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Love for Money and Property

Love for Money and Property

Bible de teach say e bad to get money and property or e condemn people wey get money and property?

Ec 7:12

  • Some Bible story wey fit help you:

    • 1Ki 3:​11-14—Jehovah bless King Solomon with plenty money and property because Solomon carry body down

    • Job 1:​1-3, 8-10—Even though say Job really dey rich, e put im friendship with Jehovah as the number one thing for im life

Why to gather money and property no fit make us really dey happy?

Pr 23:​4, 5; Ec 2:​18, 19; 5:​10, 12

When our money and property fit dey useless?

Ps 49:​6, 7, 9, 10; Mt 16:26

Which big danger we fit put ourself if we de pursue money and property?

How money and property fit deceive us?

Pr 11:​4, 18, 28; 18:11; Mt 13:22

  • Some Bible story wey fit help you:

    • Ac 8:​18-24—Simon believe say e fit use im money buy position for the congregation

Wetin person fit lose if e get love for money?

Mt 6:​19-21; Lu 17:​31, 32

  • Some Bible story wey fit help you:

    • Mr 10:​17-23—One rich young man wey love im money and property too much miss the chance to be Jesus disciple

    • 1Ti 6:​17-19—Apostle Paul warn rich Christians make them no de carry shoulder because this one fit make them no get God favor

When person de pursue money and property, how this one fit make im faith weak and do things wey fit make God vex for-am?

De 8:​10-14; Pr 28:20; 1Jo 2:​15-17

Still check Ps 52:​6, 7; Am 3:​12, 15; 6:​4-8

  • Some Bible story wey fit help you:

    • Job 31:​24, 25, 28—Job see-am say na big danger for-am to trust money and property because this one go mean say e no trust God again

    • Lu 12:​15-21—Jesus use the example of one man wey get money but wey no be rich man for God eye, to warn us about money and property

How we fit dey happy with wetin we get?

Pr 30:​8, 9; 1Ti 6:​6-8; Heb 13:5

Wetin dey important pass money and property, and why?

Pr 3:​11, 13-18; 10:22; Mt 6:​19-21

  • Some Bible story wey fit help you:

    • Hag 1:​3-11—Jehovah use prophet Haggai to explain the reason why E no bless Israel people. Na because them de only work hard to build their own house instead of to support true worship

    • Re 3:​14-19—Jesus give the Christians for Laodicea strong correction because them like money and property pass God

Why e good make we trust say Jehovah go give us the things wey we need to survive?

Ps 37:25; Pr 3:​9, 10; Mt 6:​25-33