Thursday, August 17, 2006

SCRIPTURE CORNER

RICHES AND THE LOVE OF GOD


Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fall, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings Lk 16, 9

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried in hell. Lk 16, 22

he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them Eccl 5, 9

the workman is worthy of his meat Mt 10, 10

Beware of the scribes who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts Lk 20, 46

Use your wealth wisely for the love of God and your neighbour otherwise you will meet the end of the rich man from the Gospel Lk 16,22.