Money Money Money Money
Posted by:
Bible Blogger on
January 30, 2008 at
1:34AM EST
With all the political activity going on it's very hard not to hear
someone talking about something related to the upcoming Presidential
election. One of the biggest issues is talking about how the rich need
to be taxed and how the poor in our country need to have this program
or that program to help them live their lives. All this while giving
preferential treatment to those with the big money and doing very
little for the people without thousands of dollars to donate to
campaigns.
What does the Bible say about how we treat someone on the basis of money?
"My brothers,
show no partiality as you hold the
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold
ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby
clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine
clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor
man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made
distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?" James 2:1-4 (ESV)
"If you really fulfill the royal law
according to the Scripture, “You
shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. But if you
show partiality, you are committing sin and
are convicted by the law as transgressors." James 2:8-9 (ESV)
We as Christians need to put ourselves in the mindset that everyone is
equal in the eyes of God. It doesn't matter if they have a billion
dollars or if their net worth couldn't buy a pack of gum. If we have
accepted Christ, God sees us all the same.
:Let me repeat that: If we have accepted Christ, God sees us all the same.
So if we truly want to look at the world the way God told us through
His Son to look at the world and love our neighbors as ourselves we
have to look past the financial status of each other. We should all
use the blessings of money God's given us to bless others but we cannot
base how we treat others only on the money they bring to the table.
