What does God and mammon mean?
Being virtuous is not compatible with being greedy (mammon means “money”). This is a saying of Jesus in the Gospels. It explains, “No man can serve two masters (see also No man can serve two masters).”
Can we serve God and mammon at the same time?
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.
What is meant by the word mammon?
Definition of mammon : material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence you cannot serve God and mammon — Matthew 6:24 (Revised Standard Version)
What does serving two masters mean?
Definition of serve two masters : to give equal support to two different causes, groups, etc. You cannot serve two masters.
Is mammon the same as money?
Mammon /ˈmæmən/ in the New Testament of the Bible is commonly thought to mean money, material wealth, or any entity that promises wealth, and is associated with the greedy pursuit of gain.
Can we serve God with our money?
“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.”- Proverbs 3:9, NIV. We are to give God the best and first of everything that we give Him, but specifically with our finances and all that we earn. We can honor God by paying the first ten percent of our income to Him through our local church.
Where does it say that God is a jealous God?
“For you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” (Exod. 34:14).
What is due me is in the Lord hand?
Yet what is due me is in the LORD’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
