Greed As Idolatry
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Greed As Idolatry
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Author : Brian S. Rosner
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2007-08-28
Greed As Idolatry written by Brian S. Rosner and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-28 with Psychology categories.
What are the origin and meaning of the words "greed is idolatry" found in Ephesians 5:5 and Colossians 3:5? In what sense are the greedy guilty of idolatry? Many different answers have been given to this question throughout the history of interpretation. In fact, a consensus exists on only one score -- that the expression serves to vilify greed. Brian Rosner ably takes on the challenge of interpretation by tackling the phrase as a metaphor, structuring his argument around an intriguing comparison to mountain climbing. From this vantage point, he offers a thorough history of interpretation of the phrase, including a study of the origin of the concept of idolatrous greed in biblical and Jewish sources. Rosner concludes that the comparison of greed with idolatry teaches that to desire to acquire and keep for oneself more money and material things is an attack on God's exclusive right to human love, trust, and obedience. With this work comes a stunning, fresh understanding of familiar terms -- "greed," "idolatry," and even "God" -- challenging both the church as a whole and individual believers to consider the far-ranging implications of our materialistic world. The first full-length study of this intriguing Pauline expression, Greed as Idolatry has profound implications for theological ethics today.
Greed Is Idolatry
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Author : Richard S. Hockett
language : en
Publisher: Xulon Press
Release Date : 2014-06-30
Greed Is Idolatry written by Richard S. Hockett and has been published by Xulon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with Religion categories.
We all recognize how prevalent the desire for money and possessions is in our culture. Yet the Bible encourages us to be content with what we have, with what God has given us. When do our desires for "more" become greed? How does greed in the life of a modern Christian resemble the idolatry in the Old Testament life of the Israelites? This book takes a look at Bible references to show what God's word has to say about greed in the life of a Christian. Colossians 3:5 reveals that greed is idolatry. The book shows parallels between greed in the church and the idolatry that provoked God's judgment in the Old Testament. A serious topic which could hold serious consequences for God's people...but God's truth is good, and His love for His church is redeeming. Richard Hockett and his wife Betty live in San Jose, CA. Dick is retired from the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley and has taught Bible studies for many years. He is the author of: Foundations of Wisdom: the book of Proverbs Choose the Best! The "Better Thans" of Wisdom Parenting with Proverbs: a workbook for families He is currently working on a new book: The Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding of Colossians.
Godliness And Greed
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Author : Skip Worden
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2010
Godliness And Greed written by Skip Worden and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Electronic books categories.
Traditional scholarship often points to the Calvinists and Max Weber's writing on the Protestant ethic as the catalysts to changing Christian attitudes concerning profit-seeking and wealth. Author Skip Worden argues that the seeds of this change occurred centuries earlier. From the beginning of the Commercial Revolution to the fifteenth-century Renaissance, he shows that the predominant Christian thought on economics went through a fundamental shift, becoming favorable toward profit-seeking and wealth-holding. Worden discusses this dramatic change and explains how the general antagonism toward the pursuit of wealth before the Commercial Revolution transformed into Protestant theologians' fighting against the prevailing view of a pro-wealth paradigm during the fifteenth century. Worden contends that the shift away from the Patristic view of wealth occurred well before the addition of the Calvinist spirit of capitalism and the Puritan work ethic into Christian economic vernacular. Drawing on Plato, Cicero, and Augustine, early Protestant theologians unsuccessfully sought to check the rising dominance of the pro-wealth Christian paradigm, which they believed had been pushed too far. These theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth century felt it was too close to advocating love of gain itself, something too close to the sin of greed. How well the Reformation succeeded can be assessed by Worden's insightful concluding study of John D. Rockefeller, the ascetic steward of God's Gold in the form of monopoly.
Greed In The Church
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Author : Burmin Hill
language : en
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2020-05-20
Greed In The Church written by Burmin Hill and has been published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-20 with Religion categories.
The attention of many in the church has been misdirected away from the love of God to the love of money, wealth, and possessions. Yes! God does bless his people, but false prophets, false doctrines, the spirit of deception, and greed in the heart is causing many individuals to forget the purpose of God's call. He first called us to his Son, Jesus, then to salvation, love, mercy, forgiveness, humility, and in this process, he will provide for us so that we do not have to sell our souls to survive or have what we need. Sometimes, we look more at what we want than what we really need; we need him""the Lord! Everything else comes with having him first. What message are churches giving to the younger generations? The children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of some of God's people are learning one lesson""one bad lesson""that God is a bank where they can go only to make withdrawals and never make a deposit; a deposit of their lives to him. For when their needs are met, they do not return to the house of God again until there's another need. The churches must change from sending this kind of message, especially to the younger generations. Greed and the love of money can lead us down the wrong path and blind us. In Jesus's temptation in the wilderness, Satan offered him all the kingdoms and riches of the world. Jesus rejected and refused all of it because he loved the Father more, and he did not want anything from Satan. Would you want a friend, husband, wife, etc. to love you because of what they can get from you? I would hope that the church, all the body of Christ, would more and more see God as the loving Father that he is, forgiving, merciful, long-suffering, and always waiting for us to come and not look at him as someone we go to only when we need something; the Lord God and his Son, Jesus, are to be loved, worshipped, praised, and adored. To all the sheep, apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists, teachers, and all the body of the Lord Jesus who have lost sight of who the Lord is and have lost sight of the purpose of his call, let the Word of God restore the vision of himself to you again.
