SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT MONEY - A Resource, Offering Another Perspective, For the Diverse Christian Leaderhship "A Mature Office Mega, Micro Sounding Board"

NOTE: This is a part of A.R.T. “Abiding (in enduring James 3:17) Relationship Theology” training, from Taveau Creative Leadership and Cross Body Unity Ministry move

“Taken from the top of www.ministryaiandi.com banner Feb 16, 2025.. as it pertains to many subjects therein.

A Mini Shekel U Pharisee

OFFERING ANOTHER MONEY OPEN PERSPECTIVE

Ecclesiastes 10:19

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”

Proverbs 11:4

“Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”

Cross Body Unity Ministry Views

EXAMINING MONEY

NOTE the verses mentioned above are written out below, also a few additional ones

Is it evil to have money? Or to have a deep need for money? Even spending or fun money? How about a lot of wealth or income money?

No. It’s the relationship side effects of the wrong heart position regarding income, things, and this life. For “the love of money” is about its relationship effects. For too much and not enough, it transforms “your”—meaning your mind, emotions, soul, temper, and fear.

When the money is “not” there or “is,” $$ seems to have a sent power to “test,” “accuse,” and “assist” the human race, whether through silent, present big pressure or releasing endorphins when you get to shop, dine, gamble, or feel content. It triggers fear or smug satisfaction and pride, also defilement and “no holy fear of the Lord.” (See Proverbs 2:1-5: “One must cry out for God’s wisdom more than for silver or gold.”)

It is a sliding scale of perspective which is “individual,” “very personal,” and according to our own inner values of it. It means your, mine, each our beliefs. It is the sign of your, my, also God’s right priorities. And it strongly affects nearly all human relationships (self-value, others, family, church, society, business, life).

Reason? “It” (money) seems to possess a controlling power—one that assists or harms the relationship. The presence or absence of income can (and does) trigger violence, abuse, pressure, fear, and death.

On the other hand, it can make one feel immune to real life and other gentle humans who are into the “acquiring, racing, hurried ambition” to get more, keep it, or bank it!

The Test: How does a person act or react when they run out of the right amount of money? Spouse abuse, unaliving themselves, child abuse or crime, substance abuse, divorce, rage, silent treatment, family/life hell on earth, and much more.

Yet on the other hand, a Christian leader, minister, authority, parent, or step-parent can be triggered exactly like that, or… or they can turn out to be Christian leadership Isaiah 5:20 cultural “personal” woe.

Q: Why is that? See Psalm 115:4-8 for the “elite compassion fatigued human church” (+ the “from such turn away” type cliquey churches—1 Timothy 6:5, 2 Timothy 3:1-8).

(And even evil eye white witchcraft, most false governing authority, parental rage, jealousy/envy, “keeping up with the Joneses,” the elite caste systems, the need to be a presumptuous big shot, ministry turf guarding, territorialism, character issues such as “Demas”… all bias and slave ownership.)

Of which I write now!

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Bible Verses:

Proverbs 2:1-5
“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.”
Isaiah 5:20
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Psalm 115:4-8
“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.”
1 Timothy 6:5
“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”
2 Timothy 3:1-8
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURES:

1 Timothy 6:10

“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”

Matthew 6:19-21

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:24

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 5:10

“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”

Proverbs 13:22

“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.“

Proverbs 11:4

“Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”

Proverbs 11:28

“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”

Luke 12:15

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”

Hebrews 13:5

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

Proverbs 22:1

“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”

Mark 8:36

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”