Materialism

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

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.

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: — read the full passage →

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. — read the full passage →

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. — read the full passage →

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. — read the full passage →

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; — read the full passage →

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. — read the full passage →

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. — read the full passage →

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, — read the full passage →

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. — read the full passage →

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. — read the full passage →

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. — read the full passage →

And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: — read the full passage →

The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: — read the full passage →

I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; — read the full passage →

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. — read the full passage →

Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. — read the full passage →

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. — read the full passage →

And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. — read the full passage →

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. — read the full passage →

And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. — read the full passage →

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. — read the full passage →

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. — read the full passage →

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: — read the full passage →

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. — read the full passage →

Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: — read the full passage →

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. — read the full passage →

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.