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.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting, have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
9 But they that desire to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to the one and neglect the other.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
3 But let not fornication, or any uncleanness, or covetousness be even named among you, as becometh 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.
15 And he said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal.
Riqueza ilusória
As riquezas são passageiras. Quem ama o dinheiro nunca terá o suficiente. O contentamento com o que se tem é verdadeira riqueza.
6 For this cause ye pay tribute also: for they are the ministers of God, attending continually on this very thing.