Treasure
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· 8 viewsHighly valued objects or accumulated riches. Treasure has at best only short-term benefit but can bring spiritual dangers. Spiritual treasure is of eternal value and comes from knowing and serving God.
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The limitations of accumulated treasure
The limitations of accumulated treasure
It is easily lost
It is easily lost
Our holy and beautiful house,
where our fathers praised you,
has been burned by fire,
and all our pleasant places have become ruins.
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It is no security against God’s displeasure
It is no security against God’s displeasure
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
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It does not satisfy
It does not satisfy
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
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The spiritual dangers of accumulated treasure
The spiritual dangers of accumulated treasure
It can lead to pride
It can lead to pride
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
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It can lead a person away from God
It can lead a person away from God
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
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It can lead to greed
It can lead to greed
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Acquiring it can lead to dishonesty
Acquiring it can lead to dishonesty
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It can lead to idolatry
It can lead to idolatry
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Spiritual treasure
Spiritual treasure
Treasure consists in knowing God and his wisdom
Treasure consists in knowing God and his wisdom
that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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God’s word is supreme treasure
God’s word is supreme treasure
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The kingdom of God is supreme treasure
The kingdom of God is supreme treasure
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
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Spiritual treasure is more important than material possessions
Spiritual treasure is more important than material possessions
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
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It is of eternal value
It is of eternal value
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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It is gained through generosity and wisdom
It is gained through generosity and wisdom
Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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Treasure reveals true commitment
Treasure reveals true commitment
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Believers willingly give God their treasures
Believers willingly give God their treasures
And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
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God’s people are his treasured possession
God’s people are his treasured possession
“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
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The gospel as treasure in clay jars
The gospel as treasure in clay jars
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.