Golden Words About Our Gold Consisting Chiefly of Passages of Scripture Having Reference to the Right Use of Property

Authors

JM Reid

Files

Summary

Passages of Scripture referencing the use of property in several classifications, including: God has a right to our property because it already belongs to Him; We are indebted to God to the full extent of His demands upon us; We ought to study the divine commands in respect to property, and then scrupulously obey them; It is worth while to give special attention to the New Testament law upon the subject; But what is the proportion of income due to God; The Spirit required in our benefactions; Obedience to God's law in respect to property tends to material and spiritual prosperity, and to personal enjoyment and salvation, and vice versa; The dangers of riches; and, Denunciations of covetousness, avarice, greed, stinginess.

Series

Gold and Silver Series;1

Publication Date

August 2011

Keywords

gold, money, property

Comments

Late 19th century Methodist Episcopal tract, Gold and Silver Series. Old URL: http://ecommons.asburyseminary.edu/xmlui/handle/10910/17340

Language

English