Christianity & Roman Dream
James 5:1-6
1’now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.
3 reasons for this warning the Wealthy
- They got their wealth in a wrong way. (5:4 and 6a)
- They used their Riches in the wrong way. (5:3-5)
- They were warned of what their riches would do to them.(5:1-4)
- Riches will vanish (vs.2-3a)
- misused riches erode character (vs.3)
- lost opportunity of not using hoarded wealth (3)
- judgment will come (3,5)
Guidelines of handling Wealth
- See yourself as a steward of wealth not an owner.
- Remind yourself you are a steward by giving back to God %10 of what you have earned.
- Remember this life is like being on a train passing through.
- D.L. Moody-"Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can."
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