In the US, even the poorest of the poor have an insane amount of provision, compared with the world at large and with all those who have lived down through history.
Why has God given us so much? Or, to rephrase that question, for what purpose has God given us so much?
Taking principles both from Paul's teaching in this passage, as well as biblical statements about our relationship with money from the OT, John the Baptist Jesus, and other NT writers, as well as ideas compiled by Randy Alcorn in his wonderful but hard-hitting little book, The Treasure Principle, we see in this message that we likely have been given so much not to increase our standard of living, but to increase our standard of giving.
Our attitude toward money is a direct reflection of our attitude toward God.
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Greg earned his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Dec. 2021. He also holds a B.A. in Mathematics (UVA), an M.A. in Music Composition (UVA), and an M.S. in Meteorology (PSU).
Greg is passionate about digging into the deep truths of Scripture and then...
