:16:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't serve mammon.
Maybe a mammal though. Especially if it was a mammoth. I'd bring it dinner.
2007-10-31 05:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by LKeri 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A mammon?
Like a mammal?
2007-10-31 05:20:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Remember Enron? Money was God! They did degrade themselves.
2007-10-31 05:17:04 · answer #7 · answered by ShadowCat 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It would be easy to serve them both is they sat at the same table .
2007-10-31 05:19:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.... the requirements are diametrical opposed.
2007-10-31 05:36:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money makes you do evil stuff if you don't watch out.
2007-10-31 05:14:59 · answer #10 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