Ganância
A ganância é raiz de todos os males. A Bíblia alerta contra a cobiça, o acúmulo egoísta e o amor ao dinheiro, chamando-nos ao contentamento e à confiança em Deus.
O amor ao dinheiro
O amor ao dinheiro é raiz de todos os males. Quem quer enriquecer cai em tentação, armadilha e desejos insensatos.
For the love of money is a root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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.
At that time Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to his disciples: "No one is able to serve two masters except he who hates the one and loves the other, or he honors the one and despises the other; you cannot serve The Mighty One and the world".
Mortify (put to death; remove the life of) therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate (unrestrained; immoderate) affection, evil concupiscence (strong lust; passion), and covetousness, which is idolatry:
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints;
Contentamento
Tende cuidado e guardai-vos de toda espécie de ganância. A vida de um homem não consiste na abundância dos bens que possui.
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Again he said to them: "Do not keep on heaping up treasures on earth so that decay and grub devour it or thieves dig through and steal them"
"Make for yourselves treasures in heaven where the worm and the grub do not devour them and where thieves do not dig through and steal".
Labour not to be rich: cease from youi own wisdom.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.
Riqueza ilusória
As riquezas são passageiras. Quem ama o dinheiro nunca terá o suficiente. O contentamento com o que se tem é verdadeira riqueza.
He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loves abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.
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 covets greedily all the day long: but the righteous gives and spares not.
For for this cause pay you2f tribute also: for they are God-The Father’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Incline my heart unto youri testimonies, and not to covetousness.