Discover how the Bible addresses money more than other topics, exploring the complexities of wealth creation. The conversation challenges conventional views, emphasizing that wealth isn't strictly good or bad. Understand the psychological impact of money on identity and ethics, and how an unhealthy relationship can harm personal integrity. Redefine success beyond profit, focusing on community, personal growth, and joy in work. Learn how Christian values can shape ethical business practices and foster collaboration among believers in the workplace.
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Worldview Shapes Money Views
Everyone has a worldview that shapes their assumptions about God, reality, and morality.
This worldview influences how they interpret life and decisions, including money matters.
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MTV Exec's Double Standard
An MTV executive wouldn't let his kids watch the channel, citing its harmful content.
Yet he profits from producing the same content, showing conflicting beliefs about money and ethics.
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Positive Biblical View of Wealth
The Bible uniquely values material wealth and creation as inherently good.
Unlike other religions, Christianity honors material enjoyment and purposeful productivity in God's creation.
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In 'Every Good Endeavor,' Timothy Keller explores the biblical perspectives on work, addressing questions such as the purpose of work, finding meaning in a competitive workplace, and staying true to one's values while advancing in a career. The book is divided into three parts: God's plan for work, our problems with work, and the Gospel and work. Keller emphasizes that work is a gift from God and should be approached with excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity, and passion as acts of worship. He also highlights the importance of understanding work through a Christian worldview, which can provide a foundation for a thriving professional and balanced personal life.
The Bible says probably 20 times more things about money than it does about sex, maybe more than that. So if you’re trying to know the Bible, you’re gonna know a little bit of something about money.
We all have our own filters. We all have mental maps, assumptions about God and the universe and human nature and what’s important in life. It’s what we call a worldview. So what is the Christian worldview when it comes to wealth creation?
The real question is whether wealth creation is good or bad or halfway in the middle? And we’ll see that the Bible is more nuanced on that answer. In the Christian worldview, wealth creation 1) is not bad, 2) is not good, and 3) is not something in the middle.
This talk was given by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 27, 2004. Series: Center for Faith and Work.
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