Dinheiro
O dinheiro é ferramenta que pode ser usada para o bem ou para o mal. A Bíblia nos ensina a administrar recursos com sabedoria, generosidade e temor ao Senhor.
Perspectiva bíblica
Guardai-vos da avareza. A vida não consiste na abundância de bens. O dinheiro é servo, nunca senhor.
But He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions."
for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth;
Stop dwelling on it.
One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility.
Administrar com sabedoria
Honra ao Senhor com as tuas primícias. O sábio administra seus recursos com prudência e visão de eternidade.
Honor the Lord from your wealth,
And from the first of all your produce;
It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.
Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers by labor increases it.
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure.
What is desirable in a person is his kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
Keep deception and lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
Perigos e armadilhas
Quem quer enriquecer cai em tentação. Fuja do amor ao dinheiro e busque contentamento no Senhor.
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,"
Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath,
But righteousness rescues from death.
A rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Tudo vem de Deus
De ti vem tudo, e das tuas mãos to damos. Os tributos são devidos — dai a César o que é de César e a Deus o que é de Deus.
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.
Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord sustains the righteous.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.