Monthly Archives: April 2019

Originally from here. “If riches increase, set not thine heart upon them.” Ps. 62:10. 1. From that express declaration of our Lord, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24. 1. In the preceding verses we have an account … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition.” 1 Tim. 6:9. 1. How innumerable are the ill consequences which have … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “I say unto you, Make unto yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into the everlasting habitations.” Luke 16:9. 1. Our Lord, having finished the beautiful parable of the … Continue reading →

Taken from Richard Baxter’s A Christian Directory, Part II: Christian Economics, XXVIII: “Directions for the Rich.” I have said so much of this already, part i. about covetousness or worldliness, and about good works, and in my book of “Self-denial,” and that … Continue reading →

Taken from Richard Baxter’s A Christian Directory, Part II: Christian Economics, XXVII: “Directions for the Poor.” There is no condition of life so low or poor, but may be sanctified, and fruitful, and comfortable to us, if our own misunderstanding, or … Continue reading →

Why the Biblical financial ideal seems to be one of self-employment, saving, and investing in the lower middle class. Explains why I reject Republican capitalism; and I’m moving in the direction of a Biblical capitalism, which requires financial limits, ethical … Continue reading →