Practicing The King S Economy
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Author : Michael Rhodes
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2018-04-17
Practicing The King S Economy written by Michael Rhodes and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-17 with Religion categories.
The church in the West is rediscovering the fact that God cares deeply for the poor. More and more, churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to practice economic discipleship, but it's hard to make progress when we are blind to our own entanglement in our culture's idolatrous economic beliefs and practices. Practicing the King's Economy cuts through much confusion and invites Christians to take their place within the biblical story of the "King Jesus Economy." Through eye-opening true stories of economic discipleship in action, and with a solid exploration of six key biblical themes, the authors offer practical ways for God's people to earn, invest, spend, compensate, save, share, and give in ways that embody God's love and provision for the world. Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright.
Greed
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Author : Corina Nash
language : en
Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-06
Greed written by Corina Nash and has been published by Trilogy Christian Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-06 with categories.
Idolatry, as it is traditionally understood, is pretty easy to recognize. It's the hidden idol that creeps into our daily routines and creates havoc in our lives, without us realizing we've been targeted and used for the enemy's purpose. I pray this book opens eyes to the hidden deception of greed and opens the readers' hearts to the call of the Father who waits ever so patiently for us to turn our eyes towards Heaven and open our lives to His perfect plan.
Idolatry
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Author : Stephen E. Fowl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Idolatry written by Stephen E. Fowl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Religion categories.
No one purposefully chooses to become an idolater. No one consciously abandons the living God to fall prey to a pantheon of earthly gods. Yet idolatry has a way of subtly seeping into the cracks of human life. In Idolatry, Stephen E. Fowl explores how believers lapse into idolatry, a process he insists is much different from the decision of those who have rejected belief in God. He asserts that the Old Testament's account of Israel's idolatry as dramatic folly and betrayal describes the after effects of idolatry, not the process of how believers lapse into idolatry. Idolatry is a process of slowly diverting love and attention away from the one true God and toward false gods. Fowl identifies the various habits, practices, and dispositions that can lead to this process, using Scripture to demonstrate different ways believers become inclined to idolatry. He first turns to Deuteronomy to show how to combat idolatry by remembering the grace of God. He then examines Ephesians and Colossians to demonstrate how the suggested practices of thanksgiving and gratitude can serve as the antidotes to idolatrous greed. He looks to 1 John to find the love that casts out the fear and insecurity that the books of Kings, Isaiah, and Luke name as the forerunners of idolatry. Finally, he examines curiosity, traditionally considered a vice, and how it turns believers toward idols unless it is countered by an undistracted focus on Jesus. Idolatry looms over believers in a world overflowing with false gods, but Fowl offers hope. By diagnosing and defining the root causes of idolatry before these initial temptations become precipitated actions, Christians learn to navigate a world littered with false idols to live abundantly with the one true God.
We Become What We Worship
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Author : G. K. Beale
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2008-10-08
We Become What We Worship written by G. K. Beale and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-08 with Religion categories.
The heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship. Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that this understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation.
Counterfeit Gods
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Author : Timothy Keller
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-09-16
Counterfeit Gods written by Timothy Keller and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-16 with Religion categories.
The issue of idolatry has been with the human race for thousands of years; the subtle temptation is always to take what is good and turn it into the ultimate good, elevating it above all other things in the search for security and meaning. In this timely and challenging book, New York pastor Timothy Keller looks at the issue of idolatry throughout the Bible -- from the worship of actual idols in the Old Testament, to the idolatry of money by the rich young ruler when he was challenged by Jesus to give up all his wealth. Using classic stories from the Bible Keller cuts through our dependence on the glittering false idols of money, sex and power to uncover the path towards trust in the real ultimate -- God. Today's idols may look different from those of the Old Testament, but Keller argues that they are no less damaging. Culturally transforming as well as biblically based, COUNTERFEIT GODS is a powerful look at the temptation to worship what can only disappoint, and is a vital message in today's current climate of financial and social difficulty.
Shadow Sophia
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Author : Celia E. Deane-Drummond
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-02-25
Shadow Sophia written by Celia E. Deane-Drummond and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-25 with Religion categories.
Why do humans who seem to be exemplars of virtue also have the capacity to act in atrocious ways? What are the roots of tendencies for sin and evil? A popular assumption is that it is our animalistic natures that are responsible for human immorality and sin, while our moral nature curtails and contains such tendencies through human powers of freedom and higher reason. This book challenges such assumptions as being far too simplistic. Through a careful engagement with evolutionary and psychological literature, Celia Deane-Drummond argues that tendencies towards vice are, more often than not, distortions of the very virtues that are capable of making us good. After beginning with Augustine's classic theory of original sin, the book probes the philosophical implications of sin's origins in dialogue with the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur. Different vices are treated in both individual and collective settings in keeping with a multispecies approach. Areas covered include selfishness, pride, violence, anger, injustice, greed, envy, gluttony, deception, lying, lust, despair, anxiety, and sloth. The work of Thomas Aquinas helps to illuminate and clarify much of this discussion on vice, including those vices which are more distinctive for human persons in community with other beings. Such an approach amounts to a search for the shadow side of human nature, shadow sophia. Facing that shadow is part of a fuller understanding of what makes us human and thus this book is a contribution to both theological anthropology and theological ethics.