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You cannot serve God and money
- You cannot serve God and money” (Matthew 6:24; see also Hebrews 13:5). The God of Christianity and the god of money are irreconcilably opposed. They cannot room together in the human heart. If you find yourself serving money — consuming yourself with earning, gathering, and spending — by definition you are not serving God.
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You cannot serve both God and money. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord]. Christian Standard Bible “No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
Sep 9, 2024 · In Matthew 6:24, Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
- The Context of Matthew 6:24
- The Meaning of Matthew 6:24
- Is Money Evil?
- Who Will You Serve?
Throughout the sermon on the mount Jesus is teaching his followers how life really works. It is shocking, countercultural, counterintuitive, and different than what any other teacher or philosopher was saying. In short, Jesus is painting a picture of what a true disciple should look like. In Matthew 6:19-24Jesus is talking about storing your treasu...
To help us understand the meaning of Matthew 6:24and how it applies to our life we are going to break it down into three sections.
Some have taken this passage to claim that true Christians should avoid money all together, we should just sell all we have and give it to the poor. This is sneaky because it sounds righteous. But in reality it’s often just false piety. Money and wealth aren’t the problem. Money is simply a tool. How we use it dictates whether it becomes a master o...
This passage forces us to examine our lives and ask ourselves, who’s our master? And really this isn’t just a choice of our master, but what outcome we want. Remember earlier in Matthew 6:19-21Jesus is warning his audience to store up their treasure in heaven where it’s safe and not where it will rot and fade. The choice between these two masters i...
So, Jesus concludes, a person cannot serve both God and money. This does not mean that someone who serves God whole-heartedly will not have money or possessions. Jesus is not suggesting that Christians must be poor, or destitute, or flee from any kind of luxury.
You cannot serve both God and money. American Standard Version. No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Berean Study Bible.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
